Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nabesna (USC00506147), Alaska, United States, with 49 years of record.
Key Facts for Nabesna
Nabesna (USC00506147) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 62.40 latitude and -143.00 longitude, 890 m (2,920 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1966 to 2014, 49 years of record.
1,464 records set at Nabesna still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Nabesna set a daily record precipitation of 21.8 mm (0.9 in) on 9 July 2014.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 62.40 latitude, -143.00 longitude.
Elevation: 890 m (2,920 ft).
Period of record: 1966 to 2014, 49 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Nabesna. 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 Nabesna, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
5.6 C (42.1 F)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
9.4 C (48.9 F)
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
7.8 C (46.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
8.9 C (48.0 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Nabesna still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 83.
Standing records at Nabesna by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1967
28
1968
34
1980
51
1981
70
1982
68
1983
37
1984
50
1985
83
1986
55
1987
27
1988
23
1989
64
1990
55
1991
24
1992
68
1993
39
1994
46
1995
52
1996
34
1997
37
1998
19
1999
40
2000
45
2001
21
2002
51
2003
27
2004
47
2005
31
2006
27
2007
24
2008
30
2009
26
2010
22
2011
30
2012
21
2013
46
2014
12
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 52.1 mm (2.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nabesna. The most was 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 11 July 1988.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Nabesna
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
3 January 1968
Feb
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
8 February 2012
Mar
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
11 March 1996
Apr
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
24 April 1996
May
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
9 May 1993
Jun
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
18 June 2000
Jul
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
11 July 1988
Aug
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
15 August 1983
Sep
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
3 September 2001
Oct
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
27 October 2005
Nov
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
22 November 1967
Dec
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
16 December 1988
Period of Record Coverage
1966 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
38 years of record at Nabesna, 1966 to 2014. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1980, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Nabesna, 1981 to 2013. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -4.2 C (24.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at -6.1 C (20.9 F), and the warmest was 1993, at -2.4 C (27.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Nabesna as warming stripes, 1981 to 2013
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1981
-3.0 C
+1.20 C
1982
-6.1 C
-1.90 C
1983
-4.9 C
-0.63 C
1984
-4.9 C
-0.65 C
1985
-5.6 C
-1.39 C
1986
-4.2 C
+0.02 C
1988
-4.3 C
-0.06 C
1989
-4.3 C
-0.04 C
1990
-5.3 C
-1.11 C
1991
-4.1 C
+0.10 C
1992
-4.9 C
-0.68 C
1993
-2.4 C
+1.88 C
1994
-4.4 C
-0.21 C
1995
-3.9 C
+0.30 C
1996
-6.0 C
-1.73 C
1997
-3.6 C
+0.59 C
2000
-2.7 C
+1.55 C
2006
-3.9 C
+0.34 C
2007
-3.2 C
+1.02 C
2008
-4.5 C
-0.23 C
2009
-4.1 C
+0.14 C
2010
-3.0 C
+1.28 C
2012
-4.9 C
-0.64 C
2013
-3.5 C
+0.77 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
1966 to 2014
Yearly extremes at Nabesna: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2004
26.7 C (80.1 F)
38
Coldest night (TNn)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1989
-38.0 C (-36.5 F)
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1988
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2012
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
72 days
1989
39 days
38
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Nabesna, 1966 to 2014. The record is 30.6 C (87.1 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 C (80.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Nabesna by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1966
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1967
8.3 C (46.9 F)
1968
9.4 C (48.9 F)
1980
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1981
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1982
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1983
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1984
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1985
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1986
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1987
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1988
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1989
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1990
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1991
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1992
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1993
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1994
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1995
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1996
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1997
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1998
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1999
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2000
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2001
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2002
24.4 C (75.9 F)
2003
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2004
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2006
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2007
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2008
24.4 C (75.9 F)
2009
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2010
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2011
23.9 C (75.0 F)
2012
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2013
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2014
22.8 C (73.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Nabesna, 1966 to 2014. The record is -44.4 C (-47.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.0 C (-36.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Nabesna by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1966
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1968
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1980
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1981
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1982
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1983
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1984
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1985
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1986
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1987
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1988
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1989
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1990
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1991
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1992
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1993
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1994
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1995
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1996
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1997
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1998
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1999
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
2000
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
2001
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2002
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2003
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2004
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2005
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2006
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2007
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2008
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2009
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
2010
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2011
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2012
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2013
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2014
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Nabesna, 1966 to 2014. The record is 52.1 mm (2.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.2 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nabesna by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1966
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1967
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1980
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1981
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1982
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1983
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1984
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1985
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1987
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1988
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1989
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1991
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1992
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1993
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1994
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1995
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1996
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1997
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1998
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1999
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2000
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2002
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
2004
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
2005
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2006
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2007
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2008
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2009
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2010
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2011
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2012
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2013
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2014
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Nabesna, 1966 to 2014. The record is 91.2 mm (3.6 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.1 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nabesna by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1966
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1967
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1968
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1980
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1982
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1983
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1984
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1985
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1986
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1988
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1989
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1990
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1992
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1993
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1996
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1997
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1998
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2000
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
2002
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
2003
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2004
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2005
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2006
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2007
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
2008
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2009
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2010
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2011
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2012
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2013
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2014
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Nabesna, 1966 to 2014. The record is 72 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nabesna by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1966
8 days
1967
17 days
1968
50 days
1980
16 days
1981
49 days
1982
39 days
1983
45 days
1984
30 days
1985
43 days
1986
33 days
1987
39 days
1988
43 days
1989
72 days
1990
49 days
1991
34 days
1992
41 days
1993
26 days
1994
61 days
1995
46 days
1996
58 days
1997
46 days
1998
56 days
1999
31 days
2000
55 days
2001
33 days
2002
25 days
2003
45 days
2004
47 days
2005
32 days
2006
22 days
2007
51 days
2008
30 days
2009
41 days
2010
29 days
2011
35 days
2012
26 days
2013
27 days
2014
37 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
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Nabesna falls on 13 June and the median first autumn frost on 18 August, which leaves a median of 63 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Nabesna
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1981 to 2013)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 June
n/a
13 June
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
18 August
n/a
18 August
n/a
n/a
Growing days
63 days
n/a
63 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.
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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.