Is alaska closer to the sun than texas?
texas because it is closer to the equator
Why are Anchorage and Juneau warmer than most of Alaska?
If you look at the map below you will see that Anchorage and Juneau are very similarly situated. The cities are built on the western side of mountain ranges near medium size water bodies, but somewhat set back from the very large Gulf of Alaska. The nearby water bodies never freeze, which keeps the air flowing over them warmer than the rest of the state. When our -20 to -40 weather patterns come across Alaska from the Northwest to the Southeast, the air from the nearby water bodies blankets these areas near the coast.The Gulf of Alaska drives most weather patterns into this part of Alaska, especially during the cold winter. If you click the link to the National Weather Service (below the map) you can track storm patterns that progress in a circular pattern counter clockwise along the Alaska coast. This keeps the air movement from the nearby water surfaces circulating toward the cities. Juneau gets a lot more rain than Anchorage because it is closer to the gulf and gets more rain from these systems, but the temperature effects of the air flow blanket both cities in a similar manner.Anchorage can get colder than Juneau when weather from the North and West meets these systems, but -20F weather is rare there. The cold part of Alaska is north of the mountains you see on this map.Juneau, AK Weather and Radar Map - The Weather Channel | Weather.comInstructions: Click link - zoom out so you can see both Juneau and Anchorage - then click the play button to animate. You will see the weather patterns from radar that circulate around the gulf of Alaska.
Why is Texas so hot compared to California during the summer?
Your premise seems true. Texas is a desert, right, with a few scattered towns full of cowboys and tumbleweeds? California is a beach with built blonde lifeguards and surfers, with a few redwoods and leftover hippies up north someplace?Geographically, however, much of California is inland of a mountain range that (mostly) blocks off the cool ocean breezes. The Central Valley, mostly agricultural, is hot with a capital-H for much of the summer. Texas, meanwhile, has a pretty long Gulf Coast with ocean breezes of it’s own.Compare August 2017 between Dallas,TX and Fresno, CA.https://weather.com/weather/mont...Fresno, CA Monthly Weather Forecast - weather.comI’d never say that Texas isn’t plenty not (or that their bar-b-cue is not truly superior), but parts of California (especially lately) weigh in pretty heavily when in comes to hot weather.It’s a case where both states are just so gol’ darn large and geographically diverse that any single statistic does not do justice to either the facts or the lived experience. Even an average temperature for such huge areas yields little in the way of useful information.So why is Texas so hot compared to California? It ain’t, at least not all over. Check your factors or, if travelling (to either place) be prepared for lots of local variation. The same day it’s 106 F in Fresno or Bakersfield, for example, it might be in the 60s in San Francisco or Alameda.
What is it like to live in Alaska?
I live in Alaska. And unless you have been all over our state you have little idea of how diverse our state is. Far north it’s a vast treeless expanse thats warm if not hot in the summer to super cold in the winter, like -75. To our far south, the panhandle it’s a costal rain forest with thousands of islands. Summer temps there range from the 60 to the 80s. Winter in the Panhandle seldom reaches below zero, except for the northern part of it near Juneau, Haines and Skagway, where it may hit -10 now and then. I love Alaska! I have lived in darn near every state west of Indiana over the decades. And they may have their good points but pale compared to Alaska. It truly is the last frontier. And right now here in the northen Panhandle it’s raining and in the upper 40s. Every resident receives the Perminit Fund from Oil revenues which pays out around $1000 to each family member. No state income tax. No state sales tax. If you are over 60; free hunting and fishing license and under certain conditions no property tax for senior citizens. I can catch big shrimp, Dungeness and king crab, salmon, trout, halibut, shellfish, ling cod, rock fish, etc darn near in my back yard. There are moose, deer, bear, mountain goat, grouse, rabbits, ducks, geese, ptarmigan for hunting in my area. I see whales, orcas, seals, sea lions, etc next to my boat. Vast forests with huge old growth timber. Glaciers, snow caped mountains surround you here. It’s like living in a beautiful post card lol. Every Alaskan is allowed 10,000 board feet of timber to build with; free from the state. You can pan for gold and find it. Go fishing and limit out. Go hiking and not see a human for days in some places. Our big cities have all the malls and stores anyone would need. It’s awesome! Here is a link to my friend’s site for photos; http://www.geocities.com/cobra1618/Alask...
