Anchorage, Alaska, is experiencing its snowiest year since at least 1953, and it is absolutely gorgeous.
Alaska’s 2023 winter season has already seen more than 70 inches of snowfall in Anchorage, according to a video shared by AccuWeather. The average snowfall in the region is just 29. 1 inches, proving this year is a real record-breaker for cold weather and precipitation.
In fact, Alaska broke its winter weather records back in November, according to NASA’s Earth Observatory. And a mountain pass close to Anchorage nearly hit the national record for 24-hour snowfall. More snowfall is forecast throughout the coming days while temperatures remain in the mid-20s, according to Alaska News Source.
Let it snow? ❄️❄️ It’s been the snowiest year to date since at least 1953 in Anchorage, Alaska.
So far this season, Anchorage has seen 70.8 inches of snow, compared to the 29.1 average. pic.twitter.com/kHn1o4Iu0K
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) December 19, 2023
“It’s almost like getting three years’ worth of precipitation in a two-year span,” Weather Service meteorologist Tim Markle told the Washington Post. (RELATED: Incredible Images Of Icelandic Volcanic Eruption Overwhelm Internet)
Alaskans, though used to the plummeting temperatures, have clearly had to deal with a little bit of chaos within the serene beauty of a white Christmas. In one video shared on social media, a person driving through South Anchorage in the snow has to pull over as a giant pile of something smashed into the windscreen.
But the precipitation didn’t stop at least one or two families (or maybe a whole community) from putting up massive Christmas trees, lights and all, outside in the cold.