On March 31 we brought you "Big Global Warming/Cooling/Staying Pretty Much the Same Betting Opportunity". Apologies for such short notice. All bets were locked April 5.
As of this evening, the Tanana river's breakup is later than five of the 92 years the Ice Classic has been held:
April 20 1940, 1998
April 23 1993
April 24 1990, 2004
The last official ice thickness was 40.5 inches, measured on April 21.
The next target dates are:
April 26 1926, 1995
April 27 1988, 2007*
April 28 1943, 1969, 2005
April 29 1939, 1953, 1958, 1980, 1983, 1994, 1999, 2003
April 30 1917**, 1934, 1936, 1942, 1951, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1997
*Defending Champion Date.
**The Inaugural. The latest the river has broken up was May 20, 1964.
Here's the website.
Weather at Fairbanks (56 miles upstream of Nenana):
Weather for Fairbanks, AK
53°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind: NW at 3 mph
Humidity: 37%
Wind: NW at 3 mph
Humidity: 37%
Thu
46°F | 32°F
Fri
51°F | 30°F
Sat
39°F | 19°F
Sun42°F| 28°F
Weather at Nenana:
Nenana, Alaska (Airport)
Updated: 54 min 18 sec ago
 | Clear |
| Windchill: | |
| Humidity: | |
| Dew Point: | |
| Pressure: | 29.87 in / 1012 hPa (Falling) |
| Visibility: | |
| UV: | 4 out of 16 |
| Clouds: | Clear - (Above Ground Level) |
While waiting for the tripod to sink, here are the most read stories from KTVA TV (Anchorage):
(last twelve hours)
- Polar bear chases man in Kaktovik
- Man charged for allegedly having sex with dog
- New details emerging about state chartered helicopter that crashed
- It's a boy!
- That's not a naked woman in Cheney's sunglasses
- Car accidentally backs over child in Anchorage
- Trig Paxson Van Palin, governor's second son born on Friday
- Angry wife tries divorce-by-YouTube tactic
- Anchorage launches Internet crime map
- Warmest March ever over land
