Alan Tonne, Fairbanks Experiment Farm manager, left, and Brad Sipperley at the 100th anniversary celebration June 30.National Weather Service representative Brad Sipperley had nothing but praise for the Fairbanks Experiment Farm at a June 30 celebration marking the 100th year of weather observations at the farm.
"This is one of the best sites as far as data and being reliable," Sipperley said. "This is one of the best working relationships we have." He added that it is of note when a site has been checking weather observations for 10 or 20 years. To have one reach the century mark is remarkable.
The farm has the oldest continuous weather observation site in Alaska. Each day the farm manager, Alan Tonne, checks the high and low temperatures, as well as precipitation. His parents and grandparents in Montana have been weather observers for 50 years so he was quite familiar with the procedures.
Tony Hall of the weather service said, "Weather observations are the backbone of the weather service. You'd be amazed at who needs the climate data."
Further reading:
Fairbanks weather station still operating after 100 years, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, July 1, 2011, by Andrew Sheeler
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