Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Anacortes (USC00450176), Washington, United States, with 125 years of record.
Key Facts for Anacortes
Anacortes (USC00450176) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 48.51 latitude and -122.61 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 2016, 125 years of record.
1,464 records set at Anacortes still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Anacortes set a daily record high maximum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 12 November 2016.
About the Station
Location: Washington, United States, 48.51 latitude, -122.61 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 2016, 125 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Anacortes. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Anacortes, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.1 C (88.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Anacortes still stand. 1909 holds the most, with 101.
Standing records at Anacortes by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1905
18
1906
13
1907
11
1908
31
1909
101
1910
21
1911
35
1912
19
1913
42
1914
31
1915
22
1916
19
1917
16
1918
14
1919
12
1920
6
1921
10
1922
14
1923
14
1924
22
1925
12
1926
21
1927
10
1928
11
1929
5
1930
9
1931
22
1932
13
1933
13
1934
16
1935
18
1936
21
1937
8
1938
5
1939
9
1940
13
1941
17
1942
14
1943
7
1944
8
1945
9
1946
4
1947
7
1948
6
1949
8
1950
28
1951
6
1952
10
1953
6
1954
3
1955
25
1956
9
1957
4
1958
22
1959
5
1960
8
1961
12
1962
7
1963
16
1964
10
1965
7
1966
6
1967
5
1968
12
1969
19
1970
7
1971
17
1972
20
1973
5
1974
1
1975
7
1976
6
1977
11
1978
4
1979
7
1980
8
1981
15
1982
5
1983
18
1984
10
1985
25
1986
15
1987
16
1988
9
1989
16
1990
17
1991
4
1992
11
1993
2
1994
2
1995
6
1996
12
1997
7
1998
8
1999
7
2000
5
2001
4
2002
10
2003
10
2004
12
2005
22
2006
14
2007
9
2008
7
2009
15
2010
13
2011
4
2012
7
2013
4
2014
14
2015
15
2016
24
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Anacortes between 25 October 1945 and 29 July 2009. Each dot is a new record.
When Anacortes set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1945-10-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949-02-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950-01-13
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
1964-12-17
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968-12-29
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009-07-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Anacortes. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 16 February 1949.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Anacortes
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
5 January 2015
Feb
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
16 February 1949
Mar
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
8 March 1916
Apr
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
26 April 1894
May
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
20 May 1912
Jun
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
14 June 1946
Jul
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
9 July 1932
Aug
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
18 August 1990
Sep
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
24 September 1992
Oct
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 October 1945
Nov
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
10 November 1990
Dec
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
9 December 1956
Period of Record Coverage
1905 to 2016
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
112 years of record at Anacortes, 1905 to 2016. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1933 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 86 complete years at Anacortes, 1905 to 2013. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (51.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1911, at 8.8 C (47.9 F), and the warmest was 2004, at 12.0 C (53.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Anacortes as warming stripes, 1905 to 2013
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1905
10.1 C
-0.44 C
1907
9.4 C
-1.11 C
1908
9.8 C
-0.69 C
1911
8.8 C
-1.71 C
1912
10.0 C
-0.52 C
1913
9.4 C
-1.18 C
1915
11.3 C
+0.72 C
1916
9.0 C
-1.58 C
1918
10.1 C
-0.44 C
1922
9.8 C
-0.78 C
1923
10.8 C
+0.28 C
1924
10.6 C
+0.10 C
1927
10.1 C
-0.44 C
1928
10.7 C
+0.15 C
1929
10.3 C
-0.25 C
1932
10.9 C
+0.38 C
1934
11.8 C
+1.24 C
1935
10.5 C
0.00 C
1936
10.6 C
+0.05 C
1938
10.9 C
+0.40 C
1939
11.1 C
+0.53 C
1940
11.9 C
+1.40 C
1941
12.0 C
+1.45 C
1942
11.3 C
+0.77 C
1943
10.5 C
-0.06 C
1944
11.1 C
+0.52 C
1945
10.6 C
+0.02 C
1946
10.4 C
-0.09 C
1947
11.0 C
+0.49 C
1948
10.2 C
-0.38 C
1949
10.2 C
-0.32 C
1950
9.9 C
-0.64 C
1951
10.5 C
-0.04 C
1952
10.7 C
+0.19 C
1953
11.5 C
+0.98 C
1954
10.3 C
-0.20 C
1955
9.2 C
-1.36 C
1956
10.2 C
-0.38 C
1958
11.8 C
+1.26 C
1959
10.4 C
-0.18 C
1960
10.5 C
-0.06 C
1961
11.0 C
+0.46 C
1963
10.6 C
+0.06 C
1964
9.5 C
-0.99 C
1965
10.1 C
-0.48 C
1966
10.5 C
-0.07 C
1967
10.6 C
+0.08 C
1968
10.0 C
-0.49 C
1969
9.5 C
-1.06 C
1970
9.5 C
-0.99 C
1971
9.5 C
-1.06 C
1972
9.6 C
-0.89 C
1973
10.1 C
-0.43 C
1974
10.4 C
-0.18 C
1975
9.7 C
-0.86 C
1976
10.0 C
-0.57 C
1977
10.1 C
-0.43 C
1978
10.5 C
-0.06 C
1979
10.5 C
-0.03 C
1980
10.2 C
-0.33 C
1981
10.8 C
+0.24 C
1982
10.0 C
-0.51 C
1983
10.8 C
+0.24 C
1984
10.4 C
-0.18 C
1985
9.4 C
-1.17 C
1986
10.7 C
+0.21 C
1988
10.9 C
+0.38 C
1989
10.4 C
-0.11 C
1990
10.8 C
+0.27 C
1991
10.8 C
+0.31 C
1992
11.4 C
+0.91 C
1996
10.6 C
+0.05 C
1997
11.5 C
+1.01 C
1998
11.6 C
+1.08 C
1999
10.9 C
+0.34 C
2000
10.9 C
+0.32 C
2001
10.8 C
+0.31 C
2002
10.9 C
+0.39 C
2003
11.6 C
+1.10 C
2004
12.0 C
+1.45 C
2005
11.7 C
+1.19 C
2006
11.4 C
+0.84 C
2007
10.9 C
+0.35 C
2011
10.6 C
+0.06 C
2012
11.1 C
+0.52 C
2013
11.2 C
+0.67 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.08 C (0.03 to 0.13) per decade over 1905 to 2013. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 86 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Anacortes
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.08 C (0.03 to 0.13) per decade
0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1905 to 2013
86
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.02 C (-0.03 to 0.08) per decade
0.04 F (-0.05 to 0.14) per decade
1905 to 2013
86
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1905 to 2013
86
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1892 to 2016
Yearly extremes at Anacortes: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2009
29.4 C (84.9 F)
112
Coldest night (TNn)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1964
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
112
Wettest day (Rx1day)
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
125
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1945
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
125
Longest dry spell (CDD)
80 days
1951
28 days
125
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Anacortes, 1892 to 2016. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Anacortes by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1906
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1907
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1908
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1909
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1910
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1911
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1912
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1913
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1914
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1917
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1918
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1919
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1920
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1921
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1922
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1924
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1927
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1928
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1929
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1930
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1932
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1933
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1934
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1935
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1936
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1937
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1938
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1939
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1940
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1941
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1944
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1945
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1946
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1947
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1948
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1949
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1950
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1953
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1955
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1956
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1958
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1965
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1966
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1967
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1972
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1973
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1974
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1976
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1977
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1978
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1979
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1980
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1981
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1982
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1983
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1984
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1985
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1986
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1987
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1988
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1989
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1990
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1991
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1992
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1993
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1994
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1995
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1996
