wading. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1 : to step in or through a medium (as water) offering more resistance than air. 3  2 : to move or proceed with difficulty or labor wade through the crowd wade through all the evidence.  3 : to set to work or attack with determination or vigor âused with in or into wade into a 1  task. transitive verb.
On average, Anchorage receives 16 inches (410 mm) of precipitation a year, with around 75 inches (1.91 m) of snow. The northern coast of the Gulf of Alaska receives up to 150 inches (3,810.0 mm) of precipitation annually.
ABOUT ANCHORAGE The Basics. Population: 298,190. Anchorage is Alaska's largest city with 41 percent of the state's population. Time Zone: Anchorage, and virtually all of Alaska, is in Alaska Standard Time, one hour behind Pacific Standard Time and four hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Size: Anchorages encompassing 1,961 square miles from Portage Glacier to Eklutna - about the size of the state of Delaware.