Hughes Weather Records (USC00503765)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hughes (USC00503765), Alaska, United States, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Hughes

Hughes (USC00503765) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 66.07 latitude and -154.23 longitude, 166 m (545 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 1970, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hughes 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, 66.07 latitude, -154.23 longitude.
Elevation: 166 m (545 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 1970, 30 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 Hughes. 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 Hughes, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-55.6 C (-68.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hughes still stand. 1957 holds the most, with 72.

Standing records at Hughes by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1941	22
1942	39
1943	59
1944	51
1945	49
1946	43
1947	64
1948	66
1949	58
1950	44
1951	50
1952	49
1953	46
1954	47
1955	50
1956	68
1957	72
1958	41
1959	44
1960	43
1961	57
1962	40
1963	36
1964	34
1965	71
1966	56
1967	50
1968	59
1969	56

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 63.5 mm (2.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hughes. The most was 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 31 July 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hughes
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 January 1960
Feb	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 February 1967
Mar	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 March 1965
Apr	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 April 1967
May	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 May 1949
Jun	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 June 1953
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 July 1967
Aug	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	14 August 1967
Sep	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 September 1951
Oct	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 October 1956
Nov	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 November 1952
Dec	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1941 to 1970

30 years of record at Hughes, 1941 to 1970. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1943, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970.

Days with data per year at Hughes
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1941	169	46%	No
1942	354	97%	Yes
1943	321	88%	No
1944	356	97%	Yes
1945	352	96%	Yes
1946	359	98%	Yes
1947	355	97%	Yes
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	362	99%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	364	99%	Yes
1953	333	91%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	350	96%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	360	99%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	345	95%	Yes
1962	333	91%	Yes
1963	337	92%	Yes
1964	340	93%	Yes
1965	336	92%	Yes
1966	287	79%	No
1967	266	73%	No
1968	315	86%	No
1969	301	82%	No
1970	28	8%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1942 to 1964

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Hughes, 1942 to 1964. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -4.7 C (23.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at -8.3 C (17.0 F), and the warmest was 1957, at -2.5 C (27.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.7 C (6.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hughes as warming stripes, 1942 to 1964
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1942	-3.3 C	+1.36 C
1944	-3.6 C	+1.09 C
1945	-4.9 C	-0.19 C
1946	-5.0 C	-0.33 C
1947	-4.8 C	-0.15 C
1948	-6.7 C	-2.01 C
1949	-4.7 C	+0.04 C
1950	-4.3 C	+0.39 C
1951	-5.2 C	-0.46 C
1952	-4.3 C	+0.37 C
1954	-5.8 C	-1.15 C
1956	-8.3 C	-3.64 C
1957	-2.5 C	+2.16 C
1958	-3.6 C	+1.14 C
1959	-5.4 C	-0.71 C
1960	-3.4 C	+1.34 C
1963	-3.8 C	+0.89 C
1964	-4.8 C	-0.14 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

1941 to 1970

Yearly extremes at Hughes: 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)	1955	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-55.6 C (-68.1 F)	1947	-50.3 C (-58.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	1967	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	1967	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	139 days	1960	52 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hughes, 1941 to 1970. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hughes by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1941	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1942	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1943	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1944	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1945	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1946	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1948	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1949	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1950	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1951	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1953	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1954	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1957	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1960	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1966	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1967	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	-2.2 C (28.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hughes, 1941 to 1970. The record is -55.6 C (-68.1 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -50.3 C (-58.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hughes by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1941	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1942	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1943	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1944	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1945	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1946	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1947	-55.6 C (-68.1 F)
1948	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1949	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1950	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1951	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)
1952	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)
1953	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1954	-51.1 C (-60.0 F)
1955	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)
1956	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)
1957	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1958	-51.1 C (-60.0 F)
1959	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1960	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1961	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)
1962	-53.3 C (-63.9 F)
1963	-51.1 C (-60.0 F)
1964	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1965	-51.1 C (-60.0 F)
1966	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1967	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1968	-55.6 C (-68.1 F)
1969	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1970	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hughes, 1941 to 1970. The record is 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.1 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hughes by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1942	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1947	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1948	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1949	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1950	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1951	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1955	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1957	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1958	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1959	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1965	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1967	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1970	3.3 mm (0.13 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hughes, 1941 to 1970. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.4 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hughes by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1943	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1946	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1947	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1948	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1951	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1953	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1957	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1959	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1960	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1961	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1962	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
1965	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1967	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1968	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1969	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	4.3 mm (0.17 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hughes, 1941 to 1970. The record is 139 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hughes by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941	45 days
1942	38 days
1943	44 days
1944	31 days
1945	32 days
1946	41 days
1947	103 days
1948	32 days
1949	51 days
1950	60 days
1951	58 days
1952	41 days
1953	74 days
1954	77 days
1955	63 days
1956	74 days
1957	101 days
1958	64 days
1959	99 days
1960	139 days
1961	61 days
1962	68 days
1963	49 days
1964	43 days
1965	39 days
1966	52 days
1967	26 days
1968	66 days
1969	40 days
1970	20 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.

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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 2026-10-14 (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).