Girdwood Weather Records (USC00503283)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Girdwood (USC00503283), Alaska, United States, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Girdwood

Girdwood (USC00503283) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 60.93 latitude and -149.17 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 1978, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Girdwood 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, 60.93 latitude, -149.17 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 1978, 58 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 Girdwood. 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 Girdwood, 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)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Girdwood still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 166.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 89.9 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Girdwood. The most was 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 21 January 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Girdwood
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 January 1961
Feb	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 February 1962
Mar	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	6 March 1959
Apr	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 April 1959
May	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 May 1977
Jun	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 June 1958
Jul	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 July 1959
Aug	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 August 1959
Sep	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	13 September 1978
Oct	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 October 1960
Nov	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 November 1964
Dec	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1922 to 1978

17 years of record at Girdwood, 1922 to 1978. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1922, 1923, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964 and others.

Days with data per year at Girdwood
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1922	19	5%	No
1923	4	1%	No
1955	18	5%	No
1956	197	54%	No
1957	171	47%	No
1958	342	94%	Yes
1959	359	98%	Yes
1960	360	98%	Yes
1961	355	97%	Yes
1962	252	69%	No
1963	249	68%	No
1964	219	60%	No
1965	121	33%	No
1966	88	24%	No
1967	28	8%	No
1977	260	71%	No
1978	200	55%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1921 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Girdwood: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1960	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1961	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	1961	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	18
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	201.1 mm (7.9 in)	1961	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	18
Longest dry spell (CDD)	26 days	1978	16 days	18

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Girdwood, 1921 to 1978. The record is 27.8 C (82.0 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.7 C (71.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Girdwood by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1921	n/a
1922	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1923	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1955	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1956	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1957	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1958	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1959	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1960	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1961	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1962	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1963	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1964	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1965	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1966	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1967	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1977	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1978	21.7 C (71.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Girdwood, 1921 to 1978. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.5 C (-17.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Girdwood by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1921	n/a
1922	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923	n/a
1955	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1957	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1958	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1960	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1961	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1963	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1965	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1977	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1978	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Girdwood, 1921 to 1978. The record is 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.7 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Girdwood by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1922	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1923	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1955	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1962	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1964	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1966	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1967	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1978	84.8 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Girdwood, 1921 to 1978. The record is 201.1 mm (7.9 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Girdwood by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1922	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1923	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1956	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1957	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1958	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1959	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1960	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1961	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1962	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1963	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1964	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1965	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1966	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1967	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978	48.7 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Girdwood, 1921 to 1978. The record is 26 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Girdwood by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921	18 days
1922	15 days
1923	14 days
1955	10 days
1956	20 days
1957	17 days
1958	16 days
1959	23 days
1960	16 days
1961	15 days
1962	18 days
1963	18 days
1964	14 days
1965	16 days
1966	12 days
1967	7 days
1977	14 days
1978	26 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 Girdwood standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Girdwood 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).