Wevok, Alaska
Wildflowers on Cape Lisburne
Wildflowers on Cape Lisburne
Wevok, Alaska is located in Alaska
Wevok, Alaska
Wevok, Alaska
Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 68°52′19″N 166°5′25″W / 68.87194°N 166.09028°W / 68.87194; -166.09028
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope
Government
  Borough mayorHarry K. Brower, Jr.
  State senatorDonny Olson (D)
  State rep.Dean Westlake (D)
Elevation
56 ft (17 m)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)

Wevok (Iñupiaq: Uivvaq) is a former Iñupiat village in the western part of North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Its name is derived from the Iñupiat name of Cape Lisburne, which is 5 km (3.1 mi) to the west. Its maximum elevation is 17 m (56 ft).[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
188013
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Wevok appeared once on the 1880 U.S. Census as "Cape Lisburne", an unincorporated Inuit village of 13 residents (all Inuit).[3] The village did not report again on the census.

Climate

Climate data for Cape Lisburne, Alaska, 1954–1984 normals and extremes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 41
(5)
45
(7)
44
(7)
46
(8)
54
(12)
65
(18)
73
(23)
74
(23)
64
(18)
57
(14)
42
(6)
47
(8)
74
(23)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 33.0
(0.6)
23.0
(−5.0)
26.6
(−3.0)
33.2
(0.7)
45.5
(7.5)
57.7
(14.3)
65.6
(18.7)
61.3
(16.3)
51.7
(10.9)
40.1
(4.5)
31.9
(−0.1)
28.5
(−1.9)
33.4
(0.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 4.6
(−15.2)
−4.2
(−20.1)
−0.7
(−18.2)
11.2
(−11.6)
30.1
(−1.1)
42.5
(5.8)
49.8
(9.9)
48.5
(9.2)
40.1
(4.5)
26.1
(−3.3)
12.7
(−10.7)
2.6
(−16.3)
21.9
(−5.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) −1.1
(−18.4)
−9.3
(−22.9)
−5.9
(−21.1)
5.8
(−14.6)
25.8
(−3.4)
38.0
(3.3)
45.2
(7.3)
44.9
(7.2)
37.3
(2.9)
23.0
(−5.0)
8.8
(−12.9)
−0.9
(−18.3)
17.6
(−8.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −6.8
(−21.6)
−14.3
(−25.7)
−11.1
(−23.9)
0.4
(−17.6)
21.5
(−5.8)
33.5
(0.8)
40.5
(4.7)
41.3
(5.2)
34.4
(1.3)
19.8
(−6.8)
4.8
(−15.1)
−6.4
(−21.3)
13.1
(−10.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −29.3
(−34.1)
−30.3
(−34.6)
−28.3
(−33.5)
−15.6
(−26.4)
7.8
(−13.4)
26.4
(−3.1)
32.2
(0.1)
33.9
(1.1)
24.5
(−4.2)
3.8
(−15.7)
−12.5
(−24.7)
−23.7
(−30.9)
−34.3
(−36.8)
Record low °F (°C) −42
(−41)
−47
(−44)
−39
(−39)
−26
(−32)
−11
(−24)
20
(−7)
29
(−2)
29
(−2)
15
(−9)
−14
(−26)
−23
(−31)
−40
(−40)
−47
(−44)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.51
(13)
0.28
(7.1)
0.26
(6.6)
0.39
(9.9)
0.35
(8.9)
0.63
(16)
1.96
(50)
2.74
(70)
2.01
(51)
1.11
(28)
0.77
(20)
0.33
(8.4)
11.34
(288.9)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.0
(13)
2.9
(7.4)
2.9
(7.4)
3.7
(9.4)
1.9
(4.8)
0.6
(1.5)
0.5
(1.3)
0.4
(1.0)
3.4
(8.6)
9.2
(23)
7.3
(19)
3.5
(8.9)
41.3
(105.3)
Source: WRCC[4]

References

  1. "Wevok, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. "Statistics of the Population of Alaska" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  4. "Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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