Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Five Finger Lt STN (USC00503072), Alaska, United States, with 44 years of record.
Key Facts for Five Finger Lt STN
Five Finger Lt STN (USC00503072) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 57.27 latitude and -133.62 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 1984, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Five Finger Lt STN still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Five Finger Lt STN tied a daily record low minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 26 July 1984.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 57.27 latitude, -133.62 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 1984, 44 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Five Finger Lt STN. 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 Five Finger Lt STN, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
23.3 C (73.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
23.9 C (75.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
25.0 C (77.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Five Finger Lt STN still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Five Finger Lt STN by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1941
18
1943
14
1944
51
1945
33
1946
27
1947
31
1948
25
1949
22
1950
33
1951
29
1952
65
1953
40
1954
60
1955
47
1956
71
1957
29
1958
29
1959
19
1960
21
1961
56
1962
21
1963
72
1964
29
1965
30
1966
23
1967
41
1968
29
1969
66
1970
34
1971
24
1972
40
1973
10
1974
16
1975
53
1976
22
1977
38
1978
12
1979
25
1980
30
1981
35
1982
18
1983
61
1984
15
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Five Finger Lt STN. The most was 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 12 August 1961.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Five Finger Lt STN
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
30 January 1976
Feb
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1 February 1970
Mar
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
5 March 1947
Apr
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
5 April 1955
May
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
20 May 1948
Jun
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
12 June 1954
Jul
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
13 July 1969
Aug
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
12 August 1961
Sep
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
10 September 1947
Oct
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
11 October 1977
Nov
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
30 November 1979
Dec
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
5 December 1964
Period of Record Coverage
1941 to 1984
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
43 years of record at Five Finger Lt STN, 1941 to 1984. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1943, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1970, 1979, 1980 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Five Finger Lt STN, 1944 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.0 C (42.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 4.4 C (39.8 F), and the warmest was 1944, at 7.6 C (45.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Five Finger Lt STN as warming stripes, 1944 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1944
7.6 C
+1.53 C
1945
6.2 C
+0.17 C
1946
6.5 C
+0.45 C
1950
5.5 C
-0.53 C
1952
6.2 C
+0.16 C
1954
5.6 C
-0.46 C
1955
5.1 C
-0.94 C
1956
4.4 C
-1.67 C
1957
6.4 C
+0.35 C
1959
6.3 C
+0.25 C
1960
7.1 C
+1.09 C
1961
6.1 C
+0.09 C
1962
6.5 C
+0.44 C
1963
7.0 C
+0.95 C
1964
5.9 C
-0.09 C
1965
6.0 C
0.00 C
1966
5.7 C
-0.33 C
1967
6.1 C
+0.09 C
1968
4.9 C
-1.11 C
1969
6.3 C
+0.28 C
1971
5.5 C
-0.57 C
1972
4.8 C
-1.21 C
1974
5.8 C
-0.20 C
1975
4.7 C
-1.33 C
1976
6.5 C
+0.49 C
1977
6.9 C
+0.91 C
1978
6.8 C
+0.76 C
1982
5.8 C
-0.21 C
1983
6.7 C
+0.67 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
1941 to 1984
Yearly extremes at Five Finger Lt STN: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1963
21.7 C (71.1 F)
43
Coldest night (TNn)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1952
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1961
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
273.9 mm (10.8 in)
1969
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
43
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
1982
18 days
43
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Five Finger Lt STN, 1941 to 1984. The record is 25.0 C (77.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.7 C (71.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Five Finger Lt STN by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1941
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1943
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1944
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1945
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1946
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1947
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1948
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1949
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1950
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1951
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1952
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1953
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1954
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1955
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1956
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1957
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1958
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1959
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1960
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1961
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1962
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1963
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1964
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1965
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1966
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1967
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1968
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1969
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1970
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1971
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1972
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1973
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1974
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1975
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1976
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1977
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1978
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1979
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1980
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1981
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1982
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1983
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1984
16.7 C (62.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Five Finger Lt STN, 1941 to 1984. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Five Finger Lt STN by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1941
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1943
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1944
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1945
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1947
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1948
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1949
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1951
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1952
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1955
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1958
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1959
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1960
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1961
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1962
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1963
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1964
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1966
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1971
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1972
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1973
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1974
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1976
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1977
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1978
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1982
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1983
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1984
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Five Finger Lt STN, 1941 to 1984. The record is 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Five Finger Lt STN by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1954
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1955
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1957
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1961
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1962
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1963
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1969
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1973
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1974
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1978
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1980
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1981
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1983
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1984
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Five Finger Lt STN, 1941 to 1984. The record is 273.9 mm (10.8 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.5 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Five Finger Lt STN by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941
108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1943
133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1944
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1945
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1946
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1947
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1948
150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1949
140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1950
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1951
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1952
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1953
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1954
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1955
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1957
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1958
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1959
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1960
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1961
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1962
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1963
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1964
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1965
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1966
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1967
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1968
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1969
273.9 mm (10.8 in)
1970
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1971
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1972
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1973
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1974
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1975
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1976
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1977
140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1978
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1979
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1980
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1981
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1983
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1984
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Five Finger Lt STN, 1941 to 1984. The record is 35 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Five Finger Lt STN by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941
20 days
1943
2 days
1944
12 days
1945
22 days
1946
14 days
1947
20 days
1948
29 days
1949
9 days
1950
18 days
1951
22 days
1952
24 days
1953
18 days
1954
23 days
1955
20 days
1956
21 days
1957
22 days
1958
19 days
1959
14 days
1960
11 days
1961
10 days
1962
23 days
1963
10 days
1964
19 days
1965
17 days
1966
15 days
1967
13 days
1968
32 days
1969
25 days
1970
12 days
1971
15 days
1972
21 days
1973
12 days
1974
16 days
1975
15 days
1976
10 days
1977
11 days
1978
19 days
1979
27 days
1980
12 days
1981
34 days
1982
35 days
1983
15 days
1984
8 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
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Five Finger Lt STN falls on 18 April and the median first autumn frost on 5 November, which leaves a median of 195 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Five Finger Lt STN
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1944 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
18 April
n/a
18 April
n/a
+1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 November
n/a
5 November
n/a
-1.6 days per decade
Growing days
195 days
n/a
195 days
n/a
-3.5 days per decade
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.
Rainfall Return Levels
33 years, 1944 to 1983
A day with at least 49.7 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 94.4 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Five Finger Lt STN: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
25 years
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
50 years
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
Longer than the 33 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 33 years of values from 1944 to 1983.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1961; 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1969; 72.6 mm (2.9 in) in 1977.
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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.