Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ben's Farm (USC00500707), Alaska, United States, with 58 years of record.
Key Facts for Ben's Farm
Ben's Farm (USC00500707) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 61.56 latitude and -149.15 longitude, 39 m (127 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1969 to 2026, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ben's Farm still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ben's Farm tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.2 C (54.0 F) on 12 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 61.56 latitude, -149.15 longitude.
Elevation: 39 m (127 ft).
Period of record: 1969 to 2026, 58 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
6 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 Ben's Farm. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Ben's Farm, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
Feb
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
Mar
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Apr
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
May
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Jun
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
26.7 C (80.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
Jul
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
25.0 C (77.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
Aug
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
25.6 C (78.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
Sep
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Oct
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ben's Farm still stand. 1975 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Ben's Farm by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1969
52
1970
53
1971
52
1972
49
1973
39
1974
44
1975
54
1976
26
1977
30
1978
6
1979
31
1980
49
1981
36
1982
22
1983
19
1984
34
1985
49
1986
26
1987
19
1988
16
1989
19
1990
37
1991
18
1992
42
1993
24
1994
18
1995
38
1996
36
1997
26
1998
12
1999
30
2000
11
2001
22
2002
41
2003
21
2004
16
2005
9
2008
9
2009
20
2010
11
2011
10
2012
10
2013
45
2014
17
2015
11
2016
32
2017
13
2018
7
2019
34
2020
8
2021
31
2022
15
2023
9
2024
24
2025
17
2026
15
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Ben's Farm between 29 July 2009 and 29 July 2009. Each dot is a new record.
When Ben's Farm set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2009-07-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 17.2 C (63.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 50.0 mm (2.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ben's Farm. The most was 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 20 September 1995.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ben's Farm
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
4 January 1986
Feb
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
7 February 1986
Mar
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
11 March 1981
Apr
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
17 April 1975
May
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
30 May 1997
Jun
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
30 June 1971
Jul
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
20 July 1986
Aug
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
5 August 1996
Sep
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
20 September 1995
Oct
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
27 October 1992
Nov
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
30 November 1976
Dec
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
31 December 1980
Period of Record Coverage
1969 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Ben's Farm, 1969 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Ben's Farm, 1970 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.5 C (36.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at -0.2 C (31.6 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 4.9 C (40.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ben's Farm as warming stripes, 1970 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1970
1.7 C
-0.81 C
1971
-0.2 C
-2.72 C
1973
0.1 C
-2.40 C
1974
1.6 C
-0.91 C
1975
0.0 C
-2.49 C
1976
2.4 C
-0.08 C
1977
2.7 C
+0.21 C
1978
3.3 C
+0.87 C
1979
2.6 C
+0.16 C
1980
1.9 C
-0.56 C
1981
4.1 C
+1.60 C
1982
1.1 C
-1.38 C
1983
2.6 C
+0.14 C
1984
2.5 C
+0.00 C
1985
2.0 C
-0.48 C
1986
3.4 C
+0.97 C
1987
3.7 C
+1.24 C
1990
1.0 C
-1.45 C
1991
2.7 C
+0.18 C
1992
1.6 C
-0.86 C
1993
4.0 C
+1.50 C
1995
2.6 C
+0.15 C
1998
2.8 C
+0.28 C
2001
2.5 C
+0.05 C
2002
3.9 C
+1.47 C
2011
2.2 C
-0.26 C
2015
4.0 C
+1.51 C
2016
4.7 C
+2.25 C
2017
2.3 C
-0.14 C
2019
4.9 C
+2.44 C
2020
2.1 C
-0.33 C
2021
1.3 C
-1.13 C
2022
3.4 C
+0.95 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade over 1970 to 2022. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.2 to 1.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ben's Farm
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
0.6 F (0.2 to 1.1) per decade
1970 to 2022
33
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.19 C (-0.04 to 0.41) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.7) per decade
1970 to 2022
33
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.2 to 0.8) per decade
0.9 F (0.4 to 1.4) per decade
1970 to 2022
33
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
1969 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Ben's Farm: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969
27.2 C (81.0 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1975
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
56
Wettest day (Rx1day)
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1992
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
103 days
1998
39 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ben's Farm, 1969 to 2026. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.2 C (81.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ben's Farm by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1974
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1975
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1976
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1977
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1978
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1979
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1980
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1981
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1982
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1983
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1984
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1985
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1986
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1987
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1988
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1989
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1990
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1991
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1992
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1993
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1994
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1995
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1996
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1997
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1998
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1999
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2000
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2001
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2002
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2003
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2004
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2005
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2008
22.8 C (73.0 F)
2009
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2010
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2011
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2012
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2013
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2014
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2015
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2016
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2017
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2018
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2019
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2020
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2021
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2022
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2023
24.4 C (75.9 F)
2024
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2025
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2026
26.7 C (80.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ben's Farm, 1969 to 2026. The record is -44.4 C (-47.9 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.2 C (-26.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ben's Farm by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1969
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1970
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1971
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1972
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1973
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1974
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1976
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1977
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1980
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1981
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1983
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1984
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1985
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1987
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1988
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1989
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1990
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1991
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1992
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1993
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1994
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1996
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1997
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1998
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
2000
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2001
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2002
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2003
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2004
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2005
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2008
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2009
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2010
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2011
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2012
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2013
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2014
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2015
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2016
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2017
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2018
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2019
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2020
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2021
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2022
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2023
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2024
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
2025
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2026
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ben's Farm, 1969 to 2026. The record is 50.0 mm (2.0 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.9 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ben's Farm by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1969
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1971
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1972
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1974
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1975
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1976
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1978
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1979
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1980
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1982
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1983
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1984
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1985
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1986
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1987
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1988
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1989
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1991
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1992
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1993
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1994
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1997
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1998
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1999
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2000
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2001
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2002
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ben's Farm, 1969 to 2026. The record is 70.4 mm (2.8 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.3 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ben's Farm by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1969
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1971
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1973
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1974
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1975
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1977
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1980
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1981
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1983
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1984
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1985
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1986
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1987
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1988
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1989
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1990
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1991
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1993
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1994
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1995
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1997
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1998
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1999
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2000
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2001
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2002
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ben's Farm, 1969 to 2026. The record is 103 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ben's Farm by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1969
26 days
1970
23 days
1971
31 days
1972
32 days
1973
27 days
1974
31 days
1975
55 days
1976
30 days
1977
20 days
1978
38 days
1979
40 days
1980
26 days
1981
24 days
1982
62 days
1983
42 days
1984
41 days
1985
42 days
1986
65 days
1987
42 days
1988
24 days
1989
16 days
1990
28 days
1991
58 days
1992
59 days
1993
45 days
1994
49 days
1995
43 days
1996
41 days
1997
37 days
1998
103 days
1999
80 days
2000
31 days
2001
61 days
2002
31 days
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
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
33 years with a frost
Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ben's Farm falls on 19 May and the median first autumn frost on 12 September, which leaves a median of 116 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ben's Farm
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1974 to 2022)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 May
n/a
19 May
n/a
-4.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
12 September
n/a
15 September
n/a
+4.5 days per decade
Growing days
116 days
n/a
119 days
n/a
+8.9 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.
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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.