It's cold and dark in the far north

Have you ever heard of a place known as Barrow, Alaska?

Well if you haven't, Barrow is a tiny community in far northern Alaska.

It is located right on the edge of the Arctic Ocean.

Barrow is noted for being the northernmost community in the entire United States.

It is also noted for one other thing.

Late November is that one time of the year that its residents may not necessarily appreciate.

For you see, it is now late November and the sun has just dipped below the horizon at Barrow for the last time in 2000.

It will not peek back up again until sometime in late January.

That's a period of about two months without sunshine!

On Monday, the high at Barrow was 10 degrees, the low was 7 degrees and there was a wind chill of -13 degrees.

And, if you think that Barrow was cold and dark on Monday, check out these selected locations in the far north:

-- Thule Air Force Base, Greenland: A high of 23 degrees, a low of nine degrees with a wind chill of -1 degree.

-- Deadhorse, Alaska: A high of 18 degrees, a low of 5 degrees.

-- Wainwright, Alaska: A high of 12 degrees, a low of zero.

-- Resolute, Canada: A high of -1 degree, a low of -7 degrees and there was a wind chill of -13 degrees.

-- Nanisivik, Canada: A high of -5 degrees, a low of 14 degrees and there was a wind chill of -17 degrees.

-- Grise Fiord, Canada: A high of -14 degrees and a low of -21 degrees.

-- Eureka, Canada: The coldest! A high of -14 degrees, a low of -30 degrees with a bone-numbing wind chill of -55 degrees. The wind chill was caused by an 18 MPH wind in combination with the freezing temperatures. .

So, if you have been complaining about our "cold" mornings, relax. You could have it a whole lot worse, like they do in Barrow, Thule Air Force Base, Deadhorse, Wainwright, Resolute, Nanisivik, Grise Fiord or Eureka. Be thankful, you don't live in Eureka! Those temperatures and wind chills make our Carson City temperatures seem tropical!