Biorka Island is an island near Sitka, Alaska.[1] The National Weather Service has a radar there.[2] The island is also a popular spot to watch sealions. Thus, a 2005 proposal by the State of Alaska to give a parcel of 438 acres (177 ha) on the island to the University of Alaska stirred up a controversy.[3]
The original name in the Tlingit language for the island is Watsíxh ("Caribou").
Climate
Biorka Island has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc).
| Climate data for Biorka Island
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °F (°C)
|
53
(12)
|
52
(11)
|
52
(11)
|
75
(24)
|
75
(24)
|
74
(23)
|
72
(22)
|
74
(23)
|
70
(21)
|
69
(21)
|
58
(14)
|
52
(11)
|
75
(24)
|
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
38.2
(3.4)
|
40.9
(4.9)
|
42.7
(5.9)
|
47.7
(8.7)
|
52.2
(11.2)
|
55.2
(12.9)
|
59.6
(15.3)
|
63.3
(17.4)
|
59.6
(15.3)
|
52.2
(11.2)
|
44.2
(6.8)
|
39
(4)
|
49.6
(9.8)
|
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
26.8
(−2.9)
|
27.5
(−2.5)
|
32.7
(0.4)
|
33.6
(0.9)
|
40.1
(4.5)
|
44.3
(6.8)
|
48.8
(9.3)
|
49.9
(9.9)
|
46.3
(7.9)
|
38.8
(3.8)
|
32
(0)
|
30.2
(−1.0)
|
37.6
(3.1)
|
| Record low °F (°C)
|
−2
(−19)
|
0
(−18)
|
19
(−7)
|
19
(−7)
|
23
(−5)
|
34
(1)
|
33
(1)
|
28
(−2)
|
33
(1)
|
22
(−6)
|
17
(−8)
|
−5
(−21)
|
−5
(−21)
|
| Average precipitation inches (mm)
|
8.45
(215)
|
5.97
(152)
|
7.23
(184)
|
5.82
(148)
|
6.5
(170)
|
4.33
(110)
|
4.93
(125)
|
3.43
(87)
|
9.12
(232)
|
16.58
(421)
|
10.45
(265)
|
10.41
(264)
|
93.2
(2,370)
|
| Average snowfall inches (cm)
|
7.7
(20)
|
9.1
(23)
|
3.1
(7.9)
|
0.6
(1.5)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
1.5
(3.8)
|
1.5
(3.8)
|
23.5
(60)
|
| Average precipitation days
|
19
|
14
|
21
|
15
|
20
|
17
|
16
|
12
|
18
|
24
|
19
|
21
|
216
|
| Source: [4]
|
References
- ^ "Biorka Island Sitka Borough." Biorka Island (in Sitka Borough, AK). N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. <http://alaska.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1420452,n,biorka%20island.cfm>.
- ^ "National Weather Service Radar from Biorka Island, AK." National Weather Service Radar from Biorka Island, AK. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. <http://radar.weather.gov/radar_lite.php?rid=acg>.
- ^ Bluemink, Elizabeth. "Land Grants Worry Villages. Murkowski Proposal Gives 260,000 Acres to University of Alaska." Juneau Empire. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. <http://juneauempire.com/stories/021005/sta_20050210003.shtml Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine>.
- ^ "BIORKA ISLAND, AK (500804)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
56°51′14″N 135°31′59″W / 56.85389°N 135.53306°W / 56.85389; -135.53306
