clima en Alaska

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The climate of Alaska is determined by average temperatures and precipitation received statewide over many years. The extratropical storm track runs along the Aleutian Island chain, across the Alaska Peninsula, and along the coastal area of the Gulf of Alaska which exposes these parts of the state to a large majority of the storms crossing the North Pacific. The climate in Juneau and the southeast panhandle is a mid-latitude oceanic climate (similar to Scotland, or Haida Gwaii), (Köppen Cfb) in the southern sections and a subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) in the northern parts. The climate in Southcentral Alaska is a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) due to its short, cool summers. The climate of the interior of Alaska is best described as extreme and represents a classic example of a true subarctic climate. The region holds both of the state’s official temperature records: the highest, 100 °F (38 °C) at Fort Yukon on June 27, 1915, and the lowest, −80 °F (−62 °C) at Prospect Creek Camp on January 23, 1971. Although Alaska stretches roughly 2,400 kilometres (1,500 miles) from its southernmost to northernmost point and covers more than 1,700,000 square kilometres (660,000 square miles) of vast and varied terrain, these record extremes were measured in the interior 240 kilometres (150 miles) apart, an unexpectedly close proximity given the size of the state. The climate in the very far north of Alaska is an Arctic climate (Köppen ET) with long, cold winters, and cool summers where snow is possible year-round.