Is Eielson located in an arctic, marsh, or desert region?
Surprisingly, the answer is a desert region. Climatically, a region is categorized by the yearly rainfall of an area, and with slightly less than 10 inches of rainfall in a year, Eielson is in fact, considered a desert. What is the coldest temperature ever recorded at Eielson? Negative 64 degrees in January 1971. At negative 64 degrees, with winds of just five mph, the wind chill would cause it to feel like negative 88 degrees! What is the warmest temperature ever recorded at Eielson Air Force Base? In June of 1969 the temperature soared to 93 degrees. Not exactly Arizona but with no air conditioning, the pool must have been standing room only. For those of you who may be trying to do the math in their head, that is a difference of 157 degrees between our record high and low temperatures. Fun Fact: Let’s compare Eielson’s extreme temperatures to that of Langley Air Force Base, Va. Langley’s record lowest temperature is a cozy negative 4 degrees, that’s 60 degrees warmer than Eielson’s
