Paxson Weather Records (USC00507095)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paxson (USC00507095), Alaska, United States, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Paxson

Paxson (USC00507095) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 63.05 latitude and -145.45 longitude, 822 m (2,697 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1968, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paxson 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, 63.05 latitude, -145.45 longitude.
Elevation: 822 m (2,697 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1968, 55 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 Paxson. 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 Paxson, 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)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Paxson still stand. 1923 holds the most, with 139.

Standing records at Paxson by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1914	88
1917	83
1918	78
1919	31
1920	88
1922	98
1923	139
1924	32
1939	33
1940	25
1941	41
1942	31
1943	101
1944	55
1960	33
1961	104
1962	54
1963	62
1964	83
1965	50
1966	86
1967	62
1968	7

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 48.8 mm (1.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paxson. The most was 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 16 July 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paxson
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 January 1963
Feb	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 February 1920
Mar	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 March 1942
Apr	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 April 1961
May	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 May 1940
Jun	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 June 1923
Jul	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 July 1964
Aug	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 August 1922
Sep	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 September 1943
Oct	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 October 1961
Nov	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 November 1960
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 December 1922

Period of Record Coverage

1914 to 1968

23 years of record at Paxson, 1914 to 1968. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1939 and others.

Days with data per year at Paxson
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1914	121	33%	No
1917	272	75%	No
1918	325	89%	No
1919	95	26%	No
1920	240	66%	No
1922	204	56%	No
1923	340	93%	Yes
1924	121	33%	No
1939	155	42%	No
1940	146	40%	No
1941	175	48%	No
1942	168	46%	No
1943	353	97%	Yes
1944	205	56%	No
1960	175	48%	No
1961	359	98%	Yes
1962	206	56%	No
1963	238	65%	No
1964	291	80%	No
1965	181	50%	No
1966	360	99%	Yes
1967	314	86%	No
1968	30	8%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1968

Yearly extremes at Paxson: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1923	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	1964	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	1964	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	1920	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	61 days	1967	20 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Paxson, 1914 to 1968. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.1 C (79.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Paxson by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1914	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1917	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1918	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1919	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1920	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1922	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1923	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1924	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1939	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1940	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1941	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1942	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1943	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1944	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1961	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1962	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1963	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1964	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1965	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1966	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1967	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1968	-0.6 C (30.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Paxson, 1914 to 1968. The record is -48.3 C (-54.9 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -41.1 C (-42.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Paxson by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1914	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1917	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1918	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1919	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1920	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1922	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1923	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1924	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1939	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1940	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1941	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1942	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1943	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1944	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1960	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1962	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1963	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1964	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1965	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1966	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1967	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1968	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paxson, 1914 to 1968. The record is 48.8 mm (1.9 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.9 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paxson by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	n/a
1917	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1918	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1919	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1922	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1924	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1940	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1943	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1963	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1964	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1965	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1966	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1968	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paxson, 1914 to 1968. The record is 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paxson by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	n/a
1917	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1918	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1919	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1920	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1922	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1923	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1924	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1941	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1942	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1961	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1962	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1963	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1966	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1967	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1968	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paxson, 1914 to 1968. The record is 61 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paxson by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	n/a
1917	23 days
1918	18 days
1919	13 days
1920	18 days
1922	19 days
1923	24 days
1924	25 days
1939	6 days
1940	8 days
1941	15 days
1942	21 days
1943	31 days
1944	20 days
1960	15 days
1961	28 days
1962	20 days
1963	29 days
1964	23 days
1965	15 days
1966	42 days
1967	61 days
1968	n/a

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 Paxson standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Paxson 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 2026-10-15 (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).