Biorka Island facts for kids
Biorka Island is an island near Sitka, Alaska. The National Weather Service has a radar there. The island is also a popular spot to watch sealions. Thus, a proposal to give a parcel of 438 acres (177 ha) on the island to the University of Alaska stirred up a controversy.
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 (11.7) |
52 (11.1) |
52 (11.1) |
75 (23.9) |
75 (23.9) |
74 (23.3) |
72 (22.2) |
74 (23.3) |
70 (21.1) |
69 (20.6) |
58 (14.4) |
52 (11.1) |
75 (23.9) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 38.2 (3.44) |
40.9 (4.94) |
42.7 (5.94) |
47.7 (8.72) |
52.2 (11.22) |
55.2 (12.89) |
59.6 (15.33) |
63.3 (17.39) |
59.6 (15.33) |
52.2 (11.22) |
44.2 (6.78) |
39 (3.9) |
49.6 (9.78) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 26.8 (-2.89) |
27.5 (-2.5) |
32.7 (0.39) |
33.6 (0.89) |
40.1 (4.5) |
44.3 (6.83) |
48.8 (9.33) |
49.9 (9.94) |
46.3 (7.94) |
38.8 (3.78) |
32 (0) |
30.2 (-1) |
37.6 (3.11) |
| Record low °F (°C) | -2 (-18.9) |
0 (-17.8) |
19 (-7.2) |
19 (-7.2) |
23 (-5) |
34 (1.1) |
33 (0.6) |
28 (-2.2) |
33 (0.6) |
22 (-5.6) |
17 (-8.3) |
-5 (-20.6) |
-5 (-20.6) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 8.45 (214.6) |
5.97 (151.6) |
7.23 (183.6) |
5.82 (147.8) |
6.5 (165) |
4.33 (110) |
4.93 (125.2) |
3.43 (87.1) |
9.12 (231.6) |
16.58 (421.1) |
10.45 (265.4) |
10.41 (264.4) |
93.2 (2,367) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 7.7 (19.6) |
9.1 (23.1) |
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 (59.7) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 19 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 216 |
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