Nome, Alaska

... Mild temperatures along with sunday's rain causing hazardous
conditions...

Mild temperatures today through Tuesday coupled with sunday's rain
are causing dangerously slick conditions on streets, sidewalks, and
other outdoor surfaces. Drivers should exercise extreme caution when
slowing to stop, making turns, and at all times when driving through
Nome city streets. Pedestrians should take extra care when
crossing streets or parking lots, using sidewalks, or climbing or
descending steps. Both drivers and pedestrians should watch for
areas of black ice which is often difficult to detect and very
hazardous if encountered. Ice over ponds and rivers will likely
remain unstable until temperatures cool toward the end of the week.
In addition, snow drifts have become wetter and heavier in the mild
conditions and thus may strand vehicles more easily.

Jwa Dec 09

... Record precipitation tied at Barrow...

On December 6 there was 0.16 inches of precipitation reported at
Barrow... this ties with the old record that was set on this date back
in 1938.

... Weekly weather summary for Fairbanks Alaska...

Observed last week... 11/29/2009 to 12/05/2009

                         observed normal departure
avg Max temp (f) 21.1 5.1 16.0
avg min temp (f) -1.9 -11.9 10.0
avg temp (f) 9.6 -3.4 13.0
total precip (in) 0.01 0.14 -0.13
total snowfall (in) 1.4 3.3 -1.9

Normals for this week... 12/06/2009 to 12/12/2009

                           normal
avg Max temp (f) 3.4
avg min temp(f) -13.4
avg temp (f) -5.0
total precip (in) 0.18
total snow (in) 3.4