September was outstanding in Alaska on a several climate fronts, with both unusual warmth and drought vying for headlines. Warmth was most widespread. Overall, this month ranked as tied for the fourth-warmest September in the past 94 years in Alaska, with the departures especially pronounced in western Alaska and along the southern Alaska coast. A number of locations recorded the warmest September of record, including Anchorage (55.0°F), Bethel (51.1°F) and Kotzebue (49.1 °F). The persistence of the warmth was particularly outstanding, with most areas lacking any cold days. Some places that typically have the first freeze of the autumn in the first half of September went the entire month without a freeze. One exception to the lack of cold was over the central and eastern Brooks Range and eastern North Slope coast. Snowfall on the autumn equinox helped temperatures fall to unusual, though not record-low, levels on the following mornings. Lows included +7°F at Kaktovik and +4°F at the Toolik Lake 5 ENE Climate Reference Network station along the Dalton Highway.
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机译：九月在阿拉斯加突出了几个气候前锋，既有不寻常的温暖和干旱争夺头条新闻。温暖是最普遍的。总体而言，本月在阿拉斯加的过去94年内为第四最温暖的9月份被束缚，距离阿拉斯加西部和阿拉斯加南部海岸尤其明显。许多地点记录了最温暖的记录，包括锚地（55.0°F），贝特（51.1°F）和KotzeBue（49.1°F）。温暖的持久性特别出色，大多数区域缺乏寒冷的日子。在9月上半月的秋季的第一次冻结的一些地方还是没有冻结的整个月。缺乏寒冷的一个例外是中央和东部布鲁克斯系列和东北坡海岸。在秋季平台上的降雪帮助温度落到了不寻常的，虽然没有记录低，在下午的水平。 Lows包括+ 7°F在Kaktovik和Toolik Lake 5 Ene气候参考网站+ 4°F沿着Dalton公路。
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