21/08/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 22/08/2024 05:25
Everyone knows that working on TAPS is the coolest, but that was literally put to the test in the most unlikely places on August 6 when record heat descended on Deadhorse and Pump Station 1. From the National Weather Service, Fairbanks: "An all-time record high was shattered in Deadhorse. … Strong Chinooking occurring up on the Eastern Arctic coast and continue to get warmer. Deadhorse Airport has set an all-time record high at 89 degrees, surpassing the previous record of 85 set in July 2016." Things got warm and wild at PS9, too, as Delta Junction hit an all-time record Maximum-Minimum Temperature of 71 degrees! Stay hydrated and safe everyone!