Monday, June 21, 2010

Summer Solice, beginning of the real hurricane season, June 21, 1020 at 11:28 AM


20,000 people attended traditional gatherings at Stonehedge.

The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (crystal wind chimes) is:

Local time :: 3:10 AM ADKT (GMT -08)
Lat/Lon :: 58.8° N 137.0° W
Elevation :: 33 feet
Temperatures :: 48 F
Conditions :: Scattered Clouds
Windchill :: 47 F
Humidity :: 87%
Dew Point :: 45 F
Wind :: 4 mph from the South
Pressure :: 30.06 inches (steady)
Visibility :: 10 mph
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds :: 6000 ft above ground level


Alaskans Celebrate Midnight Sun
June 19, 2010



For people who live near the Arctic Circle, summer days get so long that nighttime almost disappears. So, if you were living in Nome, Alaska, you'd live through an eye-popping 22 hours of daylight Saturday. To get a sense of what it's like to live with nearly constant daylight, host Guy Raz speaks with Nome resident and tour operator Richard Benneville.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127955950


Coldest day of the year in Antarctica with longest hours of darkness.

Current Conditions across the continent show a high of 34 F on the Peninsula and a low of -93 at Vostok at the highest point of the ice.  (click here)

Winds range from calm to Northeast at 69 mph, and conditions range from clear to snow.