North Slope extreme heat. Saturday through 4pm AKDT:

Deadhorse airport high temperature 83F (28.3C). That's a new record high temp for August. Previous reported 82F August 5, 1999. Climate obs in the Prudhoe Bay area since late 1968.

Utqiaġvik high temp 74F (23.3C) ties for the second highest August temp on record. Only higher was 76F (29.4C) on August 8, 1968. Climate obs since autumn 1920.

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