Galena Weather Records (USC00503212)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Galena (USC00503212), Alaska, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Galena

Galena (USC00503212) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 64.74 latitude and -156.88 longitude, 46 m (152 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1996 to 2026, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Galena 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, 64.74 latitude, -156.88 longitude.
Elevation: 46 m (152 ft).
Period of record: 1996 to 2026, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

20 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Galena. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 20 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Galena, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
Feb	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-53.3 C (-63.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
Mar	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
Apr	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Jun	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)
Jul	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Sep	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Oct	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Nov	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
Dec	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Galena still stand. 2005 holds the most, with 92.

Standing records at Galena by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1996	33
1997	68
1998	60
1999	61
2000	63
2001	66
2002	87
2003	82
2004	88
2005	92
2006	51
2007	73
2008	55
2009	54
2010	46
2011	35
2012	32
2013	21
2015	8
2016	43
2017	55
2018	6
2019	40
2020	52
2021	45
2022	32
2023	37
2024	38
2025	41

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 48.3 mm (1.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Galena. The most was 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 20 April 2020.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Galena
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 January 2005
Feb	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 February 2022
Mar	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 March 2023
Apr	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 April 2020
May	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 May 1999
Jun	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 June 2025
Jul	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 July 2016
Aug	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 August 2024
Sep	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 September 2017
Oct	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 October 2019
Nov	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 November 2020
Dec	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

1996 to 2025

29 years of record at Galena, 1996 to 2025. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1996, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019.

Days with data per year at Galena
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1996	101	28%	No
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	300	82%	No
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	363	99%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	335	92%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	315	86%	No
2013	103	28%	No
2015	25	7%	No
2016	325	89%	No
2017	345	95%	Yes
2018	133	36%	No
2019	251	69%	No
2020	339	93%	Yes
2021	346	95%	Yes
2022	341	93%	Yes
2023	346	95%	Yes
2024	359	98%	Yes
2025	346	95%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1997 to 2025

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Galena, 1997 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -3.1 C (26.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1999, at -6.2 C (20.8 F), and the warmest was 2016, at -1.1 C (30.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Galena as warming stripes, 1997 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1997	-3.2 C	-0.13 C
1998	-3.2 C	-0.16 C
1999	-6.2 C	-3.13 C
2000	-3.0 C	+0.08 C
2002	-1.4 C	+1.66 C
2003	-2.5 C	+0.59 C
2004	-1.9 C	+1.22 C
2005	-2.7 C	+0.37 C
2006	-3.5 C	-0.46 C
2007	-2.1 C	+1.01 C
2009	-3.7 C	-0.59 C
2010	-3.8 C	-0.70 C
2011	-3.6 C	-0.51 C
2016	-1.1 C	+1.99 C
2017	-1.6 C	+1.43 C
2020	-3.8 C	-0.75 C
2021	-4.5 C	-1.43 C
2022	-3.4 C	-0.30 C
2023	-3.6 C	-0.48 C
2024	-2.8 C	+0.29 C
2025	-3.1 C	-0.01 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

1996 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Galena: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2009	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)	2012	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2020	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2025	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	78 days	2007	27 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Galena, 1996 to 2026. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Galena by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1996	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1997	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1998	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1999	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2000	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2001	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2002	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2003	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2004	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2006	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2007	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2008	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2009	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2011	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2012	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2013	10.6 C (51.1 F)
2015	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2016	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2017	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2018	17.2 C (63.0 F)
2019	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2020	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2021	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2022	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2023	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2024	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2025	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2026	27.2 C (81.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Galena, 1996 to 2026. The record is -53.9 C (-65.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is -45.0 C (-49.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Galena by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1996	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1997	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1998	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1999	-53.3 C (-63.9 F)
2000	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
2001	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
2002	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
2003	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
2004	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
2005	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
2006	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
2007	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
2008	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
2009	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
2010	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
2011	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
2012	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)
2013	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
2015	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2016	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2017	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
2018	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
2019	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
2020	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
2021	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
2022	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
2023	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2024	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
2025	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
2026	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Galena, 1996 to 2026. The record is 48.3 mm (1.9 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Galena by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1996	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1997	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1998	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1999	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2000	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2001	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2002	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2003	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2004	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2005	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2006	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2007	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2008	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2009	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2010	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2011	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2012	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2013	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2015	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2016	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2017	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2018	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
2019	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2020	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2021	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2022	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2023	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2024	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2025	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2026	37.6 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Galena, 1996 to 2026. The record is 72.4 mm (2.9 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Galena by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1996	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1997	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1998	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2000	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2001	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2002	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2003	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2004	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
2005	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
2006	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2007	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2008	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2009	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
2010	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2011	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
2012	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2013	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2015	1.9 mm (0.07 in)
2016	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2017	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2018	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2019	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2020	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2021	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2022	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2023	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2024	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2026	63.3 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Galena, 1996 to 2026. The record is 78 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Galena by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1996	19 days
1997	47 days
1998	47 days
1999	24 days
2000	42 days
2001	21 days
2002	28 days
2003	45 days
2004	22 days
2005	41 days
2006	39 days
2007	78 days
2008	22 days
2009	24 days
2010	31 days
2011	40 days
2012	47 days
2013	8 days
2015	7 days
2016	29 days
2017	38 days
2018	25 days
2019	18 days
2020	21 days
2021	15 days
2022	31 days
2023	13 days
2024	17 days
2025	14 days
2026	31 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Galena falls on 23 May and the median first autumn frost on 31 August, which leaves a median of 96 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Galena
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1997 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	23 May	n/a	23 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	31 August	n/a	31 August	n/a	n/a
Growing days	96 days	n/a	96 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.

Download the Data

Data for Galena standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Galena 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).