It is 61 at the North Pole right now , tomorrow the high is predicted to be 71

[UndertheOcean]

Is that NORMAL ????

http://www.weather.com/weather/today/North+Pole+AK+USAK0173

[UndertheOcean]

1. Sorry , my bad , I think that is a city in Alaska called "North Pole" ????

[Blue_In_AK]

5. Yes, North Pole, Alaska, is a suburb of Fairbanks

It often gets quite warm up there in the summertime, easily in the 80s, unlike down here in Anchorage which stays cooler because we're by the water. Do not be alarmed.

Ft. Yukon, which is actually north and east of Fairbanks, occasionally gets to 90.

Interior Alaska is hotter in the summer and colder in the winter than anywhere along the Coast, even the arctic coast.

[TheBigotBasher]

6. Lol

[Systematic Chaos]

2. Is that NORMAL ????

Give it another ten years until the pole is ice-free in the summer.

:(

[TheBigotBasher]

3. Err

not according to wiki

The North Pole is significantly warmer than the South Pole because it lies at sea level in the middle of an ocean (which acts as a reservoir of heat), rather than at altitude in a continental land mass.

Winter (January) temperatures at the North Pole can range from about −43 °C (−45 °F) to −26 °C (−15 °F), perhaps averaging around −34 °C (−30 °F). Summer temperatures (June, July and August) average around the freezing point (0 °C, 32 °F).<28>

The sea ice at the North Pole is typically around two or three meters thick,<29> though there is considerable variation and occasionally the movement of floes exposes clear water.<30> Studies have shown that the average ice thickness has decreased in recent years.<31> Many attribute this decrease to global warming, though this conclusion is disputed by some.<30> Reports have also predicted that within a few decades the Arctic Ocean will be entirely free of ice in the summer months.<32> This may have significant commercial implications; see "Territorial Claims," below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole#Climate

[Rowdyboy]

4. Damn, you caught it....and my response was going to be so freaking witty....

Oh well, glad its pleasant in central Alaska! Wish I was there instead of Mississippi with temps at 99 and humidity at 120%. Truly, "air you can wear"

[racaulk]

10. The weather is similar here in Atlanta.

"Air you can wear" indeed! Ugh. x(

[Lint Head]

7. Yep. Some folks have pools in Alaska during the summer.

[Sebastian Doyle]

8. Fuck the reindeer! Santa's riding the waves this Xmas!

Ho ho ho, Dude!

[davidinalameda]

9. big old fail

[pansypoo53219]

11. i have been watching the north pole cam for about 4 years or so.

normally there would be cold fronts and snow storms. the 2nd year around sept i thought it was looking a little wet and in a few days it was open water. last year it was colder. this year it has hovered arount 12c. yesterday it briefly was 5c and i expected colder, but back to 12c. it has been in the 20'sc in june. i hope the dwarves + santa have boats.