Why is 70 degrees perfect in the summer but cold in the winter?
My bet is that one or another of your thermostats are off, especially if your heating and cooling systems are separate. Buy a good accurate indoor thermometer and compare its reading to the setting. You may find that when set to 68-70 that the temp in the room really is much higher. If not then check again in the winter. See if the temp reading matches the setting.
Why does Alaska have larger mosquitoes than warmer places like Texas, Florida, or the Carolinas?
The largest mosquito in North America is in Alaska — the snow mosquito. These are the big slow ones that are the first to emerge when spring and summer arrives. They overwinter as adults, going dormant under the snow and then emerge at the new season. It’s not the biggest mosquito in the world, however. That insect is in Australia and is called an elephant mosquito, about the size of a half-dollar coin. Luckily, it doesn’t feed on blood. Two elephant mosquitoes were discovered in 2008 in Arizona and New Mexico.Mosquitoes lay eggs on or near water. Floodwater mosquitoes are the ones that hatch after a rain or in rising waters, and they hatch en mass.Everything you didn't know about Alaska's mosquitoesBy Kris Capps kcapps@newsminer.com Jul 5, 2015Everything you didn't know about Alaska's mosquitoes
What is the warmest part of Alaska, overall?
Overall -- the southernmost part of Alaska. The best known cities in this region are Ketchikan and Sitka. Alaska's climate is an extension of the climate of the Pacific northwest -- temperate near the ocean, and more extreme inland. Here are the average daytime high temperatures for several cities at the coldest and warmest times of the year (from weatherbase.com): Ketchikan: 36 65 Sitka: 38 62 Juneau: 29 64 Anchorage: 22 65 Fairbanks: 0 72 All of the summer temperatures are similar, but Fairbanks (in the interior) is a bit warmer. In the winter, however, the coastal cities are warmer; and the farther down the coast you go, the warmer it gets. Sitka is a bit north of Ketchikan, but right on the ocean; so it has a slightly smaller range of temperatures. All of the first three cities listed above are on the peninsula that juts to the southeast of the main body of Alaska. For more Alaska climate statistics, see here: http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/city.... --- It's interesting how uniform the temperature is in the summer right along the Pacific coast. It might be 65 in Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan. It might also be 65 in Victoria (British Columbia), in San Francisco, and on the beach in San Diego. (But as you head inland from San Francisco or San Diego in the summer, it gets much hotter.) I referred to Ketchikan and Sitka as cities, but that's an overstatement. The only large city in Alaska is Anchorage; and Juneau and Fairbanks are the only other cities with populations greater than 10,000.
Why does't alaska have thunder and Lightning storms??
Alaska DOES have thunder/lighting storms, but primarily in Interior Alaska, such as around Fairbanks. For a thunderstorm, you need heat (>70F, >80 better yet) and moisture. Hence the southeast US with lots of heat and moisture, gets lots of afternoon thunderstorms. Most Alaskan cities (Anchorage, Juneau, Kodiak, Homer, Seward, Valdez, Ketchikan, etc) are coastal and our sea water is very cold so we rarely get over 70F and almost never get over 80F. Hence we get a few thunderstorms (I've seen lighting from my house), but rarely. But Fairbanks, 250 miles from any ocean, gets to 90F in those 22-hour long summer days and occasionally a bit hotter. Most of the numerous and large forest fires each summer in Interior Alaska (and neighboring Yukon and Northern BC) are started from lighting. I've never come up the Alaskan Highway in summer without seeing numerous lighting-sparked forest fires along the way.