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1997
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1998
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1999
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2000
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2001
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2002
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2003
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2006
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2008
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2009
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2010
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2011
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2012
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2013
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2014
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2015
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2016
32.8 C (91.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Anacortes, 1892 to 2016. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Anacortes by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1906
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1907
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1908
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1909
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1910
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1911
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1912
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1913
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1914
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1915
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1916
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1917
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1918
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1919
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1920
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1921
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1922
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1923
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1924
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1925
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1926
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1927
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1928
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1929
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1930
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1931
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1932
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1933
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1934
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1935
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1936
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1937
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1938
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1939
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1940
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1941
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1943
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1944
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1945
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1946
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1947
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1948
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1949
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1950
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1951
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1952
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1953
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1954
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1955
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1958
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1959
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1961
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1962
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1963
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1964
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1967
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1968
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1971
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1972
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1973
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1974
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1976
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1977
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1978
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1980
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1981
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1982
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1983
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1984
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1985
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1986
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1988
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1990
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1992
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1993
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1994
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1995
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1996
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1997
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2000
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2001
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2002
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2003
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2004
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2005
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2006
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2008
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2010
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2011
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2012
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2013
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2014
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2015
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2016
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Anacortes, 1892 to 2016. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Anacortes by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1893
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1894
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1895
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1896
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1897
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1898
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1899
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1900
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1901
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1902
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1903
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1904
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1905
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1906
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1907
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1908
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1909
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1910
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1913
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1914
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1915
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1916
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1918
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1919
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1920
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1921
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1922
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1923
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1925
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1926
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1929
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1930
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1931
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1932
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1933
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1934
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1935
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1939
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1940
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1941
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1942
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1943
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1944
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1946
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1954
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1955
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1956
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1958
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1959
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1960
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1965
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1966
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1967
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1971
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1972
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1973
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1974
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1976
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1977
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1978
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1980
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1981
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1982
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1983
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1984
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1985
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1986
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1987
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1988
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1989
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1990
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1991
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1993
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1995
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1997
