Ask a Climatologist: April flips the warm switch in Alaska

Potter Marsh and Turnagain Arm on April 29th, 2017. (Photo by Brian Brettschneider)After a cold winter, the month of April turned warmer than normal across the state.
Alaska’s Energy Desk is checking in with climatologist Brian Brettschneider each week as part of the segment, Ask a Climatologist.
Brettschneider said April broke the string of below normal temperatures that dominated the winter months.
Interview Transcript:
Brian: Certainly March was exceptionally cold in Alaska. In April, w