 The northern coast of the Gulf of Alaska receives up to of precipitation annually.Across western sections of the state, the northern side of the Seward Peninsula is a desert with less than of precipitation annually, while some locations between Dillingham and Bethel average around of precipitation.Inland, often less than falls a year and on the North Slope as little as of rainfall equivalent and of snow is typical, but what snow falls during the winter tends to stay throughout the season.