Areally-Weighted Temperature and Precipitation Averages for Alaska, 1931–1977

Abstract

Areally weighted time series of temperature and precipitation have been compiled for Alaska for the period 1931?1977. Correlations of the temperature values with those of the contiguous United States indicate that, at both the monthly and seasonal time scales, the temperatures over the eastern two-thirds of the contiguous United States and Alaska are basically out of phase. However, with regard to long-term trends, the; temperatures in both Alaska and the lower 48 states exhibit a similar pattern.