The past year came in like a lamb, and mostly stayed that way.
The average temperature in Haines in 2016 was 44.2 degrees F., making it apparently the warmest year in National Weather Service records for the town, said David Levin, a forecaster for the agency in Juneau.
The previous warmest year on record was 1981, with an average temperature of 43.6.
As for precipitation, 2016 was the 20th driest year on record with 46.34…