Despite what Anchorage residents might be seeing outside, it’s been a particularly snowless winter in Alaska’s largest city.
Sure, several inches of the white fluffy stuff blanketed the city this week. But coming off two very snowy, record-breaking winters, Anchorage’s snow cover has been mostly abysmal this time around, much to the chagrin of outdoor sports enthusiasts and snow removal companies alike.
National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider is back for our Ask a Climatologist segment. He says, at least in Anchorage, this winter set records, too, but this time for the lack of snow…