Kake Weather Records (USC00504155)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kake (USC00504155), Alaska, United States, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Kake

Kake (USC00504155) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 56.97 latitude and -133.90 longitude, 21 m (70 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1992, 74 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kake 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, 56.97 latitude, -133.90 longitude.
Elevation: 21 m (70 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1992, 74 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 Kake. 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 Kake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kake still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 134.

Standing records at Kake by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1919	48
1920	73
1921	46
1922	65
1923	102
1924	17
1929	8
1930	51
1931	37
1932	50
1933	64
1934	58
1935	31
1936	34
1971	7
1972	134
1973	64
1974	43
1975	55
1976	17
1977	73
1978	43
1979	38
1981	59
1982	35
1983	31
1984	33
1985	16
1986	20
1987	12
1988	20
1989	48
1990	32

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 97.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kake. The most was 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 29 October 1930.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kake
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 January 1985
Feb	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 February 1934
Mar	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	2 March 1978
Apr	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 April 1982
May	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 May 1973
Jun	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 June 1930
Jul	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 July 1932
Aug	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 August 1923
Sep	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	3 September 1932
Oct	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 October 1930
Nov	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 November 1984
Dec	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 December 1984

Period of Record Coverage

1919 to 1991

34 years of record at Kake, 1919 to 1991. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1919, 1921, 1924, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1971 and others.

Days with data per year at Kake
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1919	245	67%	No
1920	360	98%	Yes
1921	265	73%	No
1922	363	99%	Yes
1923	330	90%	Yes
1924	182	50%	No
1929	61	17%	No
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	362	99%	Yes
1934	322	88%	No
1935	240	66%	No
1936	120	33%	No
1971	21	6%	No
1972	298	81%	No
1973	329	90%	Yes
1974	326	89%	No
1975	319	87%	No
1976	275	75%	No
1977	335	92%	Yes
1978	331	91%	Yes
1979	237	65%	No
1981	326	89%	No
1982	349	96%	Yes
1983	336	92%	Yes
1984	352	96%	Yes
1985	45	12%	No
1986	175	48%	No
1987	125	34%	No
1988	321	88%	No
1989	247	68%	No
1990	151	41%	No
1991	3	1%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1920 to 1984

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Kake, 1920 to 1984. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.7 C (42.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1973, at 3.9 C (38.9 F), and the warmest was 1977, at 7.5 C (45.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kake as warming stripes, 1920 to 1984
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1920	4.7 C	-1.03 C
1922	4.8 C	-0.92 C
1930	5.9 C	+0.17 C
1931	6.6 C	+0.88 C
1932	5.5 C	-0.24 C
1933	5.1 C	-0.67 C
1973	3.9 C	-1.90 C
1977	7.5 C	+1.71 C
1978	7.3 C	+1.53 C
1982	5.4 C	-0.37 C
1984	6.6 C	+0.83 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

1919 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Kake: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1930	23.1 C (73.5 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1975	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	1930	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	188.1 mm (7.4 in)	1988	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1991	18 days	35

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kake, 1919 to 1992. The record is 31.1 C (88.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.1 C (73.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kake by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1919	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1920	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1921	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1922	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1923	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1924	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1929	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1930	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1931	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1932	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1933	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1934	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1935	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1936	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1971	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1972	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1973	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1974	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1975	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1976	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1977	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1978	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1979	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1981	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1982	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1983	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1984	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1985	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1986	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1987	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1988	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1989	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1990	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1991	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1992	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kake, 1919 to 1992. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.7 C (5.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kake by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1919	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1920	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1921	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1923	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1924	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1929	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1930	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1931	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1932	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1933	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1934	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1935	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1936	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1972	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1975	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1976	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1977	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1978	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1979	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1981	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1982	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1984	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1985	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1986	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1987	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1988	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1989	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1990	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1991	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1992	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kake, 1919 to 1992. The record is 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kake by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1921	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1924	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1929	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1931	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1932	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1933	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1978	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1982	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1987	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1988	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1990	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1992	1.8 mm (0.07 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kake, 1919 to 1992. The record is 188.1 mm (7.4 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.0 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kake by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1920	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1921	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1922	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1923	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1924	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1929	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1930	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1931	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1932	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1933	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1934	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1935	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1936	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1972	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1973	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1974	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1975	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1976	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1977	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1979	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1981	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1982	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1983	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1984	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1985	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1986	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1987	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	188.1 mm (7.4 in)
1989	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1990	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1991	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1992	1.8 mm (0.07 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kake, 1919 to 1992. The record is 49 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kake by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	14 days
1920	16 days
1921	27 days
1922	15 days
1923	31 days
1924	29 days
1929	19 days
1930	26 days
1931	11 days
1932	12 days
1933	12 days
1934	23 days
1935	18 days
1936	19 days
1971	8 days
1972	21 days
1973	11 days
1974	16 days
1975	12 days
1976	19 days
1977	13 days
1978	15 days
1979	27 days
1981	18 days
1982	21 days
1983	15 days
1984	13 days
1985	4 days
1986	18 days
1987	14 days
1988	11 days
1989	21 days
1990	27 days
1991	49 days
1992	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.

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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).