Wevok, Alaska
Unincorporated area in Alaska, United States
Wevok, Alaska
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Wildflowers on Cape Lisburne
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Coordinates: 68°52′19″N 166°5′25″W / 68.87194°N 166.09028°W / 68.87194; -166.09028 | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | North Slope |
Government
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• Borough mayor | Harry K. Brower, Jr. |
• State senator | Donny Olson ( D ) |
• State rep. | Dean Westlake (D) |
Elevation
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56 ft (17 m) |
Time zone | UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
Wevok ( Iñupiaq : Uivvaq ) is a former Iñupiat village in the western part of North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska .
Its name is derived from the Iñupiat name of Cape Lisburne , which is 5 km (3.1 mi) to the west. Its maximum elevation is 17 m (56 ft) . [1]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 13 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [2] |
Wevok appeared once on the 1880 U.S. Census as "Cape Lisburne", an unincorporated Inuit village of 13 residents (all Inuit). [3] The village did not report again on the census.
Climate
Climate data for Cape Lisburne, Alaska, 1954–1984 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) |
41
(5) |
45
(7) |
44
(7) |
46
(8) |
54
(12) |
65
(18) |
73
(23) |
74
(23) |
64
(18) |
57
(14) |
42
(6) |
47
(8) |
74
(23) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) |
33.0
(0.6) |
23.0
(−5.0) |
26.6
(−3.0) |
33.2
(0.7) |
45.5
(7.5) |
57.7
(14.3) |
65.6
(18.7) |
61.3
(16.3) |
51.7
(10.9) |
40.1
(4.5) |
31.9
(−0.1) |
28.5
(−1.9) |
33.4
(0.8) |
Average high °F (°C) |
4.6
(−15.2) |
−4.2
(−20.1) |
−0.7
(−18.2) |
11.2
(−11.6) |
30.1
(−1.1) |
42.5
(5.8) |
49.8
(9.9) |
48.5
(9.2) |
40.1
(4.5) |
26.1
(−3.3) |
12.7
(−10.7) |
2.6
(−16.3) |
21.9
(−5.6) |
Daily mean °F (°C) |
−1.1
(−18.4) |
−9.3
(−22.9) |
−5.9
(−21.1) |
5.8
(−14.6) |
25.8
(−3.4) |
38.0
(3.3) |
45.2
(7.3) |
44.9
(7.2) |
37.3
(2.9) |
23.0
(−5.0) |
8.8
(−12.9) |
−0.9
(−18.3) |
17.6
(−8.0) |
Average low °F (°C) |
−6.8
(−21.6) |
−14.3
(−25.7) |
−11.1
(−23.9) |
0.4
(−17.6) |
21.5
(−5.8) |
33.5
(0.8) |
40.5
(4.7) |
41.3
(5.2) |
34.4
(1.3) |
19.8
(−6.8) |
4.8
(−15.1) |
−6.4
(−21.3) |
13.1
(−10.5) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) |
−29.3
(−34.1) |
−30.3
(−34.6) |
−28.3
(−33.5) |
−15.6
(−26.4) |
7.8
(−13.4) |
26.4
(−3.1) |
32.2
(0.1) |
33.9
(1.1) |
24.5
(−4.2) |
3.8
(−15.7) |
−12.5
(−24.7) |
−23.7
(−30.9) |
−34.3
(−36.8) |
Record low °F (°C) |
−42
(−41) |
−47
(−44) |
−39
(−39) |
−26
(−32) |
−11
(−24) |
20
(−7) |
29
(−2) |
29
(−2) |
15
(−9) |
−14
(−26) |
−23
(−31) |
−40
(−40) |
−47
(−44) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) |
0.51
(13) |
0.28
(7.1) |
0.26
(6.6) |
0.39
(9.9) |
0.35
(8.9) |
0.63
(16) |
1.96
(50) |
2.74
(70) |
2.01
(51) |
1.11
(28) |
0.77
(20) |
0.33
(8.4) |
11.34
(288.9) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) |
5.0
(13) |
2.9
(7.4) |
2.9
(7.4) |
3.7
(9.4) |
1.9
(4.8) |
0.6
(1.5) |
0.5
(1.3) |
0.4
(1.0) |
3.4
(8.6) |
9.2
(23) |
7.3
(19) |
3.5
(8.9) |
41.3
(105.3) |
Source: WRCC [4] |
References
- ↑ "Wevok, Alaska" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census" . Census.gov . Retrieved June 6, 2013 .
- ↑ "Statistics of the Population of Alaska" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau . 1880.
- ↑ "Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary" . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
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