Chignik Weather Records (USC00501716)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chignik (USC00501716), Alaska, United States, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Chignik

Chignik (USC00501716) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 56.30 latitude and -158.40 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1927 to 1978, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Chignik 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, 56.30 latitude, -158.40 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
Period of record: 1927 to 1978, 52 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 Chignik. 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 Chignik, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 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)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Chignik still stand. 1975 holds the most, with 131.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 186.2 mm (7.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chignik. The most was 186.2 mm (7.3 in) on 12 May 1930.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Chignik
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	13 January 1930
Feb	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	5 February 1971
Mar	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	3 March 1931
Apr	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	15 April 1970
May	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	12 May 1930
Jun	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	8 June 1969
Jul	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 July 1929
Aug	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	17 August 1927
Sep	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	23 September 1927
Oct	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	15 October 1930
Nov	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	2 November 1928
Dec	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	6 December 1927

Period of Record Coverage

1927 to 1978

17 years of record at Chignik, 1927 to 1978. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1927, 1929, 1931, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1978.

Days with data per year at Chignik
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1927	275	75%	No
1928	346	95%	Yes
1929	319	87%	No
1930	363	99%	Yes
1931	151	41%	No
1967	107	29%	No
1968	206	56%	No
1969	361	99%	Yes
1970	332	91%	Yes
1971	358	98%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	214	58%	No
1977	143	39%	No
1978	151	41%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1927 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Chignik: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1971	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1971	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	1930	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	17
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	460.2 mm (18.1 in)	1930	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	17
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1973	21 days	17

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Chignik, 1927 to 1978. The record is 24.4 C (75.9 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.0 C (68.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Chignik by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1927	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1928	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1929	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1930	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1931	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1967	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1968	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1969	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1970	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1971	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1972	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1973	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1974	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1975	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1976	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1977	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1978	15.6 C (60.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Chignik, 1927 to 1978. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Chignik by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1927	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1928	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1929	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1930	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1931	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1967	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1970	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1972	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1973	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1975	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1976	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978	-17.2 C (1.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Chignik, 1927 to 1978. The record is 186.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.3 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chignik by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1928	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1929	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1930	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1931	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1967	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1970	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1971	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1972	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1973	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1974	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1977	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1978	48.5 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Chignik, 1927 to 1978. The record is 460.2 mm (18.1 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 179.6 mm (7.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chignik by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927	378.2 mm (14.9 in)
1928	388.9 mm (15.3 in)
1929	305.1 mm (12.0 in)
1930	460.2 mm (18.1 in)
1931	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1967	140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1968	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1969	319.5 mm (12.6 in)
1970	257.8 mm (10.1 in)
1971	289.2 mm (11.4 in)
1972	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1973	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1974	260.7 mm (10.3 in)
1975	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1976	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1977	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1978	152.6 mm (6.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Chignik, 1927 to 1978. The record is 40 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chignik by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927	9 days
1928	10 days
1929	15 days
1930	28 days
1931	14 days
1967	10 days
1968	19 days
1969	27 days
1970	25 days
1971	26 days
1972	25 days
1973	40 days
1974	21 days
1975	26 days
1976	32 days
1977	13 days
1978	18 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 Chignik standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Chignik 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).