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1998
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1999
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2000
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2001
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2002
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2003
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2004
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2005
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2006
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2007
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2008
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2009
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2010
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2011
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2012
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2013
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2014
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2015
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2016
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Anacortes, 1892 to 2016. The record is 122.2 mm (4.8 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.5 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Anacortes by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1893
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1894
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1895
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1896
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1897
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1898
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1899
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1900
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1901
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1902
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1903
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1904
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1905
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1907
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1908
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1910
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1911
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1912
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1913
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1914
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1915
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1916
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1917
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1918
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1919
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1920
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1921
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1922
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1923
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1925
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1926
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1927
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1928
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1931
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1932
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1933
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1934
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1935
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1936
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1937
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1939
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1940
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1941
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1944
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1945
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1946
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1948
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1949
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1950
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1952
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1953
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1954
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1955
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1956
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1957
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1960
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1961
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1963
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1965
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1968
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1969
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1971
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1972
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1973
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1974
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1975
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1976
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1977
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1979
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1980
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1981
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1982
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1983
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1984
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1985
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1986
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1987
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1988
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1990
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1991
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1992
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1993
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1995
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1996
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1997
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1998
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1999
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
2000
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2001
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2003
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
2004
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2005
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2006
69.5 mm (2.7 in)
2007
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2008
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2009
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
2010
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2011
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2012
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
2013
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2014
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2015
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2016
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Anacortes, 1892 to 2016. The record is 80 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Anacortes by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
19 days
1893
51 days
1894
39 days
1895
47 days
1896
36 days
1897
23 days
1898
15 days
1899
19 days
1900
23 days
1901
52 days
1902
20 days
1903
23 days
1904
42 days
1905
22 days
1906
21 days
1907
45 days
1908
28 days
1909
27 days
1910
43 days
1911
29 days
1912
21 days
1913
14 days
1914
41 days
1915
44 days
1916
31 days
1917
22 days
1918
38 days
1919
25 days
1920
42 days
1921
47 days
1922
48 days
1923
42 days
1924
41 days
1925
53 days
1926
50 days
1927
30 days
1928
13 days
1929
29 days
1930
48 days
1931
58 days
1932
25 days
1933
26 days
1934
29 days
1935
25 days
1936
42 days
1937
32 days
1938
37 days
1939
36 days
1940
33 days
1941
17 days
1942
38 days
1943
24 days
1944
28 days
1945
76 days
1946
24 days
1947
30 days
1948
16 days
1949
20 days
1950
31 days
1951
80 days
1952
29 days
1953
21 days
1954
22 days
1955
42 days
1956
26 days
1957
28 days
1958
62 days
1959
29 days
1960
44 days
1961
22 days
1962
28 days
1963
27 days
1964
10 days
1965
37 days
1966
18 days
1967
42 days
1968
24 days
1969
25 days
1970
35 days
1971
35 days
1972
32 days
1973
16 days
1974
53 days
1975
15 days
1976
18 days
1977
28 days
1978
25 days
1979
37 days
1980
32 days
1981
25 days
1982
23 days
1983
22 days
1984
31 days
1985
32 days
1986
52 days
1987
45 days
1988
23 days
1989
34 days
1990
42 days
1991
32 days
1992
17 days
1993
13 days
1994
20 days
1995
29 days
1996
28 days
1997
41 days
1998
32 days
1999
18 days
2000
21 days
2001
29 days
2002
28 days
2003
27 days
2004
28 days
2005
16 days
2006
26 days
2007
24 days
2008
27 days
2009
14 days
2010
22 days
2011
22 days
2012
33 days
2013
19 days
2014
19 days
2015
14 days
2016
20 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
85 years with a frost
Across 85 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Anacortes falls on 21 March and the median first autumn frost on 11 November, which leaves a median of 233 days between them.
In 1977 to 2013 the median growing season was 255 days. That is 24 days more than in 1905 to 1948.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Anacortes
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1905 to 1948)
Recent period (1977 to 2013)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 March
30 March
7 March
23 days earlier
-2.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 November
12 November
12 November
no change
+0.4 days per decade
Growing days
233 days
231 days
255 days
24 days more
+3.1 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
98 years, 1894 to 2014
A day with at least 29.5 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 71.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Anacortes: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
10 years
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
25 years
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
50 years
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
100 years
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
Longer than the 98 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 98 years of values from 1894 to 2014.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1949; 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1945; 59.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1956.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Anacortes, at 1958. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1958 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Anacortes, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1958
-0.2
-0.4
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.