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The Milepost may be the most complete travel guide for Alaska and the Canadian Northwest. Buy it here. Click the image for more information. Here are some other Alaska travel books that you may find helpful: Bear Attacks -- Bears are part of what makes Alaska fishing interesting. Here's how to stay on good terms with the bruin. Alaska Wear -- Tony Russ extensively covers what you will need to wear in Alaska to stay warm and dry and bug free. Alaska: A Complete Guide to the Last Frontier -- Explore Alaska off the beaten path Best Places Alaska -- What are the BEST places in Alaska: restaurants, lodging and adventure
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The Delta area does have a lot of wind. Not that it blows all the time, mind you - but 'windy' in the Delta/Fort Greely area means 20 miles per hour or more, gusting to 80! Folks hereabouts hardly notice a 15 mile per hour 'breeze'. The strongest wind ever recorded at Fort Greely was 104 miles per hour - and there have been many readings over 90 miles per hour. The wind does cause some damage, however, most structures are built with consideration for wind stress. During the dead of winter, 'Chinook' winds often blow from the south, out of the Alaska Range, and can bring + 50 degree temperature readings in January! At other times, easterly winds blow from Canada and the upper Tanana Valley and bring wind chill equivalents of -80 to -100 degrees. The wind can blow most any time. The Alaska Meteorological Team at Fort Greely reports that winds in excess of 60 miles per hour have been recorded during every month of the year. (But not every month, every year.) On the other hand, many spring and summer days experience calm or light breezes. Prevailing winds are from the east-southeast September through March; from the west in April; from the southwest in May, June and July, and from the south in August.
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