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Climate in Dawson


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Like most of the Yukon, Dawson City has a subarctic climate. The average temperature in July is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F) and in January is −26.7 °C (−16.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded is 34.7 °C (94.5 °F) on May 31, 1983 and the lowest temperature ever recorded is −55.8 °C (−68.4 °F) on February 11, 1979. It experiences a wide range of temperatures surpassing 30 °C (86 °F) in most summers and dropping below −40 °C (−40 °F)in winter.

The community is at an elevation of 320 m (1,050 ft) and the average rainfall in July is 48.4 mm (1.91 in) and the average snowfall in January is 24.2 cm (9.53 in). Dawson has an average total annual snowfall of 160.0 cm (62.99 in) and averages 90 frost free days per year. The town is built on a layer of ice, which may pose a threat to the town's infrastructure in the future if the permafrost melts
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