Ask a Climatologist: Record cold at Iditarod start won’t last

Teams rest at Nenana, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes)
It’s hard to talk about the Iditarod without mentioning weather and climate. And this year is no exception, with mushers and dogs enduring extreme cold in first part of the race.
Climatologist Brian Brettschneider looks into how this year’s cold and snow stacks up to weather records from past races. He says the start Monday in Fairbanks was -19, by far the coldest in Iditarod history.
“If you look