Cape Lisburne Weather Records (USC00501312)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Lisburne (USC00501312), Alaska, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Lisburne

Cape Lisburne (USC00501312) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 68.87 latitude and -166.12 longitude, 14 m (45 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 1984, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Lisburne 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, 68.87 latitude, -166.12 longitude.
Elevation: 14 m (45 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 1984, 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 Lisburne. 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 Lisburne, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	5.0 C (41.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Lisburne still stand. 1975 holds the most, with 103.

Standing records at Cape Lisburne by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1954	54
1955	102
1956	66
1957	88
1958	25
1959	35
1960	59
1961	41
1962	28
1966	15
1967	45
1968	55
1969	50
1970	54
1971	63
1972	63
1973	45
1974	72
1975	103
1976	42
1977	47
1978	16
1979	35
1980	54
1981	26
1982	40
1983	60
1984	81

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 46.7 mm (1.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Lisburne. The most was 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 10 August 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Lisburne
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 January 1962
Feb	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2 February 1958
Mar	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 March 1955
Apr	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 April 1958
May	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 May 1967
Jun	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 June 1960
Jul	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 July 1984
Aug	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 August 1960
Sep	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 September 1959
Oct	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 October 1973
Nov	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 November 1954
Dec	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 December 1954

Period of Record Coverage

1954 to 1984

28 years of record at Cape Lisburne, 1954 to 1984. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984.

Days with data per year at Cape Lisburne
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1954	357	98%	Yes
1955	360	99%	Yes
1956	358	98%	Yes
1957	360	99%	Yes
1958	136	37%	No
1959	244	67%	No
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	212	58%	No
1966	153	42%	No
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	355	97%	Yes
1970	360	99%	Yes
1971	357	98%	Yes
1972	335	92%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	348	95%	Yes
1976	345	94%	Yes
1977	242	66%	No
1978	122	33%	No
1979	336	92%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	323	88%	No
1983	357	98%	Yes
1984	327	89%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1954 to 1983

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Cape Lisburne, 1954 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -8.2 C (17.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at -10.4 C (13.4 F), and the warmest was 1967, at -5.8 C (21.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Lisburne as warming stripes, 1954 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1954	-7.1 C	+1.09 C
1955	-10.4 C	-2.14 C
1956	-9.3 C	-1.05 C
1957	-6.9 C	+1.31 C
1960	-8.2 C	+0.06 C
1961	-8.4 C	-0.21 C
1967	-5.8 C	+2.40 C
1968	-7.6 C	+0.61 C
1969	-7.1 C	+1.07 C
1970	-8.3 C	-0.13 C
1971	-8.9 C	-0.72 C
1973	-7.9 C	+0.30 C
1974	-9.9 C	-1.72 C
1975	-9.5 C	-1.25 C
1976	-9.2 C	-1.01 C
1980	-8.0 C	+0.24 C
1981	-7.2 C	+1.04 C
1983	-8.0 C	+0.18 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

1954 to 1984

Yearly extremes at Cape Lisburne: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1968	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	1955	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	1960	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	1955	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	102 days	1974	43 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Lisburne, 1954 to 1984. The record is 23.3 C (73.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.9 C (66.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Lisburne by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1955	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1956	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1957	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1958	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1959	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1960	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1961	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1962	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1966	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1967	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1968	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1969	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1970	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1971	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1972	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1973	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1974	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1975	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1976	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1977	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1978	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1979	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1980	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1981	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1982	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1983	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1984	19.4 C (66.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Lisburne, 1954 to 1984. The record is -43.9 C (-47.0 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.4 C (-33.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Lisburne by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1955	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1956	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1957	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1958	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1959	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1960	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1961	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1962	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1966	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1968	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1969	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1970	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1971	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1974	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1975	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1976	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1977	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1978	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1979	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1980	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1981	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1982	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1983	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1984	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Lisburne, 1954 to 1984. The record is 46.7 mm (1.8 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.2 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Lisburne by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1958	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1959	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1966	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1967	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1969	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1970	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1971	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1972	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1973	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1974	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1975	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1977	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1978	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1979	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1980	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1982	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1983	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1984	43.2 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Lisburne, 1954 to 1984. The record is 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.3 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Lisburne by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1955	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1956	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1957	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1961	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1966	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1969	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1971	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1973	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1975	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1976	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1977	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1978	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1979	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1981	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1982	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1983	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	88.7 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Lisburne, 1954 to 1984. The record is 102 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Lisburne by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	88 days
1955	25 days
1956	51 days
1957	63 days
1958	41 days
1959	26 days
1960	42 days
1961	80 days
1962	49 days
1966	21 days
1967	39 days
1968	36 days
1969	28 days
1970	51 days
1971	79 days
1972	39 days
1973	35 days
1974	102 days
1975	53 days
1976	39 days
1977	35 days
1978	25 days
1979	57 days
1980	57 days
1981	33 days
1982	44 days
1983	65 days
1984	58 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 Cape Lisburne standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).