Biorka Island
Biorka Island is an island near Sitka, Alaska.[1] The National Weather Service has a radar there.[2] The island is also a popular spot to watch sealions. Thus, a 2005 proposal by the State of Alaska to give a parcel of 438 acres (177 ha) on the island to the University of Alaska stirred up a controversy.[3]
The original name in the Tlingit language for the island is Watsíxh ("Caribou").
Climate
Biorka Island has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc).
| Climate data for Biorka Island | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 53 (12) |
52 (11) |
52 (11) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
74 (23) |
72 (22) |
74 (23) |
70 (21) |
69 (21) |
58 (14) |
52 (11) |
75 (24) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.2 (3.4) |
40.9 (4.9) |
42.7 (5.9) |
47.7 (8.7) |
52.2 (11.2) |
55.2 (12.9) |
59.6 (15.3) |
63.3 (17.4) |
59.6 (15.3) |
52.2 (11.2) |
44.2 (6.8) |
39 (4) |
49.6 (9.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 26.8 (−2.9) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
32.7 (0.4) |
33.6 (0.9) |
40.1 (4.5) |
44.3 (6.8) |
48.8 (9.3) |
49.9 (9.9) |
46.3 (7.9) |
38.8 (3.8) |
32 (0) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
37.6 (3.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −2 (−19) |
0 (−18) |
19 (−7) |
19 (−7) |
23 (−5) |
34 (1) |
33 (1) |
28 (−2) |
33 (1) |
22 (−6) |
17 (−8) |
−5 (−21) |
−5 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 8.45 (215) |
5.97 (152) |
7.23 (184) |
5.82 (148) |
6.5 (170) |
4.33 (110) |
4.93 (125) |
3.43 (87) |
9.12 (232) |
16.58 (421) |
10.45 (265) |
10.41 (264) |
93.2 (2,370) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.7 (20) |
9.1 (23) |
3.1 (7.9) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.5 (3.8) |
1.5 (3.8) |
23.5 (60) |
| Average precipitation days | 19 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 216 |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Biorka Island Sitka Borough." Biorka Island (in Sitka Borough, AK). N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. <http://alaska.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1420452,n,biorka%20island.cfm>.
- ^ "National Weather Service Radar from Biorka Island, AK." National Weather Service Radar from Biorka Island, AK. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. <http://radar.weather.gov/radar_lite.php?rid=acg>.
- ^ Bluemink, Elizabeth. "Land Grants Worry Villages. Murkowski Proposal Gives 260,000 Acres to University of Alaska." Juneau Empire. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. <http://juneauempire.com/stories/021005/sta_20050210003.shtml Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine>.
- ^ "BIORKA ISLAND, AK (500804)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 18, 2015.