Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pelican (USC00507141), Alaska, United States, with 59 years of record.
Key Facts for Pelican
Pelican (USC00507141) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 57.96 latitude and -136.22 longitude, 4 m (12 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1967 to 2025, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pelican still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pelican tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 4.4 C (39.9 F) on 26 April 2025.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 57.96 latitude, -136.22 longitude.
Elevation: 4 m (12 ft).
Period of record: 1967 to 2025, 59 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 Pelican. 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 Pelican, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
28.9 C (84.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
31.7 C (89.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Pelican still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 100.
Standing records at Pelican by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1967
20
1968
46
1969
30
1970
100
1971
69
1972
74
1973
32
1974
14
1975
18
1976
5
1977
40
1978
16
1979
33
1980
28
1981
32
1982
30
1983
25
1984
44
1985
61
1986
50
1987
27
1988
1
2003
28
2004
49
2005
36
2006
40
2007
16
2008
32
2009
13
2010
22
2011
16
2012
19
2013
28
2014
28
2015
38
2016
62
2017
28
2018
39
2019
48
2020
21
2021
20
2022
31
2023
23
2024
25
2025
7
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Pelican between 2 December 2020 and 24 August 2022. Each dot is a new record.
When Pelican set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2020-12-02
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 247.7 mm (9.8 in)
2022-08-24
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 15.0 C (59.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 247.7 mm (9.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pelican. The most was 247.7 mm (9.8 in) on 2 December 2020.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pelican
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
194.6 mm (7.7 in)
22 January 2022
Feb
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
19 February 1988
Mar
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
18 March 2019
Apr
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
10 April 1978
May
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
18 May 1972
Jun
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 June 2015
Jul
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
7 July 1970
Aug
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
13 August 2021
Sep
168.7 mm (6.6 in)
14 September 1967
Oct
211.8 mm (8.3 in)
15 October 2018
Nov
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
19 November 2005
Dec
247.7 mm (9.8 in)
2 December 2020
Period of Record Coverage
1967 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
45 years of record at Pelican, 1967 to 2025. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1987 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Pelican, 1968 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 4.5 C (40.0 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 7.4 C (45.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pelican as warming stripes, 1968 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1968
5.5 C
-0.23 C
1969
5.5 C
-0.28 C
1970
4.5 C
-1.31 C
1978
5.8 C
+0.02 C
1979
5.5 C
-0.30 C
1980
5.3 C
-0.44 C
1981
6.5 C
+0.69 C
1982
4.5 C
-1.30 C
1983
5.8 C
+0.01 C
1984
5.7 C
-0.03 C
1986
5.9 C
+0.10 C
2004
6.9 C
+1.15 C
2005
6.9 C
+1.17 C
2006
5.2 C
-0.55 C
2007
5.2 C
-0.55 C
2008
4.7 C
-1.07 C
2010
6.2 C
+0.41 C
2011
5.1 C
-0.68 C
2012
4.9 C
-0.86 C
2014
6.3 C
+0.57 C
2016
7.4 C
+1.60 C
2018
6.3 C
+0.56 C
2019
6.8 C
+1.00 C
2020
5.7 C
-0.08 C
2021
5.2 C
-0.55 C
2022
6.1 C
+0.29 C
2023
6.5 C
+0.68 C
2024
5.9 C
+0.12 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
1967 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Pelican: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2004
25.0 C (77.0 F)
45
Coldest night (TNn)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
45
Wettest day (Rx1day)
247.7 mm (9.8 in)
2020
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
561.3 mm (22.1 in)
2005
281.4 mm (11.1 in)
45
Longest dry spell (CDD)
21 days
1969
13 days
45
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Pelican, 1967 to 2025. The record is 31.7 C (89.1 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 C (77.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pelican by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1967
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1968
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1969
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1970
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1973
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1974
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1975
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1976
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1977
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1978
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1979
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1980
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1981
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1982
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1983
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1984
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1985
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1986
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1987
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1988
8.3 C (46.9 F)
2003
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2004
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2005
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2006
22.2 C (72.0 F)
2007
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2008
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2009
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2010
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2011
22.2 C (72.0 F)
2012
22.2 C (72.0 F)
2013
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2014
21.7 C (71.1 F)
2015
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2016
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2017
24.4 C (75.9 F)
2018
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2019
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2020
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2021
24.4 C (75.9 F)
2022
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2023
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2024
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2025
12.8 C (55.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Pelican, 1967 to 2025. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pelican by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1967
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1972
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1975
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1976
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1977
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1978
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1980
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1982
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1983
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1984
