1989 cold snap

Overview of the 1989 cold snap that brought sustained, exceptionally low temperatures to the state testing even the most prepared Alaskans. This outreach report is a part of ACCAP’s historic extreme events library of weather and climate events that significantly impacted Alaskans. These materials were created by Caroline Erickson with guidance from Rick Thoman. Visit the entire library at uaf-accap.org/projects/extreme-events-library.