Nulato Weather Records (USC00506656)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nulato (USC00506656), Alaska, United States, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Nulato

Nulato (USC00506656) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 64.72 latitude and -158.10 longitude, 34 m (112 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 2004, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Nulato 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, 64.72 latitude, -158.10 longitude.
Elevation: 34 m (112 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 2004, 88 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 Nulato. 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 Nulato, 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)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 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	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Nulato still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 139.

Standing records at Nulato by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1917	49
1918	99
1919	102
1920	109
1921	70
1922	83
1923	75
1924	65
1931	61
1932	73
1934	48
1935	100
1936	139
1937	82
1938	66
1939	43
1940	62
1941	52
1942	37
1943	32
1944	17

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 58.4 mm (2.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nulato. The most was 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 21 August 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nulato
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 January 1923
Feb	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 February 2003
Mar	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 March 1921
Apr	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 April 1999
May	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 May 1939
Jun	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 June 1941
Jul	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 July 1934
Aug	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 August 1997
Sep	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 September 1942
Oct	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 October 1919
Nov	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 November 1922
Dec	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 December 1941

Period of Record Coverage

1917 to 1944

21 years of record at Nulato, 1917 to 1944. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1943, 1944.

Days with data per year at Nulato
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1917	138	38%	No
1918	363	99%	Yes
1919	364	100%	Yes
1920	365	100%	Yes
1921	362	99%	Yes
1922	364	100%	Yes
1923	362	99%	Yes
1924	120	33%	No
1931	317	87%	No
1932	304	83%	No
1934	184	50%	No
1935	327	90%	No
1936	363	99%	Yes
1937	363	99%	Yes
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	363	99%	Yes
1940	350	96%	Yes
1941	362	99%	Yes
1942	355	97%	Yes
1943	74	20%	No
1944	88	24%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1918 to 1942

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Nulato, 1918 to 1942. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -3.9 C (24.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1918, at -6.5 C (20.3 F), and the warmest was 1940, at -1.4 C (29.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Nulato as warming stripes, 1918 to 1942
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1918	-6.5 C	-2.57 C
1919	-4.7 C	-0.76 C
1920	-6.2 C	-2.26 C
1921	-4.8 C	-0.83 C
1922	-4.8 C	-0.86 C
1923	-3.6 C	+0.38 C
1936	-2.1 C	+1.85 C
1937	-2.7 C	+1.28 C
1938	-2.5 C	+1.43 C
1939	-4.4 C	-0.47 C
1940	-1.4 C	+2.57 C
1941	-4.0 C	-0.10 C
1942	-3.5 C	+0.40 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

1917 to 2004

Yearly extremes at Nulato: 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)	1935	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	1919	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	1997	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	1997	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	67 days	1936	29 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Nulato, 1917 to 2004. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 C (82.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Nulato by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1917	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1918	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1919	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1920	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1921	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1922	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1923	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1924	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1931	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1932	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1934	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1935	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1936	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1937	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1938	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1939	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1940	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1941	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1942	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1943	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1944	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Nulato, 1917 to 2004. The record is -49.4 C (-56.9 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is -45.0 C (-49.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Nulato by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1917	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1918	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1919	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1920	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1921	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1922	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1923	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1924	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1931	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1932	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1934	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1935	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1936	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1937	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1938	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1939	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1940	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1941	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1942	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1943	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1944	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nulato, 1917 to 2004. The record is 58.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.9 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nulato by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1918	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1919	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1920	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1921	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1922	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1923	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1924	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1931	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1932	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1934	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1938	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1939	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1940	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1941	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1942	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1943	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1944	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1996	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1997	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1999	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2000	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2001	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2002	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2003	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2004	17.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nulato, 1917 to 2004. The record is 81.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.8 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nulato by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1918	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1920	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1921	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1922	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1924	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1931	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1935	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1939	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1940	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1941	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1944	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1996	2.6 mm (0.10 in)
1997	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1998	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1999	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2000	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2001	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
2002	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2003	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2004	18.8 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nulato, 1917 to 2004. The record is 67 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nulato by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917	61 days
1918	19 days
1919	31 days
1920	31 days
1921	29 days
1922	44 days
1923	51 days
1924	38 days
1931	30 days
1932	29 days
1934	62 days
1935	23 days
1936	67 days
1937	33 days
1938	35 days
1939	26 days
1940	25 days
1941	23 days
1942	28 days
1943	28 days
1944	29 days
1996	15 days
1997	36 days
1998	17 days
1999	26 days
2000	54 days
2001	26 days
2002	13 days
2003	4 days
2004	11 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 Nulato standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 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).