Precipitation is light in this part of Alaska, with many places averaging less than  per year, mostly as snow which stays on the ground almost the entire year.
pɹɪsˌɪpɪtˈeɪʃən ɪz lˈaɪt ɪn ðɪs pˈɑːɹt ʌv ɐlˈæskə, wɪð mˈɛni plˈeɪsᵻz ˈævɹɪdʒɪŋ lˈɛs ðɐn pɜː jˈɪɹ, mˈoʊstli æz snˈoʊ wˌɪtʃ stˈeɪz ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ˈɔːlmoʊst ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ jˈɪɹ.