Haines Terminal Weather Records (USC00503500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Haines Terminal (USC00503500), Alaska, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Haines Terminal

Haines Terminal (USC00503500) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 59.27 latitude and -135.45 longitude, 53 m (175 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 1988, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Haines Terminal 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, 59.27 latitude, -135.45 longitude.
Elevation: 53 m (175 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 1988, 32 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 Haines Terminal. 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 Haines Terminal, 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)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Haines Terminal still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Haines Terminal by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	24
1958	62
1959	55
1960	56
1961	48
1962	57
1963	73
1964	81
1965	74
1966	53
1967	30
1968	41
1969	44
1970	71
1971	62
1972	46
1973	32
1974	43
1975	15
1976	6
1977	59
1978	35
1979	69
1980	35
1981	61
1982	34
1983	38
1984	36
1985	39
1986	39
1987	36
1988	10

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 95.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Haines Terminal. The most was 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 5 December 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Haines Terminal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 January 1960
Feb	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 February 1968
Mar	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 March 1981
Apr	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 April 1962
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 May 1971
Jun	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	1 June 1961
Jul	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 July 1979
Aug	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 August 1981
Sep	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	15 September 1967
Oct	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 October 1974
Nov	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	3 November 1974
Dec	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	5 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1988

32 years of record at Haines Terminal, 1957 to 1988. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1961, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985 and others.

Days with data per year at Haines Terminal
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	121	33%	No
1958	348	95%	Yes
1959	360	99%	Yes
1960	362	99%	Yes
1961	328	90%	No
1962	360	99%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	362	99%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	352	96%	Yes
1967	362	99%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	333	91%	Yes
1970	356	98%	Yes
1971	332	91%	Yes
1972	312	85%	No
1973	344	94%	Yes
1974	350	96%	Yes
1975	113	31%	No
1976	61	17%	No
1977	352	96%	Yes
1978	357	98%	Yes
1979	358	98%	Yes
1980	349	95%	Yes
1981	351	96%	Yes
1982	319	87%	No
1983	323	88%	No
1984	346	95%	Yes
1985	325	89%	No
1986	328	90%	No
1987	331	91%	Yes
1988	176	48%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1959 to 1987

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Haines Terminal, 1959 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.1 C (41.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 4.0 C (39.2 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.6 C (44.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Haines Terminal as warming stripes, 1959 to 1987
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	5.1 C	0.00 C
1960	6.6 C	+1.42 C
1962	5.2 C	+0.02 C
1963	5.3 C	+0.21 C
1964	4.2 C	-0.95 C
1965	4.2 C	-0.91 C
1966	4.0 C	-1.14 C
1967	5.1 C	-0.03 C
1968	5.0 C	-0.14 C
1970	4.8 C	-0.29 C
1973	4.1 C	-1.07 C
1974	5.0 C	-0.11 C
1977	6.0 C	+0.86 C
1978	5.9 C	+0.80 C
1979	5.1 C	-0.03 C
1980	5.5 C	+0.36 C
1981	6.6 C	+1.51 C
1982	4.3 C	-0.81 C
1983	5.1 C	+0.01 C
1984	5.5 C	+0.39 C
1985	4.3 C	-0.82 C
1986	5.0 C	-0.11 C
1987	6.0 C	+0.85 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

1957 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Haines Terminal: 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)	1972	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1964	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	1964	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	1974	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	1967	19 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Haines Terminal, 1957 to 1988. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 C (82.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Haines Terminal by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1958	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1961	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1962	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1963	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1965	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1966	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1967	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1969	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1971	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1972	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1974	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1975	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1976	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1977	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1978	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1979	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1980	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1981	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1982	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1984	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1985	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1986	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1987	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1988	27.2 C (81.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Haines Terminal, 1957 to 1988. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Haines Terminal by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1958	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1959	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1961	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1962	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1963	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1964	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1965	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1966	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1970	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1972	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1973	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1974	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1975	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1976	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1977	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1979	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1980	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1981	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1984	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1986	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988	-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Haines Terminal, 1957 to 1988. The record is 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.8 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Haines Terminal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1960	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1963	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1966	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1968	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1969	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1970	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1971	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1973	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1974	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1975	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1976	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1977	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1978	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1981	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1983	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1984	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1985	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1986	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988	30.2 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Haines Terminal, 1957 to 1988. The record is 200.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.1 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Haines Terminal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1958	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1959	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1960	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1961	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1962	175.6 mm (6.9 in)
1963	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1964	184.5 mm (7.3 in)
1965	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1966	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1967	165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1968	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1970	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1971	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1973	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1974	200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1975	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1976	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1977	146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1978	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1979	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1980	196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1981	180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1982	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1984	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1985	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1987	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1988	55.7 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Haines Terminal, 1957 to 1988. The record is 38 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Haines Terminal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	10 days
1958	24 days
1959	21 days
1960	23 days
1961	14 days
1962	21 days
1963	15 days
1964	16 days
1965	18 days
1966	20 days
1967	38 days
1968	15 days
1969	17 days
1970	12 days
1971	22 days
1972	29 days
1973	13 days
1974	33 days
1975	9 days
1976	15 days
1977	20 days
1978	19 days
1979	32 days
1980	27 days
1981	26 days
1982	14 days
1983	28 days
1984	12 days
1985	19 days
1986	14 days
1987	18 days
1988	17 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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Haines Terminal falls on 6 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 156 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Haines Terminal
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1959 to 1987)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	6 May	n/a	6 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	7 October	n/a	7 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	156 days	n/a	156 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 Haines Terminal standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Haines Terminal 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).