If you compare recent monthly precipitation totals at the Haines Airport weather station with data from the townsite, you’ll see that it rains and snows significantly less at the airport, a couple miles away.
But does it?
As of Monday, it had rained 12.5 inches in town this month, but only 8.8 inches at the airport, according to the National Weather Service.
The common explanation for the discrepancy is that the airport is in a…