Cape Newenham Weather Records (USC00501314)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Newenham (USC00501314), Alaska, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Newenham

Cape Newenham (USC00501314) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 58.63 latitude and -162.15 longitude, 145 m (475 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 1984, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Newenham still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Alaska, United States, 58.63 latitude, -162.15 longitude.
Elevation: 145 m (475 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 1984, 32 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Newenham. 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 Newenham, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Newenham still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 102.

Standing records at Cape Newenham by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	8
1954	44
1955	94
1956	102
1957	66
1958	16
1959	42
1960	51
1961	47
1962	47
1963	76
1964	32
1965	50
1966	46
1967	39
1968	46
1969	32
1970	48
1971	61
1972	41
1973	27
1974	53
1975	51
1976	32
1977	19
1978	10
1979	73
1980	29
1981	50
1982	48
1983	46
1984	38

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 79.5 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Newenham. The most was 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 23 August 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Newenham
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 January 1963
Feb	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 February 1981
Mar	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 March 1979
Apr	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 April 1967
May	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 May 1955
Jun	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 June 1960
Jul	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 July 1966
Aug	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 August 1959
Sep	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 September 1957
Oct	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 October 1960
Nov	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 November 1983
Dec	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 1984

32 years of record at Cape Newenham, 1953 to 1984. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1977, 1978.

Days with data per year at Cape Newenham
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	121	33%	No
1954	198	54%	No
1955	360	99%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	361	99%	Yes
1958	150	41%	No
1959	245	67%	No
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	334	92%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	356	97%	Yes
1973	357	98%	Yes
1974	356	98%	Yes
1975	357	98%	Yes
1976	355	97%	Yes
1977	206	56%	No
1978	122	33%	No
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	360	98%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	358	98%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	330	90%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1955 to 1983

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Cape Newenham, 1955 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.6 C (33.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at -2.3 C (27.8 F), and the warmest was 1979, at 2.8 C (37.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Newenham as warming stripes, 1955 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1955	-0.6 C	-1.15 C
1956	-2.3 C	-2.89 C
1957	2.1 C	+1.50 C
1960	1.0 C	+0.47 C
1961	-0.2 C	-0.81 C
1963	0.7 C	+0.10 C
1964	-0.3 C	-0.92 C
1965	0.4 C	-0.18 C
1966	0.5 C	-0.03 C
1967	2.4 C	+1.78 C
1968	1.1 C	+0.53 C
1969	1.6 C	+1.07 C
1970	0.4 C	-0.18 C
1971	-1.0 C	-1.56 C
1972	-0.3 C	-0.89 C
1973	0.2 C	-0.33 C
1974	-0.1 C	-0.68 C
1975	-0.6 C	-1.22 C
1976	-0.5 C	-1.12 C
1979	2.8 C	+2.23 C
1980	1.1 C	+0.54 C
1981	2.5 C	+1.92 C
1982	0.6 C	+0.07 C
1983	2.4 C	+1.79 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

1953 to 1984

Yearly extremes at Cape Newenham: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1960	18.1 C (64.5 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1954	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	1959	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	1959	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	1972	21 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Newenham, 1953 to 1984. The record is 23.9 C (75.0 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.1 C (64.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Newenham by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1954	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1955	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1956	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1957	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1958	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1959	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1960	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1961	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1962	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1963	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1964	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1965	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1966	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1967	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1968	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1969	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1970	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1971	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1972	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1973	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1974	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1975	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1976	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1977	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1978	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1979	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1980	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1981	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1982	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1983	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1984	16.1 C (61.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Newenham, 1953 to 1984. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Newenham by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1954	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1955	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1956	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1957	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1958	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1964	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1965	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1966	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1967	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1968	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1970	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1972	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1973	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1974	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1975	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1977	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1981	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1982	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1984	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Newenham, 1953 to 1984. The record is 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.4 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Newenham by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1954	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1956	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1962	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1964	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1968	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1971	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1975	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1976	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1979	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1980	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1981	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1982	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984	50.5 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Newenham, 1953 to 1984. The record is 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.9 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Newenham by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1954	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1955	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1956	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1957	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1958	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1960	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1961	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1962	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1963	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1964	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1965	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1966	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1967	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1968	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1971	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1972	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1973	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1974	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1975	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1976	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1978	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1979	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1981	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1982	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1983	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1984	104.4 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Newenham, 1953 to 1984. The record is 43 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Newenham by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	7 days
1954	23 days
1955	11 days
1956	21 days
1957	14 days
1958	13 days
1959	25 days
1960	21 days
1961	19 days
1962	23 days
1963	24 days
1964	21 days
1965	21 days
1966	28 days
1967	22 days
1968	36 days
1969	18 days
1970	20 days
1971	17 days
1972	43 days
1973	21 days
1974	35 days
1975	17 days
1976	26 days
1977	12 days
1978	14 days
1979	35 days
1980	16 days
1981	23 days
1982	15 days
1983	15 days
1984	36 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

24 years with a frost

Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cape Newenham falls on 23 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 139 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Cape Newenham
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1955 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	23 May	n/a	23 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	7 October	n/a	7 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	139 days	n/a	139 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.

Download the Data

Data for Cape Newenham 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).