ar, mostly in the summer months. Ice fog is very common during the winter months, especially when the temperature drops below ?30 �F (?34 �C).
Serious cold weather usually begins in January, and February is generally the coldest month, averaging ?14.2 �F (?25.7 �C). By March 1, the sun is up for 9 hours, and temperatures begin to warm, though winds are usually higher. April brings less extreme temperatures, with an average of 1.8 �F (?16.8 �C), and on April 1 the sun is up for more than 14 hours. In May, the temperatures are much warmer, averaging 21.2 �F (?6.0 �C). Beginning on around May 11 or 12 the sun remains above the horizon the entire day, there is a increasing amount of twilight each day, and on the summer solstice (around June 21 or June 22), civil twilight in Barrow lasts for more than 3 hours and the phenomenon known as the midnight sun is observed. The sun does not set for about 80 days, until around July 31 or August 1. In June, the average temperature rises above freezing, to 35.7 �F (2.1 �C), and average daily temperatures remain above freezing until mid- or late September.
July is the warmest month of the year, with an average high of 47 �F (8 �C) and an average low temperature of 35 �F (2 �C). Beginning in late July, the Arctic Ocean is relatively ice-free, and remains so until late October. The highest temperature recorded in Barrow was 79 �F (26 �C) on July 13, 1993, while the lowest is ?56 �F (?49 �C) on February 3, 1924; the highest minimum is 53 �F (12 �C), while the lowest maximum is ?47 �F (?44 �C). Barrow records an average 24 days per year where the high reaches at least 50 �F (10 �C), and even in July and August, the low falls to or below the freezing mark on 24 days.
Variation of wind speed during the year is limited, with the fall months being windiest. Extreme winds from 40 to 60 miles per hour (60 to 100 km/h) have been recorded for all months. Winds average 12 mph (20 km/h) and are typically from the east
