Candle Weather Records (USC00501230)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Candle (USC00501230), Alaska, United States, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Candle

Candle (USC00501230) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 65.93 latitude and -161.92 longitude, 7 m (23 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1950, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Candle 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, 65.93 latitude, -161.92 longitude.
Elevation: 7 m (23 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1950, 48 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 Candle. 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 Candle, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	1.7 C (35.1 F)	-51.1 C (-60.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Candle still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 105.

Standing records at Candle by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1903	9
1904	5
1907	3
1908	23
1909	65
1910	66
1911	46
1912	46
1913	56
1914	105
1915	74
1916	67
1917	81
1918	77
1919	77
1920	53
1922	24
1923	77
1924	92
1925	33
1926	52
1927	28
1945	48
1946	39
1947	62
1948	67
1949	52
1950	37

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 25.4 mm (1.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Candle. The most was 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 20 March 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Candle
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 January 1908
Feb	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7 February 1949
Mar	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 March 1947
Apr	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	6 April 1923
May	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 May 1911
Jun	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 June 1917
Jul	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 July 1910
Aug	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 August 1945
Sep	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 September 1915
Oct	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 October 1916
Nov	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	7 November 1922
Dec	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 December 1945

Period of Record Coverage

1903 to 1950

28 years of record at Candle, 1903 to 1950. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913 and others.

Days with data per year at Candle
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1903	75	21%	No
1904	51	14%	No
1907	53	15%	No
1908	120	33%	No
1909	354	97%	Yes
1910	205	56%	No
1911	156	43%	No
1912	143	39%	No
1913	307	84%	No
1914	317	87%	No
1915	308	84%	No
1916	333	91%	Yes
1917	324	89%	No
1918	337	92%	Yes
1919	352	96%	Yes
1920	211	58%	No
1922	150	41%	No
1923	360	99%	Yes
1924	344	94%	Yes
1925	339	93%	Yes
1926	271	74%	No
1927	157	43%	No
1945	270	74%	No
1946	326	89%	No
1947	361	99%	Yes
1948	335	92%	Yes
1949	286	78%	No
1950	259	71%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1909 to 1947

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Candle, 1909 to 1947. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -7.0 C (19.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1918, at -8.7 C (16.3 F), and the warmest was 1923, at -5.3 C (22.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Candle as warming stripes, 1909 to 1947
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1909	-7.2 C	-0.24 C
1915	-6.8 C	+0.17 C
1916	-6.2 C	+0.75 C
1917	-7.5 C	-0.54 C
1918	-8.7 C	-1.77 C
1919	-7.0 C	-0.09 C
1923	-5.3 C	+1.63 C
1924	-8.1 C	-1.15 C
1925	-6.9 C	+0.04 C
1947	-5.7 C	+1.21 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

1903 to 1950

Yearly extremes at Candle: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1911	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	1909	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1915	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	1947	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	59 days	1925	30 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Candle, 1903 to 1950. The record is 30.6 C (87.1 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.6 C (78.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Candle by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1903	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1904	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1907	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1908	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1909	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1910	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1911	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1912	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1913	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1914	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1915	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1916	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1917	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1918	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1919	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1920	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1922	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1923	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1924	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1925	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1926	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1927	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1945	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1946	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1947	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1948	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1949	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1950	28.3 C (82.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Candle, 1903 to 1950. The record is -54.4 C (-65.9 F) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is -44.4 C (-47.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Candle by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1903	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1904	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1907	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1908	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1909	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)
1910	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1911	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1912	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1913	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1914	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1915	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1916	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1917	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1918	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1919	-51.1 C (-60.0 F)
1920	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1922	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1923	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1924	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1925	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1926	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1927	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1945	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1946	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1947	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1948	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1949	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1950	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Candle, 1903 to 1950. The record is 25.4 mm (1.0 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.1 mm (0.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Candle by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1909	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1910	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1911	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1912	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1913	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1914	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1915	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1917	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1918	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1919	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1920	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1922	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1923	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1924	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1925	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1926	3.6 mm (0.14 in)
1927	n/a
1945	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1947	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1949	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1950	13.0 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Candle, 1903 to 1950. The record is 43.7 mm (1.7 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.6 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Candle by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1910	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1911	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1912	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1913	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1914	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1915	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1916	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1917	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1918	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1919	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1920	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1922	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
1923	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1924	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1925	1.1 mm (0.04 in)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1945	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1946	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1947	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1949	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950	25.4 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Candle, 1903 to 1950. The record is 59 days in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Candle by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	4 days
1910	14 days
1911	46 days
1912	22 days
1913	25 days
1914	32 days
1915	30 days
1916	17 days
1917	28 days
1918	26 days
1919	31 days
1920	21 days
1922	36 days
1923	31 days
1924	14 days
1925	59 days
1926	2 days
1927	n/a
1945	50 days
1946	31 days
1947	49 days
1948	31 days
1949	17 days
1950	31 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.

Download the Data

Data for Candle standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Candle 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.

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