Hope Weather Records (USC00503720)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hope (USC00503720), Alaska, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Hope

Hope (USC00503720) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 60.90 latitude and -149.63 longitude, 55 m (180 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2012, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hope 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, 60.90 latitude, -149.63 longitude.
Elevation: 55 m (180 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2012, 34 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 Hope. 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 Hope, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hope still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 114.

Standing records at Hope by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1979	97
1980	114
1981	64
1982	78
1983	72
1984	80
1985	105
1986	67
1987	48
1988	51
1989	66
1990	87
1991	36
1992	81
1993	68
1994	49
1995	25
2003	11
2004	37
2005	33
2006	39
2007	37
2008	35
2009	31
2010	22
2011	14
2012	17

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 81.3 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hope. The most was 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 27 December 1991.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hope
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 January 2009
Feb	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	7 February 2010
Mar	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 March 1988
Apr	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 April 1988
May	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 May 1980
Jun	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 June 1985
Jul	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 July 1991
Aug	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 August 1989
Sep	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 September 2007
Oct	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 October 1987
Nov	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 November 1981
Dec	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 December 1991

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 2012

27 years of record at Hope, 1979 to 2012. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and others.

Days with data per year at Hope
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1979	302	83%	No
1980	352	96%	Yes
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	342	94%	Yes
1983	347	95%	Yes
1984	358	98%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	329	90%	Yes
1987	351	96%	Yes
1988	356	97%	Yes
1989	360	99%	Yes
1990	357	98%	Yes
1991	360	99%	Yes
1992	359	98%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	352	96%	Yes
1995	109	30%	No
2003	77	21%	No
2004	239	65%	No
2005	324	89%	No
2006	335	92%	Yes
2007	361	99%	Yes
2008	349	95%	Yes
2009	281	77%	No
2010	311	85%	No
2011	312	85%	No
2012	113	31%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1980 to 2008

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Hope, 1980 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.4 C (36.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 0.5 C (32.9 F), and the warmest was 1993, at 3.9 C (39.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hope as warming stripes, 1980 to 2008
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1980	1.6 C	-0.83 C
1981	3.4 C	+0.97 C
1982	1.6 C	-0.86 C
1983	3.5 C	+1.05 C
1984	3.0 C	+0.60 C
1985	2.2 C	-0.25 C
1987	3.6 C	+1.22 C
1988	3.2 C	+0.79 C
1989	1.9 C	-0.50 C
1990	1.8 C	-0.61 C
1991	2.6 C	+0.20 C
1992	1.6 C	-0.81 C
1993	3.9 C	+1.53 C
1994	2.5 C	+0.09 C
2007	1.7 C	-0.73 C
2008	0.5 C	-1.89 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

1979 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Hope: 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)	1983	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	1989	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1991	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	2010	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	1989	30 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hope, 1979 to 2012. The record is 27.8 C (82.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 C (77.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hope by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1979	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1980	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1981	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1982	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1983	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1984	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1985	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1986	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1987	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1988	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1989	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1990	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1991	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1992	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1993	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1994	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1995	13.3 C (55.9 F)
2003	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2004	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2005	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2006	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2007	23.9 C (75.0 F)
2008	22.2 C (72.0 F)
2009	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2010	23.9 C (75.0 F)
2011	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2012	21.7 C (71.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hope, 1979 to 2012. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hope by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1979	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1981	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1982	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1984	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1986	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1987	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1988	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1991	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1992	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1993	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1994	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1995	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2003	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2004	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2005	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2006	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2007	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2008	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2009	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2010	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2011	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2012	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hope, 1979 to 2012. The record is 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hope by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1983	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1985	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1986	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1987	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1988	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1989	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1990	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1991	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1992	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1994	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1995	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2003	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2004	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2005	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2006	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2007	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2008	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2009	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2012	25.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hope, 1979 to 2012. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.4 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hope by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1980	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1981	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1982	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1983	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1984	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1985	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1987	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1988	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1989	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1990	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1992	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1993	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1994	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
2003	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2004	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2005	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2006	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2007	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2008	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2009	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2011	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
2012	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hope, 1979 to 2012. The record is 51 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hope by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979	41 days
1980	36 days
1981	25 days
1982	31 days
1983	32 days
1984	36 days
1985	25 days
1986	41 days
1987	29 days
1988	33 days
1989	51 days
1990	33 days
1991	30 days
1992	22 days
1993	17 days
1994	31 days
1995	34 days
2003	12 days
2004	22 days
2005	24 days
2006	22 days
2007	26 days
2008	26 days
2009	42 days
2010	38 days
2011	2 days
2012	3 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 Hope standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hope 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).