January saw some record high daily temperatures in Haines, but on average, the month was only the fourth warmest on record, according to National Weather Service officials in Juneau.
Meteorologist Aaron Jacobs said the month’s average temperature of 34 degrees F. compares to an average January temperature of 36.5 degrees in 1981, as recorded at the Haines airport.
January was still unseasonably warm, as the month’s normal average temperature is 23.2 degrees at the airport.
