Cape Hinchinbrook Weather Records (USC00501308)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Hinchinbrook (USC00501308), Alaska, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Hinchinbrook

Cape Hinchinbrook (USC00501308) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 60.23 latitude and -146.65 longitude, 56 m (185 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1944 to 1974, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Hinchinbrook 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, 60.23 latitude, -146.65 longitude.
Elevation: 56 m (185 ft).
Period of record: 1944 to 1974, 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 Cape Hinchinbrook. 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 Cape Hinchinbrook, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Hinchinbrook still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 117.

Standing records at Cape Hinchinbrook by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1944	31
1945	50
1946	33
1947	117
1948	57
1949	9
1950	38
1951	37
1952	48
1953	15
1954	23
1955	61
1956	62
1957	73
1958	50
1959	57
1960	47
1961	42
1962	35
1963	97
1964	54
1965	62
1966	22
1967	21
1968	46
1969	46
1970	64
1971	66
1972	63
1973	18
1974	20

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 349.3 mm (13.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Hinchinbrook. The most was 349.3 mm (13.8 in) on 26 May 1962.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Hinchinbrook
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	29 January 1962
Feb	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 February 1963
Mar	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	18 March 1961
Apr	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	19 April 1962
May	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	26 May 1962
Jun	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 June 1965
Jul	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	29 July 1969
Aug	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	21 August 1944
Sep	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 September 1963
Oct	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	6 October 1963
Nov	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	19 November 1964
Dec	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	17 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1944 to 1974

31 years of record at Cape Hinchinbrook, 1944 to 1974. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1963, 1974.

Days with data per year at Cape Hinchinbrook
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1944	244	67%	No
1945	325	89%	No
1946	355	97%	Yes
1947	357	98%	Yes
1948	332	91%	Yes
1949	91	25%	No
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	149	41%	No
1954	298	82%	No
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	360	98%	Yes
1957	359	98%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	360	99%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	326	89%	No
1964	361	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	361	99%	Yes
1967	360	99%	Yes
1968	361	99%	Yes
1969	359	98%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	334	92%	Yes
1974	226	62%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1946 to 1972

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Cape Hinchinbrook, 1946 to 1972. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.1 C (41.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 3.6 C (38.4 F), and the warmest was 1957, at 6.4 C (43.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Hinchinbrook as warming stripes, 1946 to 1972
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1946	5.1 C	-0.09 C
1947	5.6 C	+0.46 C
1950	5.1 C	-0.03 C
1951	5.3 C	+0.17 C
1952	5.2 C	+0.10 C
1955	4.4 C	-0.79 C
1956	4.3 C	-0.89 C
1957	6.4 C	+1.27 C
1958	5.9 C	+0.80 C
1959	5.8 C	+0.66 C
1960	5.9 C	+0.76 C
1961	5.3 C	+0.20 C
1962	5.5 C	+0.40 C
1964	4.9 C	-0.28 C
1965	4.7 C	-0.45 C
1966	4.8 C	-0.38 C
1967	5.6 C	+0.43 C
1968	5.6 C	+0.47 C
1969	5.6 C	+0.42 C
1970	4.7 C	-0.42 C
1971	3.6 C	-1.57 C
1972	3.8 C	-1.31 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

1944 to 1974

Yearly extremes at Cape Hinchinbrook: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1963	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1953	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	1962	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	737.9 mm (29.1 in)	1962	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	36 days	1950	16 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Hinchinbrook, 1944 to 1974. The record is 27.2 C (81.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.7 C (71.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Hinchinbrook by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1944	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1945	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1946	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1947	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1948	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1949	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1950	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1951	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1952	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1953	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1954	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1955	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1956	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1957	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1958	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1959	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1960	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1961	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1962	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1963	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1964	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1965	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1966	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1967	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1968	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1969	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1970	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1971	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1972	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1973	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1974	25.6 C (78.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Hinchinbrook, 1944 to 1974. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Hinchinbrook by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1944	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1945	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1946	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1947	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1948	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1949	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1950	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1951	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1952	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1956	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1958	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1959	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1961	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1962	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1963	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1964	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1968	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1974	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Hinchinbrook, 1944 to 1974. The record is 349.3 mm (13.8 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.9 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Hinchinbrook by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1944	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1945	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1946	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1952	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1954	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1958	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1959	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1960	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1961	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1962	349.3 mm (13.8 in)
1963	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1964	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1965	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1966	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1967	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1968	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1969	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1970	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1973	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	50.8 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Hinchinbrook, 1944 to 1974. The record is 737.9 mm (29.1 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 181.4 mm (7.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Hinchinbrook by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1944	214.9 mm (8.5 in)
1945	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1946	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1947	240.3 mm (9.5 in)
1948	181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1949	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1950	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1951	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1952	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1953	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
1954	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1955	203.1 mm (8.0 in)
1956	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1957	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1958	246.2 mm (9.7 in)
1959	216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1960	181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1961	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1962	737.9 mm (29.1 in)
1963	221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1964	241.5 mm (9.5 in)
1965	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1966	315.2 mm (12.4 in)
1967	220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1968	238.3 mm (9.4 in)
1969	464.9 mm (18.3 in)
1970	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1971	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1972	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1973	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1974	78.4 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Hinchinbrook, 1944 to 1974. The record is 36 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Hinchinbrook by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1944	9 days
1945	8 days
1946	13 days
1947	13 days
1948	31 days
1949	12 days
1950	36 days
1951	20 days
1952	14 days
1953	22 days
1954	16 days
1955	14 days
1956	19 days
1957	28 days
1958	15 days
1959	28 days
1960	13 days
1961	16 days
1962	15 days
1963	14 days
1964	12 days
1965	16 days
1966	15 days
1967	20 days
1968	17 days
1969	25 days
1970	13 days
1971	26 days
1972	16 days
1973	11 days
1974	24 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

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cape Hinchinbrook falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 180 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Cape Hinchinbrook
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1946 to 1972)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	24 April	n/a	24 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	24 October	n/a	24 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	180 days	n/a	180 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.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).