74.5 inches of snow? Multiple weather records smashed at one Alaska national park
By Mark Price
Updated January 06, 2022 6:59 AM Duration 0:37
Month of snow sets records in parts of Alaska Blizzard conditions have been reported in parts of Alaska, and some areas have reported record snowfall and avalanches that blocked roads. By US National Weather Service Fairbanks Alaska The treacherous weather being reported across the nation may pale in comparison to what’s happening at one Alaska national park, where just over 6 feet of snow fell in December. Denali National Park got an average of 2.5 inches a day — for 29 days, the National Park Service says. That’s a lot, even by Alaska’s hefty standards. Just over 74 inches of snow fell at the park Dec. 1-29, “making this the snowiest December on record.” Most of it (54.8 inches) came Dec. 23-29, the park said. “Sixty inches (five feet) of snow were on the ground on December 29th, which sets a new record for highest snow depth,” the park wrote Dec. 31 on Facebook.
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