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| THIS EAGLE WAS HUNTING IN OUR CAMPGROUND THIS AFTERNOON |
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| NOTE THE BULLET HOLES WHICH ARE TYPICAL IN ALASKA'S SIGNS |
SOME SURPRISING TRIVIA I'VE LEARNED ABOUT ALASKA
- There is no state sales tax
- There is no state income tax
- Residents receive annual payments from oil revenue called a "Permanent Fund Dividend" or "PFD" which for 2010 was $1,281
- Gasoline and diesel tax is $0.08/gal
- Cigarette Tax is $2/pack plus another $1.32/pack in Anchorage
- Highest ever recorded temperature was 100F at Fort Yukon in 1915
- Lowest ever recorded temperature was -79.8F at Prospect Creek in 1971
- During the summer equinox the sun never sets at the Arctic Circle
- One the longest day the sun never rises at the Arctic Circle
- The highest peak in North America is Mt. McKinley @ 20,320
FAIRBANKS FACTS
- Longest day of the year: 21 hours, 49 minutes
- Shortest day of the year: 3 hours, 43 minutes
- Hottest temperature ever recorded: 99F on July 28, 1919
- Coldest temperature ever recorded: 66 below zero on January 14, 1934
- Average date of the first snowfall: September 21
- Average annual precipitation: 10.34 inches
- Windiest month: May w/average speed of 6.7 mph
- Snowiest month: November w/13.8 inches
- Wettest month: August w/1.74 inches
- Driest month: April w/only 0.21 inches
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