Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Anderson Lake (USC00500302), Alaska, United States, with 40 years of record.
Key Facts for Anderson Lake
Anderson Lake (USC00500302) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 61.62 latitude and -149.34 longitude, 140 m (458 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1971 to 2010, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Anderson Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Anderson Lake set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 25 February 2010.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 61.62 latitude, -149.34 longitude.
Elevation: 140 m (458 ft).
Period of record: 1971 to 2010, 40 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 Anderson Lake. 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 Anderson Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
8.9 C (48.0 F)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
30.0 C (86.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
9.4 C (48.9 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Anderson Lake still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Anderson Lake by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1971
41
1972
77
1973
54
1974
62
1975
42
1976
57
1977
59
1978
12
1979
32
1980
39
1981
51
1982
24
1983
29
1984
25
1985
58
1986
47
1987
23
1988
19
1989
43
1990
45
1991
22
1992
43
1993
31
1994
40
1995
49
1996
42
1997
29
1998
12
1999
37
2000
21
2001
25
2002
72
2003
47
2004
38
2005
23
2006
23
2007
28
2008
19
2009
21
2010
3
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Anderson Lake between 29 July 2009 and 29 July 2009. Each dot is a new record.
When Anderson Lake set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2009-07-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 15.0 C (59.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 86.4 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Anderson Lake. The most was 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 10 October 1987.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Anderson Lake
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
23 January 2004
Feb
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
28 February 1992
Mar
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
18 March 1979
Apr
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
17 April 1975
May
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
31 May 1997
Jun
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
18 June 1980
Jul
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1 July 1977
Aug
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
13 August 1999
Sep
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
8 September 1972
Oct
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
10 October 1987
Nov
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
11 November 1979
Dec
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
21 December 1999
Period of Record Coverage
1971 to 2010
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
40 years of record at Anderson Lake, 1971 to 2010. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 2004, 2005 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Anderson Lake, 1974 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.7 C (36.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 1.0 C (33.7 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 4.3 C (39.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Anderson Lake as warming stripes, 1974 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1974
1.9 C
-0.89 C
1976
3.0 C
+0.21 C
1978
3.5 C
+0.80 C
1979
2.9 C
+0.17 C
1981
4.3 C
+1.53 C
1983
3.0 C
+0.27 C
1984
2.8 C
+0.10 C
1985
1.8 C
-0.90 C
1986
3.4 C
+0.65 C
1987
3.5 C
+0.74 C
1988
2.8 C
+0.05 C
1989
1.6 C
-1.14 C
1990
1.4 C
-1.33 C
1991
2.6 C
-0.11 C
1992
1.4 C
-1.35 C
1993
3.8 C
+1.05 C
1996
1.0 C
-1.77 C
1997
3.3 C
+0.53 C
1999
1.2 C
-1.59 C
2000
3.4 C
+0.61 C
2001
2.8 C
+0.08 C
2002
4.1 C
+1.32 C
2003
3.6 C
+0.89 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1971 to 2010
Yearly extremes at Anderson Lake: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
26.4 C (79.5 F)
40
Coldest night (TNn)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1972
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
40
Wettest day (Rx1day)
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1987
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
39
Longest dry spell (CDD)
65 days
1976
32 days
40
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Anderson Lake, 1971 to 2010. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 C (79.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Anderson Lake by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1971
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1972
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1974
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1975
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1976
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1977
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1979
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1980
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1981
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1982
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1983
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1984
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1985
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1986
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1987
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1988
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1989
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1990
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1991
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1992
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1993
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1994
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1995
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1996
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1997
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1998
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1999
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2000
23.9 C (75.0 F)
2001
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2002
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2003
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2004
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2005
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2006
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2007
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2008
22.2 C (72.0 F)
2009
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2010
10.6 C (51.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Anderson Lake, 1971 to 2010. The record is -42.2 C (-44.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Anderson Lake by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1971
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1973
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1974
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1975
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1976
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1977
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1979
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1981
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1982
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1983
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1984
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1986
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1987
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1988
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1990
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1991
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1992
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1993
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1994
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1995
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1996
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1997
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1998
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1999
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2000
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2001
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2002
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2003
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2004
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2005
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2006
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2007
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2008
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2009
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2010
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Anderson Lake, 1971 to 2010. The record is 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Anderson Lake by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1971
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1972
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1975
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1976
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1977
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1979
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1980
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1982
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1983
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1984
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1985
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1986
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1988
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1989
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1990
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1994
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1995
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1996
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1997
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1998
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1999
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2000
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2001
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2003
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2004
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2005
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2006
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2007
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2009
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2010
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Anderson Lake, 1971 to 2010. The record is 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Anderson Lake by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1971
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1972
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1973
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1974
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1975
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1980
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1981
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1982
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1985
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1986
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1987
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1988
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1989
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1990
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1991
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1992
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1994
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1995
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1996
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1997
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1999
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
2000
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2001
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2002
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2003
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2005
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2006
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2007
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2008
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2009
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
2010
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Anderson Lake, 1971 to 2010. The record is 65 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Anderson Lake by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1971
15 days
1972
40 days
1973
35 days
1974
37 days
1975
61 days
1976
65 days
1977
22 days
1978
35 days
1979
33 days
1980
31 days
1981
29 days
1982
19 days
1983
60 days
1984
27 days
1985
37 days
1986
29 days
1987
28 days
1988
22 days
1989
28 days
1990
24 days
1991
26 days
1992
38 days
1993
32 days
1994
26 days
1995
59 days
1996
51 days
1997
35 days
1998
42 days
1999
47 days
2000
51 days
2001
20 days
2002
23 days
2003
38 days
2004
24 days
2005
28 days
2006
30 days
2007
43 days
2008
49 days
2009
21 days
2010
3 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
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Anderson Lake falls on 26 May and the median first autumn frost on 17 September, which leaves a median of 117 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Anderson Lake
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1974 to 2003)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 May
n/a
26 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
17 September
n/a
17 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
117 days
n/a
117 days
n/a
n/a
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.
Download the Data
Data for Anderson Lake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Anderson Lake threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.