Wevok, Alaska
Wevok, Alaska | |
|---|---|
 Wildflowers on Cape Lisburne | |
  Wevok, Alaska Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 68°52′19″N 166°5′25″W / 68.87194°N 166.09028°WCoordinates: 68°52′19″N 166°5′25″W / 68.87194°N 166.09028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Harry K. Brower, Jr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Dean Westlake (D) |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 13 | — | |
| 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
7 (45) |
7 (44) |
8 (46) |
12 (54) |
18 (65) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
6 (42) |
8 (47) |
23 (74) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−18.2 (−0.7) |
−11.6 (11.2) |
−1.1 (30.1) |
5.8 (42.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.2 (48.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−16.3 (2.6) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) |
−22.9 (−9.3) |
−21.1 (−5.9) |
−14.6 (5.8) |
−3.4 (25.8) |
3.3 (38.0) |
7.3 (45.2) |
7.2 (44.9) |
2.9 (37.3) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−8.1 (17.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.8) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−23.9 (−11.1) |
−17.6 (0.4) |
−5.8 (21.5) |
0.8 (33.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
5.2 (41.3) |
1.3 (34.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−21.3 (−6.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41 (−42) |
−43 (−45) |
−39 (−39) |
−32 (−26) |
−24 (−11) |
−7 (20) |
−2 (29) |
−2 (29) |
−9 (15) |
−26 (−14) |
−31 (−23) |
−40 (−40) |
−43 (−45) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.51) |
7.1 (0.28) |
6.6 (0.26) |
9.9 (0.39) |
8.9 (0.35) |
16 (0.63) |
50 (1.96) |
70 (2.74) |
51 (2.01) |
28 (1.11) |
20 (0.77) |
8.4 (0.33) |
288 (11.34) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 13 (5.0) |
7.4 (2.9) |
7.4 (2.9) |
9.4 (3.7) |
4.8 (1.9) |
1.5 (0.6) |
1.3 (0.5) |
1.0 (0.4) |
8.6 (3.4) |
23 (9.2) |
19 (7.3) |
8.9 (3.5) |
105 (41.4) |
| Source: Western Regional Climate Center[4] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Wevok, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "CAPE LISBURNE, ALASKA (501312)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
Municipalities and communities of North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | ||
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Borough seat: Utqiaġvik | ||
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Categories:
- Populated places in North Slope Borough, Alaska
- Chukchi Sea