EF, with frigid winters and snowy, very cold summers. It may be warming due to climate change.[3] Almost all precipitation occurs as snow,[4] and November through April have never recorded a temperature high enough to melt snow.[5] Though the yearly mean maximum is 5 °C (41 °F), the ice cap (not the tundra on the outskirts of the island) is sufficiently cold that enough snow persists through the summer to support glaciation.[4][5]
| Climate data for Schmidt Ice Cap (not valid for the island's tundra, 1993-2023) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °F (°C) |
27
(−3) |
27
(−3) |
25
(−4) |
30
(−1) |
46
(8) |
45
(7) |
61
(16) |
59
(15) |
55
(13) |
46
(8) |
28
(−2) |
27
(−3) |
61
(16) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) |
7
(−14) |
10
(−12) |
14
(−10) |
21
(−6) |
27
(−3) |
34
(1) |
41
(5) |
37
(3) |
30
(−1) |
23
(−5) |
14
(−10) |
12
(−11) |
41
(5) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
−11
(−24) |
−11
(−24) |
−6
(−21) |
7
(−14) |
19
(−7) |
27
(−3) |
32
(0) |
30
(−1) |
23
(−5) |
9
(−13) |
−4
(−20) |
−8
(−22) |
9
(−13) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
−17
(−27) |
−17
(−27) |
−11
(−24) |
1
(−17) |
16
(−9) |
25
(−4) |
30
(−1) |
28
(−2) |
19
(−7) |
5
(−15) |
−8
(−22) |
−11
(−24) |
5
(−15) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
−22
(−30) |
−22
(−30) |
−17
(−27) |
−6
(−21) |
12
(−11) |
23
(−5) |
27
(−3) |
25
(−4) |
16
(−9) |
1
(−17) |
−11
(−24) |
−18
(−28) |
1
(−17) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) |
−35
(−37) |
−35
(−37) |
−33
(−36) |
−20
(−29) |
0
(−18) |
18
(−8) |
21
(−6) |
19
(−7) |
5
(−15) |
−13
(−25) |
−24
(−31) |
−31
(−35) |
−35
(−37) |
| Record low °F (°C) |
−54
(−48) |
−47
(−44) |
−58
(−50) |
−36
(−38) |
−22
(−30) |
1
(−17) |
14
(−10) |
19
(−7) |
−6
(−21) |
−33
(−36) |
−42
(−41) |
−49
(−45) |
−58
(−50) |
| Average snowy days |
5.5 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
12 |
12.7 |
9 |
11.2 |
15.4 |
12.3 |
6.7 |
5.1 |
108 |
| Source 1: [4] |
| Source 2: [5] for extremes |
