Baranof Weather Records (USC00500522)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Baranof (USC00500522), Alaska, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Baranof

Baranof (USC00500522) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 57.08 latitude and -134.83 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 1966, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Baranof still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Alaska, United States, 57.08 latitude, -134.83 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 1966, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Baranof. 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 Baranof, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Baranof still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Baranof by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1936	23
1937	44
1938	73
1939	59
1940	85
1941	69
1942	87
1943	50
1944	45
1945	58
1946	39
1947	60
1948	55
1949	66
1950	68
1951	52
1952	57
1953	36
1954	89
1955	80
1956	69
1957	30
1958	38
1959	9
1960	8
1961	30
1962	14
1963	28
1964	34
1965	5
1966	4

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 151.9 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Baranof. The most was 151.9 mm (6.0 in) on 14 October 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Baranof
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 January 1942
Feb	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	3 February 1941
Mar	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	18 March 1961
Apr	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	14 April 1952
May	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	13 May 1958
Jun	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 June 1961
Jul	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	7 July 1952
Aug	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	9 August 1962
Sep	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	13 September 1952
Oct	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	14 October 1942
Nov	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	21 November 1945
Dec	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	14 December 1954

Period of Record Coverage

1936 to 1966

31 years of record at Baranof, 1936 to 1966. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1936, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and others.

Days with data per year at Baranof
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1936	57	16%	No
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	330	90%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	361	99%	Yes
1946	361	99%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	351	96%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	342	94%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	353	96%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	321	88%	No
1959	210	58%	No
1960	149	41%	No
1961	341	93%	Yes
1962	317	87%	No
1963	183	50%	No
1964	187	51%	No
1965	27	7%	No
1966	53	15%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1937 to 1961

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Baranof, 1937 to 1961. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.2 C (41.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 3.8 C (38.8 F), and the warmest was 1940, at 6.0 C (42.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Baranof as warming stripes, 1937 to 1961
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1937	5.7 C	+0.52 C
1939	5.1 C	-0.04 C
1940	6.0 C	+0.87 C
1941	6.0 C	+0.82 C
1942	6.0 C	+0.81 C
1943	5.3 C	+0.08 C
1944	5.9 C	+0.77 C
1945	5.0 C	-0.20 C
1946	5.2 C	0.00 C
1947	5.6 C	+0.38 C
1949	4.7 C	-0.43 C
1950	3.8 C	-1.41 C
1952	5.1 C	-0.08 C
1953	5.6 C	+0.43 C
1954	4.3 C	-0.86 C
1955	4.0 C	-1.13 C
1956	4.2 C	-1.01 C
1957	5.5 C	+0.28 C
1961	5.4 C	+0.27 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

1936 to 1966

Yearly extremes at Baranof: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1937	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1956	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	1942	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	388.0 mm (15.3 in)	1942	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	36 days	1951	16 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Baranof, 1936 to 1966. The record is 25.6 C (78.1 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.2 C (72.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Baranof by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1936	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1937	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1938	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1939	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1940	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1941	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1942	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1943	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1944	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1945	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1946	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1947	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1948	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1949	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1950	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1951	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1952	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1953	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1954	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1955	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1956	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1957	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1958	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1959	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1960	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1961	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1962	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1963	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1964	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1965	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1966	10.0 C (50.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Baranof, 1936 to 1966. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Baranof by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1936	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1937	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1938	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1939	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1941	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1943	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1944	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1945	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1946	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1947	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1948	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1949	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1951	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1952	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1953	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1956	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1957	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1960	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1961	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1962	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1964	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966	-12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Baranof, 1936 to 1966. The record is 151.9 mm (6.0 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.7 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Baranof by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1937	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1939	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1940	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1941	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1942	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1943	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1944	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1945	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1946	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1947	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1948	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1949	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1952	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1953	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1954	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1955	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1956	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1958	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1959	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1960	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1961	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1962	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1963	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1964	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1966	40.6 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Baranof, 1936 to 1966. The record is 388.0 mm (15.3 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 244.6 mm (9.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Baranof by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1937	263.0 mm (10.4 in)
1938	220.4 mm (8.7 in)
1939	288.9 mm (11.4 in)
1940	232.6 mm (9.2 in)
1941	251.9 mm (9.9 in)
1942	388.0 mm (15.3 in)
1943	262.4 mm (10.3 in)
1944	250.5 mm (9.9 in)
1945	316.3 mm (12.5 in)
1946	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1947	269.8 mm (10.6 in)
1948	244.6 mm (9.6 in)
1949	230.4 mm (9.1 in)
1950	257.1 mm (10.1 in)
1951	241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1952	264.4 mm (10.4 in)
1953	290.5 mm (11.4 in)
1954	317.0 mm (12.5 in)
1955	203.9 mm (8.0 in)
1956	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1957	195.0 mm (7.7 in)
1958	289.1 mm (11.4 in)
1959	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1960	325.0 mm (12.8 in)
1961	252.5 mm (9.9 in)
1962	231.5 mm (9.1 in)
1963	192.7 mm (7.6 in)
1964	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1965	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966	107.0 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Baranof, 1936 to 1966. The record is 36 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Baranof by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936	2 days
1937	12 days
1938	10 days
1939	14 days
1940	12 days
1941	20 days
1942	12 days
1943	17 days
1944	11 days
1945	22 days
1946	20 days
1947	16 days
1948	18 days
1949	18 days
1950	16 days
1951	36 days
1952	14 days
1953	18 days
1954	14 days
1955	14 days
1956	17 days
1957	16 days
1958	22 days
1959	10 days
1960	9 days
1961	14 days
1962	16 days
1963	13 days
1964	21 days
1965	18 days
1966	8 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.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).