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1985
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1986
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1988
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2003
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2004
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2005
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2006
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2008
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2009
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2010
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2011
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2012
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2013
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2014
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2015
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2016
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2018
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2019
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2020
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2021
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2022
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2023
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2024
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2025
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pelican, 1967 to 2025. The record is 247.7 mm (9.8 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.7 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pelican by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1967
168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1968
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1969
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1970
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1972
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1973
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1974
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1975
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1978
184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1979
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1980
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1981
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1982
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1983
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1984
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1985
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1986
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1988
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
2003
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2004
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
2005
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
2006
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2007
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2008
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2009
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2010
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2011
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
2012
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2013
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
2014
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
2015
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2016
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2017
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
2018
211.8 mm (8.3 in)
2019
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
2020
247.7 mm (9.8 in)
2021
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
2022
194.6 mm (7.7 in)
2023
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
2024
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2025
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pelican, 1967 to 2025. The record is 561.3 mm (22.1 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 281.4 mm (11.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pelican by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1967
313.7 mm (12.4 in)
1968
291.4 mm (11.5 in)
1969
280.5 mm (11.0 in)
1970
233.4 mm (9.2 in)
1971
214.2 mm (8.4 in)
1972
302.2 mm (11.9 in)
1973
210.5 mm (8.3 in)
1974
432.1 mm (17.0 in)
1975
268.0 mm (10.6 in)
1976
207.6 mm (8.2 in)
1977
445.0 mm (17.5 in)
1978
412.7 mm (16.2 in)
1979
394.0 mm (15.5 in)
1980
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
1981
348.0 mm (13.7 in)
1982
280.4 mm (11.0 in)
1983
299.2 mm (11.8 in)
1984
253.6 mm (10.0 in)
1985
240.8 mm (9.5 in)
1986
187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1987
334.3 mm (13.2 in)
1988
366.1 mm (14.4 in)
2003
281.4 mm (11.1 in)
2004
328.6 mm (12.9 in)
2005
561.3 mm (22.1 in)
2006
307.5 mm (12.1 in)
2007
253.9 mm (10.0 in)
2008
298.1 mm (11.7 in)
2009
231.1 mm (9.1 in)
2010
246.1 mm (9.7 in)
2011
277.3 mm (10.9 in)
2012
209.9 mm (8.3 in)
2013
246.0 mm (9.7 in)
2014
293.4 mm (11.6 in)
2015
393.4 mm (15.5 in)
2016
224.9 mm (8.9 in)
2017
259.5 mm (10.2 in)
2018
462.9 mm (18.2 in)
2019
310.6 mm (12.2 in)
2020
505.0 mm (19.9 in)
2021
272.8 mm (10.7 in)
2022
353.4 mm (13.9 in)
2023
269.7 mm (10.6 in)
2024
261.2 mm (10.3 in)
2025
211.8 mm (8.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pelican, 1967 to 2025. The record is 21 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pelican by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1967
18 days
1968
14 days
1969
21 days
1970
11 days
1971
16 days
1972
13 days
1973
10 days
1974
11 days
1975
14 days
1976
11 days
1977
10 days
1978
13 days
1979
16 days
1980
12 days
1981
9 days
1982
12 days
1983
15 days
1984
9 days
1985
19 days
1986
15 days
1987
11 days
1988
3 days
2003
20 days
2004
15 days
2005
7 days
2006
10 days
2007
10 days
2008
10 days
2009
12 days
2010
13 days
2011
21 days
2012
12 days
2013
11 days
2014
15 days
2015
17 days
2016
17 days
2017
13 days
2018
20 days
2019
18 days
2020
11 days
2021
12 days
2022
16 days
2023
14 days
2024
19 days
2025
13 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pelican falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 160 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Pelican
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1968 to 2024)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
n/a
8 May
n/a
-2.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 October
n/a
9 October
n/a
+1.5 days per decade
Growing days
160 days
n/a
160 days
n/a
+4.1 days per decade
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.
Rainfall Return Levels
32 years, 1968 to 2024
A day with at least 125.7 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 267.6 mm (10.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Pelican: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
5 years
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
10 years
186.8 mm (7.4 in)
25 years
218.8 mm (8.6 in)
50 years
243.1 mm (9.6 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years
267.6 mm (10.5 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 32 years of values from 1968 to 2024.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 247.7 mm (9.8 in) in 2020; 211.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2018; 194.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2022.
Download the Data
Data for Pelican standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pelican 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.