Editing North Pole, Alaska (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Welcome to North Pole Sign.jpg|thumb|left|The welcome sign is located at 64.750695, -147.329935]]

North Pole is located at {{coord|64|45|04|N|147|21|07|W|type:city}} ({{coord|64|45|04|N|147|21|07|W|type:city|format=dec}}).<ref name="GR1" /> It is {{convert|13|mi}} southeast of Fairbanks on the [[Richardson Highway]]. The city is about {{convert|1700|mi|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} south of Earth's geographic North Pole.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.47%) is water. The city is to the north and east of the [[Tanana River]], though access to the river is not easy due to the extensive system of [[levees]]. Beaver Springs Slough meanders through the heart of the city, emptying into Chena Slough.

North Pole is the recommended city name for all of [[ZIP Code]] 99705,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZIP Code™ Lookup {{!}} USPS |url=https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=tools.usps.com}}</ref> which stretches between [[Fort Wainwright]] and [[Eielson Air Force Base]], and between the [[Chena River]] and the [[Tanana River]], including the [[census-designated place]]s of [[Badger, Alaska|Badger]], which spans subdivisions connecting the eastern edge of Fairbanks and North Pole, and [[Moose Creek, Alaska|Moose Creek]].

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - NORTH POLE, AK.svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for North Pole]]
North Pole has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfc''). Temperatures in North Pole are heavily affected by the amount of sunlight with little [[seasonal lag]] effect from [[Solar Radiation|solar radiation]]. Due to being landlocked and protected by mountain ranges from marine influences, North Pole has little [[seasonal lag]] and greater seasonal temperature swings than areas along the coast such as [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], with winters that can dip to many tens of degrees below zero Fahrenheit with average lows remaining below 0 from November 5 to March 18, and summers that see many days in the 70s, 80s, and on occasion, even 90s F.

Extreme temperatures range from {{convert|-67|°F|0}} on January 5&ndash;6, 1975 up to {{convert|95|°F|°C}} on June 15, 1969, and June 25, 1983; the record cold daily maximum is {{convert|-62|°F|0}}, set on January 6, 1975, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is {{convert|66|°F|0}} on June 22, 1987.<ref name="NOWData NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/> The coldest day of the year averaged {{convert|-40|F|C}} in the 2001 to 2020 normals, while the warmest night average was at {{convert|59|F|C}}.<ref name="NOWData NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/> The coldest has been January 1971 with a mean temperature of {{convert|-36.1|F|1}}, while the warmest month was June 2004 at {{convert|65.1|F|1}}; the annual mean temperature has ranged from {{convert|20.5|F|1}} in 1975 to {{convert|32.1|F|1}} in 2019.<ref name="NOWData NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/> North Pole has about 238.8 days a year with nighttime temperatures below {{convert|32|F}}, and 114.7 days a year with nighttime temperatures below {{convert|0|F}}.<ref name=NOAA/>

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|location= North Pole, Alaska (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1968–present)
|temperature colour= <!--Enter "pastel" for pastel temperature colors, remove this line for the standard coloring.-->
|Jan record high F= 55
|Feb record high F= 49
|Mar record high F= 60
|Apr record high F= 76
|May record high F= 86
|Jun record high F= 95
|Jul record high F= 91
|Aug record high F= 92
|Sep record high F= 77
|Oct record high F= 74
|Nov record high F= 50
|Dec record high F= 47
|Jan avg record high F = 29.3
|Feb avg record high F = 35.6
|Mar avg record high F = 47.5
|Apr avg record high F = 62.2
|May avg record high F = 76.3
|Jun avg record high F = 84.8
|Jul avg record high F = 85.0
|Aug avg record high F = 80.3
|Sep avg record high F = 69.1
|Oct avg record high F = 54.5
|Nov avg record high F = 31.0
|Dec avg record high F = 29.2
|year avg record high F = 87.2
|Jan high F= -1.6
|Feb high F= 11.6
|Mar high F= 26.1
|Apr high F= 46.3
|May high F= 61.7
|Jun high F= 71.5
|Jul high F= 72.6
|Aug high F= 65.9
|Sep high F= 54.6
|Oct high F= 32.9
|Nov high F= 9.8
|Dec high F= 1.8
|year high F= 37.8
|Jan mean F = -8.7
|Feb mean F = 1.5
|Mar mean F = 13.2
|Apr mean F = 34.4
|May mean F = 49.5
|Jun mean F = 60.1
|Jul mean F = 62.3
|Aug mean F = 56.2
|Sep mean F = 45.0
|Oct mean F = 25.7
|Nov mean F = 3.1
|Dec mean F = -5.1
|year mean F = 28.1
|Jan low F= -15.8
|Feb low F= -8.6
|Mar low F= -0.3
|Apr low F= 22.5
|May low F= 37.2
|Jun low F= 48.6
|Jul low F= 52.1
|Aug low F= 46.6
|Sep low F= 35.5
|Oct low F= 18.5
|Nov low F= -3.6
|Dec low F= -12.1
|year low F= 18.4
|Jan avg record low F = -48.0
|Feb avg record low F = -38.1
|Mar avg record low F = -28.9
|Apr avg record low F = -4.7
|May avg record low F = 21.9
|Jun avg record low F = 34.4
|Jul avg record low F = 39.2
|Aug avg record low F = 30.7
|Sep avg record low F = 19.4
|Oct avg record low F = -7.0
|Nov avg record low F = -29.8
|Dec avg record low F = -40.1
|year avg record low F = -50.8
|Jan record low F= −67
|Feb record low F= −59
|Mar record low F= −52
|Apr record low F= −32
|May record low F= 6
|Jun record low F= 22
|Jul record low F= 31
|Aug record low F= 21
|Sep record low F= -1
|Oct record low F= -41
|Nov record low F= -51
|Dec record low F= -62
|year record low F= -67
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.48
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.44
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.32
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.34
|May precipitation inch = 0.66
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.91
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.62
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.61
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.42
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.96
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.61
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.48
|year precipitation inch = 12.85
|Jan snow inch = 9.4
|Feb snow inch = 7.2
|Mar snow inch = 5.1
|Apr snow inch = 1.6
|May snow inch = 0.4
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 1.6
|Oct snow inch = 7.7
|Nov snow inch = 11.8
|Dec snow inch = 9.2
|year snow inch = 54.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan precipitation days = 6.6
|Feb precipitation days = 5.0
|Mar precipitation days = 4.1
|Apr precipitation days = 2.7
|May precipitation days = 4.4
|Jun precipitation days = 9.3
|Jul precipitation days = 10.3
|Aug precipitation days = 12.7
|Sep precipitation days = 9.5
|Oct precipitation days = 7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 8.0
|Dec precipitation days = 6.6
|year precipitation days = 86.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 8.6
|Feb snow days = 6.5
|Mar snow days = 5.0
|Apr snow days = 1.5
|May snow days = 0.2
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 1.0
|Oct snow days = 6.9
|Nov snow days = 10.0
|Dec snow days = 8.8
|year snow days = 48.5
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name="NOWData NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)">{{cite web
|url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=afg
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = June 10, 2023}}</ref><ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00506581&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: N POLE, AK US USC00506581
|access-date = June 10, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230609233937/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00506581&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|archive-date = June 9, 2023
}}
</ref>}}<!--Infobox ends-->

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