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| Navarre to Fairbanks |
Navarre Average High Temp: 77F
Navarre Average Low Temp: 59F
Fairbanks Average High Temp: 37F
Fairbanks Average Low Temp: 16F
Looking first at Fairbanks, it is located on the central interior of Alaska. Here temperatures will dip to -40 degrees Fahrenheit in the Winter, and Summer temperatures will rarely exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
The most commonly known air mass in this region is the Continental Polar. The Polar High is formed out of this air mass as it brings crippling cold, and extremely dry air. "The mP moves in during the winter, blowing cool, humid air from the ocean into the state. This air mass causes a warm-type occluded front. The warm-type occluded front carries with it cool air from the Pacific Ocean gently nudging the cold air originating over the continent. This pushes the warm air aloft and forms precipitation"(NSIDC).
Fairbanks in Winter (http://www.rocketbanner.com/images/vinyl-banners-fairbanks.jpg)
Next looking at Navarre, the trends in weather are much different. In northern Florida, summer time temps will top out in the mid 90's and winter night time lows will rarely go below freezing.
The location in the northern Gulf Coast allow for a mild-dry winters and hot-humid summers. The proximity to the Gulf Coast gives way to a Maritime Tropical air mass the majority of the time. This air mass is created due to the warm surface temperatures of the Gulf of Mexico. On rare occasions, Continental Polar air masses will dip down into the area and push temperatures below freezing during the nighttime low during the winter months.
Navarre in Winter (http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/florida/destin/images/s/navarre-beach.jpg)
*Sources: Southeast Regional Climate Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/fl/086997.pdf
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