Only in Alaska

Only in Alaska does the sun come out and the temperature drop.  Yesterday the temperature was 13 degrees when I went to work.  The wind was blowing and luckily behind my back.  I made it to work in record time.  I wonder why?  Maybe because I was trying not to get cold so I did not stop and study tracks or watch for birds or enjoy the view and the quiet.  As much as I enjoy the sound of the wind through the trees I do appreciate warmth a little bit better.

At ten am the sun arose.  Yes I said ten am.  I am losing more light everyday.  I was thinking about this on Sunday.  There is a Moose hunting season in Dec.  By that time the amount of Daylight is going to be very short.  Hunters must hope that they get their moose in the first hour of daylight or they better have a great headlamp to be slicing and carrying meat out of the woods.  Anyways, the sun cam out and the temperature dropped.  By 2 pm wind chills were -23 and the temperature was 7 degrees.  By 5pm as the sun was setting the temperature was still 7 degrees but the winds had died down some.  Wind chills were at -15.  I accepted a ride home as I would have had to walk into the wind all the way home. Over night temperatures have warmed up.  Thats right while it was dark the air warmed up.  Can you explain that to me?