Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ft Richardson Wtp (USC00503163), Alaska, United States, with 37 years of record.
Key Facts for Ft Richardson Wtp
Ft Richardson Wtp (USC00503163) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 61.23 latitude and -149.65 longitude, 143 m (470 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1990 to 2026, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ft Richardson Wtp still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ft Richardson Wtp set a daily record low minimum temperature of 1.7 C (35.1 F) on 29 May 2026.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 61.23 latitude, -149.65 longitude.
Elevation: 143 m (470 ft).
Period of record: 1990 to 2026, 37 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
15 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 Ft Richardson Wtp. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Ft Richardson Wtp, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Feb
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Mar
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
Apr
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
May
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Jun
29.4 C (84.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
30.6 C (87.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ft Richardson Wtp still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 100.
Standing records at Ft Richardson Wtp by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1990
37
1991
31
1992
100
1993
42
1994
46
1995
54
1996
56
1997
41
1998
35
1999
72
2000
35
2001
40
2002
57
2003
66
2004
61
2005
41
2006
32
2007
39
2008
44
2009
61
2010
22
2011
39
2012
24
2013
49
2014
8
2015
18
2016
42
2017
20
2018
19
2019
55
2020
14
2021
42
2022
18
2023
14
2024
26
2025
43
2026
21
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 81.3 mm (3.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Richardson Wtp. The most was 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 11 August 2016.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Richardson Wtp
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
19 January 2021
Feb
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
6 February 1993
Mar
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
17 March 2002
Apr
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
26 April 2008
May
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
18 May 2013
Jun
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
24 June 1995
Jul
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
11 July 1991
Aug
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
11 August 2016
Sep
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1 September 1997
Oct
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
27 October 1992
Nov
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
20 November 1994
Dec
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
3 December 2016
Period of Record Coverage
1990 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Ft Richardson Wtp, 1990 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1990, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Ft Richardson Wtp, 1991 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.3 C (36.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 0.5 C (32.8 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 4.2 C (39.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ft Richardson Wtp as warming stripes, 1991 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1991
2.1 C
-0.14 C
1992
1.0 C
-1.24 C
1993
3.4 C
+1.14 C
1995
1.8 C
-0.44 C
1996
0.5 C
-1.78 C
1997
2.8 C
+0.55 C
1998
2.1 C
-0.16 C
1999
0.6 C
-1.66 C
2001
2.3 C
0.00 C
2002
3.4 C
+1.10 C
2003
3.1 C
+0.81 C
2005
3.2 C
+0.92 C
2007
1.8 C
-0.44 C
2008
0.6 C
-1.63 C
2009
2.8 C
+0.50 C
2010
3.3 C
+1.02 C
2016
4.2 C
+1.98 C
2020
1.8 C
-0.47 C
2021
1.1 C
-1.15 C
2023
2.2 C
-0.06 C
2024
2.4 C
+0.12 C
2025
3.4 C
+1.12 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
1990 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Ft Richardson Wtp: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2019
26.1 C (79.0 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1999
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2016
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
2016
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
66 days
1996
31 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ft Richardson Wtp, 1990 to 2026. The record is 30.6 C (87.1 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.1 C (79.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Richardson Wtp by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1990
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1991
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1992
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1993
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1994
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1995
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1996
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1997
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1998
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1999
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2000
23.3 C (73.9 F)
2001
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2002
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2003
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2004
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2005
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2006
24.4 C (75.9 F)
2007
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2008
22.2 C (72.0 F)
2009
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2010
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2011
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2012
23.9 C (75.0 F)
2013
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2014
22.8 C (73.0 F)
2015
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2016
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2017
24.4 C (75.9 F)
2018
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2019
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2020
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2021
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2022
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2023
23.3 C (73.9 F)
2024
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2025
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2026
17.2 C (63.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ft Richardson Wtp, 1990 to 2026. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Richardson Wtp by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1990
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1991
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1992
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1993
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1994
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1995
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1996
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1997
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1998
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1999
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2000
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2002
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2003
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2004
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2005
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2006
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2007
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2008
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2009
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2010
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2012
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2013
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2014
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2015
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2016
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2017
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2018
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2019
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2020
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2021
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2022
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2023
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2024
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2025
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2026
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ft Richardson Wtp, 1990 to 2026. The record is 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.4 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Richardson Wtp by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1990
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1992
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1994
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1995
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1996
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1997
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1999
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2000
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2001
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2002
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2004
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2005
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2006
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2007
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2008
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2009
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2010
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2011
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2012
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2013
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2014
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2015
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2016
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2017
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2018
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2019
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2020
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2021
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2022
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2023
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2024
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2025
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2026
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ft Richardson Wtp, 1990 to 2026. The record is 94.1 mm (3.7 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.2 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Richardson Wtp by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1990
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1991
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1992
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1994
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1996
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1997
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1998
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1999
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2000
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2002
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
2003
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2004
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
2005
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2006
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
2007
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2008
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
2009
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2010
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
2011
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2012
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2013
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
2014
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2015
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
2016
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
2017
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2018
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2019
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2020
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2021
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2022
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
2023
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2024
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2025
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2026
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Richardson Wtp, 1990 to 2026. The record is 66 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Richardson Wtp by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1990
22 days
1991
31 days
1992
33 days
1993
46 days
1994
34 days
1995
43 days
1996
66 days
1997
36 days
1998
61 days
1999
21 days
2000
44 days
2001
33 days
2002
22 days
2003
25 days
2004
23 days
2005
25 days
2006
30 days
2007
46 days
2008
28 days
2009
31 days
2010
41 days
2011
2 days
2012
13 days
2013
32 days
2014
28 days
2015
19 days
2016
40 days
2017
30 days
2018
47 days
2019
34 days
2020
30 days
2021
31 days
2022
14 days
2023
23 days
2024
20 days
2025
36 days
2026
27 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
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ft Richardson Wtp falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 27 September, which leaves a median of 137 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Ft Richardson Wtp
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1991 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
n/a
8 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
27 September
n/a
27 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
137 days
n/a
137 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.