Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape St Elias (USC00501321), Alaska, United States, with 39 years of record.
Key Facts for Cape St Elias
Cape St Elias (USC00501321) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 59.80 latitude and -144.60 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 1974, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape St Elias still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape St Elias tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 11.1 C (52.0 F) on 21 July 1974.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 59.80 latitude, -144.60 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 1974, 39 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 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 Cape St Elias. 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 St Elias, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
9.4 C (48.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
21.7 C (71.1 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
24.4 C (75.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cape St Elias still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 92.
Standing records at Cape St Elias by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1936
52
1937
62
1938
76
1939
30
1940
62
1941
59
1942
76
1943
37
1944
48
1945
28
1946
16
1947
36
1948
34
1949
3
1950
21
1951
21
1952
39
1953
2
1954
26
1955
27
1956
92
1957
17
1958
57
1959
23
1960
43
1961
54
1962
27
1963
48
1964
45
1965
46
1966
27
1967
12
1968
22
1969
33
1970
49
1971
54
1972
47
1973
12
1974
1
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 137.2 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape St Elias. The most was 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 7 August 1939.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape St Elias
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
30 January 1956
Feb
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
24 February 1942
Mar
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
24 March 1967
Apr
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
26 April 1943
May
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
31 May 1971
Jun
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
26 June 1941
Jul
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
16 July 1958
Aug
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
7 August 1939
Sep
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
14 September 1938
Oct
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
7 October 1971
Nov
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
27 November 1956
Dec
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
29 December 1969
Period of Record Coverage
1936 to 1974
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
39 years of record at Cape St Elias, 1936 to 1974. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1936, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1974.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Cape St Elias, 1937 to 1973. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 3.7 C (38.7 F), and the warmest was 1940, at 7.5 C (45.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cape St Elias as warming stripes, 1937 to 1973
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1937
6.8 C
+1.01 C
1938
6.8 C
+0.99 C
1940
7.5 C
+1.69 C
1941
7.0 C
+1.16 C
1942
6.4 C
+0.58 C
1944
6.5 C
+0.64 C
1948
5.5 C
-0.35 C
1950
5.2 C
-0.63 C
1954
5.7 C
-0.09 C
1956
3.7 C
-2.11 C
1957
6.5 C
+0.63 C
1958
6.0 C
+0.17 C
1960
6.7 C
+0.85 C
1961
6.3 C
+0.48 C
1962
5.7 C
-0.13 C
1963
6.5 C
+0.70 C
1964
5.2 C
-0.66 C
1965
4.4 C
-1.44 C
1966
5.0 C
-0.81 C
1967
5.7 C
-0.16 C
1968
5.8 C
-0.03 C
1971
4.2 C
-1.60 C
1973
4.9 C
-0.97 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
1936 to 1974
Yearly extremes at Cape St Elias: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1939
20.6 C (69.1 F)
39
Coldest night (TNn)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1964
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
39
Wettest day (Rx1day)
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1939
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
349.1 mm (13.7 in)
1939
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
39
Longest dry spell (CDD)
49 days
1972
12 days
39
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cape St Elias, 1936 to 1974. The record is 25.6 C (78.1 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.6 C (69.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cape St Elias by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1936
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1937
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1938
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1939
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1940
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1941
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1942
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1943
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1944
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1945
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1946
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1947
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1948
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1949
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1950
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1951
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1952
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1953
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1954
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1955
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1956
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1957
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1958
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1959
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1960
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1961
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1962
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1963
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1964
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1965
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1966
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1967
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1968
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1969
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1970
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1971
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1972
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1973
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1974
17.2 C (63.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cape St Elias, 1936 to 1974. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cape St Elias by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1936
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1937
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1938
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1939
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1940
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1941
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1943
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1944
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1946
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1947
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1948
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1949
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1950
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1951
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1952
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1955
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1956
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1957
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1958
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1959
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1961
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1962
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1968
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1973
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1974
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cape St Elias, 1936 to 1974. The record is 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.5 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape St Elias by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1938
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1939
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1940
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1941
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1943
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1944
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1948
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1954
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1955
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1957
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1958
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1959
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1960
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1961
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1967
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1970
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1973
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1974
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cape St Elias, 1936 to 1974. The record is 349.1 mm (13.7 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 170.4 mm (6.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape St Elias by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1937
161.1 mm (6.3 in)
1938
273.6 mm (10.8 in)
1939
349.1 mm (13.7 in)
1940
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1941
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1942
216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1943
192.7 mm (7.6 in)
1944
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1945
187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1946
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1947
211.5 mm (8.3 in)
1948
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1949
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1950
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1951
167.8 mm (6.6 in)
1952
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1953
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1954
212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1955
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1956
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1957
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1958
285.1 mm (11.2 in)
1959
180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1960
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1961
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1962
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1963
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1964
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1965
211.9 mm (8.3 in)
1966
193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1967
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1968
188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1969
171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1970
157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1971
180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1972
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1973
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1974
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cape St Elias, 1936 to 1974. The record is 49 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape St Elias by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936
7 days
1937
14 days
1938
12 days
1939
8 days
1940
7 days
1941
12 days
1942
11 days
1943
12 days
1944
9 days
1945
8 days
1946
16 days
1947
16 days
1948
22 days
1949
5 days
1950
17 days
1951
20 days
1952
12 days
1953
15 days
1954
18 days
1955
10 days
1956
9 days
1957
13 days
1958
14 days
1959
30 days
1960
8 days
1961
17 days
1962
16 days
1963
10 days
1964
10 days
1965
11 days
1966
10 days
1967
19 days
1968
8 days
1969
11 days
1970
6 days
1971
10 days
1972
49 days
1973
10 days
1974
22 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
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cape St Elias falls on 25 April and the median first autumn frost on 4 November, which leaves a median of 198 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Cape St Elias
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1937 to 1973)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 April
n/a
25 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
4 November
n/a
4 November
n/a
n/a
Growing days
198 days
n/a
198 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.