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Autumn in Eagle River AK. Average daytime summer temperatures range from approximately 55 to 78 °F (12.8 to 25.6 °C); [ 4] average daytime winter temperatures are about 5 to 30 °F (−15.0 to −1.1 °C). [ 4] Anchorage has a frost-free growing season that averages slightly over one hundred days. Average January low and high temperatures at ...
In 1918, the United States Congress passed the Standard Time Act, which defined a standard time zone for Alaska - United States Standard Alaska Time, set at UTC−10:00. [9] On January 20, 1942, all of the United States, including Alaska, began to observe War Time. [10] Standard time in the United States advanced by one hour and would remain so ...
On November 30, 2018, at 8:29 a.m. AKST (17:29 UTC), a magnitude 7.1 [ 1] earthquake hit Anchorage in South Central Alaska. [ 5] The earthquake's epicenter was near Point Mackenzie, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Anchorage, and occurred at a depth of 29 miles (47 km).
For those wondering, when we "fall back," we gain an hour. Daylight saving time for 2024 will be at 2 a.m. EST Sunday, March 10, when we "spring forward" or lose an hour.
The U.S. has been observing daylight saving time since 1918, when President Woodrow Wilson signed the Standard Time Act into law under the premise that additional daylight hours could cut energy ...
The Alaska Time Zone applies to the territory of the state of Alaska east of 169°30′ W, that is, the entire state minus the westernmost portions of the Aleutian Islands. Solar time zones are 15° wide. UTC−09:00 time corresponds to the solar time at 9 × 15° = 135° W (roughly, Juneau, which is in the southeast panhandle).
This is a list of the UTC time offsets, showing the difference in hours and minutes from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), from the westernmost (−12:00) to the easternmost (+14:00). It includes countries and regions that observe them during standard time or year-round. The main purpose of this page is to list the current standard time offsets ...
In Friday's House Finance Committee hearing, Rep. Alyse Galvin, an Anchorage independent, proposed an amendment that would have permanently increased Alaska's education funding formula. That ...