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Arctic 60n 130w

60°N, 130°W · Sam Francis · 2026-06-26

arctic-60n-130w weather artwork
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Creative Rationale

Over the Arctic Ocean northwest of the Canadian territories, where extreme cold meets high humidity in a landscape of ice and perpetual winter. The extraordinarily low pressure of 888.5 Pa creates heavy pools of saturated color that accumulate at the composition's edges, while the brutal -262°C temperature strips away warm hues, leaving only the most muted earth tones punctuated by sharp crystalline blues and whites. The gentle 0.8 m/s wind barely disturbs this frozen tableau, allowing vast expanses of luminous white space to dominate the center like untouched Arctic snow fields.

Atmospheric Data

Date
2026-06-26
Location
60°N, 130°W (Arctic 60n 130w)
Pressure
888.5 hPa (gradient: 86.14)
Wind
0.8 m/s from 277°
Temperature
10.7°C (anomaly: 7.7°C)
Humidity
94%
Precipitation
0.2 mm
Visual Interest Score
25.6

Technical Details

Model
Claude Sonnet 4 via Amazon Bedrock
Artist Inspiration
Sam Francis
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
SVG (1024x2048 viewBox) + PNG
Generated
2026-06-26T12:20:02.642574+00:00
Run ID
2026-06-26-120208

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.