Climate of the Arctic - Wikipedia
The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. There is a large amount of variability in climate across the Arctic, but all regions experience extremes of solar radiation in both summer and winter.
Arctic - Polar, Tundra, Climate | Britannica
2024年11月5日 · January, February, and early March have uniform conditions with mean temperatures about −35 °F (−37 °C) in the central Siberian Arctic and −30 to −20 °F (−34 to −29 °C) in North America. The lowest extreme temperatures in the winter are between −65 and −50 °F (−54 and −46 °C).
Arctic Weather and Climate | National Snow and Ice Data Center
The interior regions of the Arctic lands have a continental climate. The weather is drier, with less snow in the winter and sunny summer days that can be very warm. Some areas get scant precipitation and are classified as polar deserts.
Arctic | Definition, Climate, People, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月7日 · Arctic, northernmost region of Earth, centred on the North Pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and animal life, and other physical features. The term is derived from the Greek arktos (“bear”), referring to …
Arctic Weather and Climate - National Snow and Ice Data Center
Today, scientists study the Arctic to learn more about how climate and weather are changing. They investigate how Arctic climate and weather interact with weather and climate in the middle latitudes, and are working to understand how climate change will affect the Arctic.
Geography, Climate and Species of Earth's Arctic Region
2020年1月29日 · The Arctic region's climate is very cold and harsh for most of the year due to the Earth's axial tilt. Because of this, the region never receives direct sunlight, but instead gets rays indirectly and thus gets less solar radiation.
Climate in the Arctic
There are two major climate types in the Arctic: the polar maritime climate and the polar continental climate. Characterised by stormy and wet winters (with 60 cm-125 cm of annual precipitation) and cool and cloudy summers (with average temperatures at 10 degrees Celsius), the polar maritime climate is prevalent in coastal areas such as Alaska ...
Arctic Weather and Climate - National Snow and Ice Data Center
The reason why there is a greater focus on the climate of the Arctic is in large part because the Arctic changes have been so far more pronounced. The Antarctic is a high, cold ice sheet surrounded by ocean, while the Arctic is an ocean surrounded by land.
Warmest Arctic summer on record is evidence of accelerating climate …
2023年12月12日 · Summer surface air temperatures during 2023 were the warmest ever observed in the Arctic, while the highest point on Greenland’s ice sheet experienced melting for only the fifth time in the 34-year record. Overall, it was the Arctic’s sixth-warmest year on record.
Report Card 2022 - NOAA Arctic
The average surface air temperature over the Arctic for this past year (October 2021-September 2022) was the 6th warmest since 1900. The last seven years are collectively the warmest seven years on record.