Chandalar, Alaska

Chandalar, Alaska
Unincorporated community
Chandalar, Alaska
Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 67°15′5″N 148°10′34″W / 67.25139°N 148.17611°W / 67.25139; -148.17611Coordinates: 67°15′5″N 148°10′34″W / 67.25139°N 148.17611°W / 67.25139; -148.17611
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area Yukon-Koyukuk
Government
 • State senator Donny Olson (D)
 • State rep. Dean Westlake (D)
Elevation 1,873 ft (571 m)
Time zone UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-8 (AKDT)
Area code(s) 907

Chandalar is an unincorporated community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Chandalar is located about 200 miles north of Fairbanks and is at an elevation of 1,873 feet. The town was developed as a mining camp in about 1906 or 1907. A post office was established at Chandalar in 1908, but it was shut down in 1944. The community is served by the Chandalar Lake Airport and is not accessible by road. It was featured in the National Geographic show Life Below Zero.[1]


Climate

Chandalar has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). The nearest weather station is at Chandalar Lake.

Climate data for Chandalar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 34
(1)		 38
(3)		 50
(10)		 56
(13)		 81
(27)		 87
(31)		 90
(32)		 90
(32)		 78
(26)		 59
(15)		 42
(6)		 31
(−1)		 90
(32)
Average high °F (°C) −4.1
(−20.1)		 0.1
(−17.7)		 12.8
(−10.7)		 30.3
(−0.9)		 50.2
(10.1)		 65.0
(18.3)		 68.2
(20.1)		 61.0
(16.1)		 47.0
(8.3)		 24.5
(−4.2)		 5.0
(−15)		 −0.3
(−17.9)		 30.0
(−1.1)
Average low °F (°C) −25.0
(−31.7)		 −23.7
(−30.9)		 −16.6
(−27)		 0.0
(−17.8)		 24.6
(−4.1)		 39.1
(3.9)		 41.9
(5.5)		 35.1
(1.7)		 25.4
(−3.7)		 6.8
(−14)		 −15.0
(−26.1)		 −21.3
(−29.6)		 6.0
(−14.4)
Record low °F (°C) −74
(−59)		 −68
(−56)		 −57
(−49)		 −45
(−43)		 −25
(−32)		 20
(−7)		 25
(−4)		 11
(−12)		 −8
(−22)		 −36
(−38)		 −57
(−49)		 −63
(−53)		 −74
(−59)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.43
(10.9)		 0.38
(9.7)		 0.34
(8.6)		 0.21
(5.3)		 0.56
(14.2)		 1.28
(32.5)		 1.52
(38.6)		 1.67
(42.4)		 1.22
(31)		 0.75
(19)		 0.4
(10)		 0.49
(12.4)		 9.24
(234.7)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 6.7
(17)		 6.1
(15.5)		 4.3
(10.9)		 3.8
(9.7)		 0.8
(2)		 0
(0)		 0.1
(0.3)		 0
(0)		 1.6
(4.1)		 8.4
(21.3)		 6.4
(16.3)		 7.1
(18)		 45.2
(114.8)
Source: [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
192032—
19306293.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Chandalar first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It appeared again in 1930, which was the last time it was separately returned on the census.

References

  1. ↑ "About Chandalar". National Geographic. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "CHANDALAR LAKE, ALASKA (501492)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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