The Nenana Ice classic is a non-profit corporation formed by the residents of Nenana, Alaska, for the purpose of conducting an annual ice pool contest under special statutory authority enacted the first state legislature in 1960. The Association was incorporated by the State of Alaska in December 1972. Previously it had operated as an unincorporated association.
The idea is to guess the exact time of the ice break-up on the nenana river
This contest has been running since 1917 and consequently gives an idea of thermal conditions on the river over time. Unless dynamite is used(!) the time of breakup is difficult to contest and calling "Fraud" even more contentious.
The plot timed from the vernal equinox (a fixed point in solar time). A further plot is timed from January 1st
Looks like the break up continues to occur at a time predicted by the slope of the average
The idea is to guess the exact time of the ice break-up on the nenana river
This contest has been running since 1917 and consequently gives an idea of thermal conditions on the river over time. Unless dynamite is used(!) the time of breakup is difficult to contest and calling "Fraud" even more contentious.
The plot timed from the vernal equinox (a fixed point in solar time). A further plot is timed from January 1st
Looks like the break up continues to occur at a time predicted by the slope of the average
2024 April 27 5:18 AM
