Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chitina (USC00501824), Alaska, United States, with 96 years of record.
Key Facts for Chitina
Chitina (USC00501824) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 61.52 latitude and -144.44 longitude, 196 m (643 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 2012, 96 years of record.
1,464 records set at Chitina still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Chitina tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -30.0 C (-22.0 F) on 8 November 2012.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 61.52 latitude, -144.44 longitude.
Elevation: 196 m (643 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 2012, 96 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
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 Chitina. 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 Chitina, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
8.9 C (48.0 F)
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
8.3 C (46.9 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Chitina still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 76.
Standing records at Chitina by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1917
41
1918
50
1919
29
1920
64
1921
24
1922
36
1923
49
1939
26
1940
69
1941
51
1942
54
1943
51
1944
23
1950
15
1951
42
1952
58
1953
28
1954
57
1955
67
1956
62
1957
39
1958
60
1959
34
1960
24
1961
29
1963
30
1964
57
1965
41
1966
33
1967
17
1968
3
1969
76
1970
27
1971
19
2007
2
2008
31
2009
9
2010
5
2011
21
2012
11
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 106.2 mm (4.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chitina. The most was 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 29 December 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Chitina
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
6 January 1958
Feb
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
9 February 1953
Mar
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
23 March 1955
Apr
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
4 April 1918
May
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
30 May 1971
Jun
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
14 June 2010
Jul
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
18 July 1960
Aug
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
28 August 1955
Sep
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
14 September 1951
Oct
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
29 October 1954
Nov
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
26 November 1956
Dec
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
29 December 1955
Period of Record Coverage
1917 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
40 years of record at Chitina, 1917 to 2012. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1939, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Chitina, 1919 to 1969. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -1.3 C (29.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at -3.3 C (26.1 F), and the warmest was 1940, at 1.0 C (33.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Chitina as warming stripes, 1919 to 1969
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1919
-2.2 C
-0.88 C
1920
-2.0 C
-0.68 C
1921
-1.2 C
+0.14 C
1922
-2.0 C
-0.67 C
1923
-0.3 C
+0.97 C
1940
1.0 C
+2.27 C
1941
0.2 C
+1.47 C
1942
-0.7 C
+0.61 C
1943
0.6 C
+1.90 C
1954
-2.3 C
-0.97 C
1955
-2.9 C
-1.55 C
1956
-3.3 C
-1.95 C
1957
-0.2 C
+1.10 C
1958
-1.8 C
-0.51 C
1964
-2.4 C
-1.06 C
1969
-1.5 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
1917 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Chitina: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969
28.3 C (82.9 F)
40
Coldest night (TNn)
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1917
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
40
Wettest day (Rx1day)
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1955
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
258.6 mm (10.2 in)
1955
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
40
Longest dry spell (CDD)
136 days
1919
34 days
40
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Chitina, 1917 to 2012. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Chitina by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1917
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1918
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1919
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1920
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1921
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1922
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1923
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1940
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1941
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1942
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1943
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1944
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1950
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1951
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1953
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1954
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1955
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1956
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1960
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1961
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1964
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1965
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1966
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1968
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971
10.6 C (51.1 F)
2007
13.3 C (55.9 F)
2008
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2009
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2011
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2012
26.1 C (79.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Chitina, 1917 to 2012. The record is -50.0 C (-58.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -42.2 C (-44.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Chitina by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1917
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1918
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1919
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1920
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1921
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1922
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1923
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1939
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1940
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1941
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1942
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1943
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1944
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1950
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1951
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1952
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1953
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1954
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1955
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1956
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1957
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1958
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1959
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1960
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1961
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1964
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1965
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1966
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1967
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1968
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1969
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1970
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1971
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
2007
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2008
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
2009
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2010
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2011
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
2012
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Chitina, 1917 to 2012. The record is 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.0 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chitina by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1918
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1921
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1922
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1923
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1941
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1942
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1943
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1944
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1950
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1953
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1956
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1957
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1959
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1961
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1963
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1964
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1966
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1967
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1968
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1969
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1971
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2007
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2008
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2009
2.8 mm (0.11 in)
2010
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2012
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Chitina, 1917 to 2012. The record is 258.6 mm (10.2 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.5 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chitina by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1918
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1919
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1920
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1922
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1923
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1939
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1940
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1941
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1943
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1950
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1952
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1953
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955
258.6 mm (10.2 in)
1956
258.6 mm (10.2 in)
1957
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1963
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1964
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1966
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1967
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1969
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1971
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
2007
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2008
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2009
6.9 mm (0.27 in)
2010
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2011
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
2012
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Chitina, 1917 to 2012. The record is 136 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chitina by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917
40 days
1918
33 days
1919
136 days
1920
33 days
1921
34 days
1922
34 days
1923
34 days
1939
20 days
1940
46 days
1941
20 days
1942
43 days
1943
44 days
1944
17 days
1950
27 days
1951
44 days
1952
65 days
1953
51 days
1954
65 days
1955
55 days
1956
60 days
1957
62 days
1958
115 days
1959
32 days
1960
30 days
1961
30 days
1963
45 days
1964
30 days
1965
17 days
1966
30 days
1967
64 days
1968
33 days
1969
58 days
1970
42 days
1971
66 days
2007
28 days
2008
30 days
2009
36 days
2010
3 days
2011
6 days
2012
12 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.
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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.