Seward 8 NW Weather Records (USC00508375)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Seward 8 NW (USC00508375), Alaska, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Seward 8 NW

Seward 8 NW (USC00508375) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 60.19 latitude and -149.63 longitude, 129 m (424 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1983 to 2016, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Seward 8 NW 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, 60.19 latitude, -149.63 longitude.
Elevation: 129 m (424 ft).
Period of record: 1983 to 2016, 34 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 Seward 8 NW. 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 Seward 8 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Seward 8 NW still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 98.

Standing records at Seward 8 NW by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1983	14
1984	46
1985	98
1986	59
1987	42
1988	36
1989	61
1990	51
1991	51
1992	79
1993	73
1994	57
1995	71
1996	57
1997	51
1998	50
1999	66
2000	37
2001	32
2002	73
2003	35
2004	5
2005	25
2006	30
2007	27
2008	14
2009	35
2010	37
2011	28
2012	29
2013	43
2014	18
2015	25
2016	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 181.6 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Seward 8 NW. The most was 181.6 mm (7.1 in) on 9 October 2006.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Seward 8 NW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	10 January 2002
Feb	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	18 February 2010
Mar	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	10 March 2008
Apr	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 April 1988
May	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 May 1995
Jun	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 June 1998
Jul	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 July 1990
Aug	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	19 August 1984
Sep	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	20 September 2012
Oct	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	9 October 2006
Nov	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	12 November 2014
Dec	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	23 December 2002

Period of Record Coverage

1983 to 2016

34 years of record at Seward 8 NW, 1983 to 2016. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999 and others.

Days with data per year at Seward 8 NW
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1983	85	23%	No
1984	311	85%	No
1985	320	88%	No
1986	268	73%	No
1987	335	92%	Yes
1988	341	93%	Yes
1989	291	80%	No
1990	338	93%	Yes
1991	346	95%	Yes
1992	343	94%	Yes
1993	341	93%	Yes
1994	345	95%	Yes
1995	345	95%	Yes
1996	327	89%	No
1997	325	89%	No
1998	344	94%	Yes
1999	299	82%	No
2000	333	91%	Yes
2001	244	67%	No
2002	225	62%	No
2003	205	56%	No
2004	85	23%	No
2005	127	35%	No
2006	286	78%	No
2007	154	42%	No
2008	106	29%	No
2009	267	73%	No
2010	252	69%	No
2011	234	64%	No
2012	273	75%	No
2013	287	79%	No
2014	134	37%	No
2015	153	42%	No
2016	74	20%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1988 to 2000

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Seward 8 NW, 1988 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.0 C (35.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 0.4 C (32.8 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 3.2 C (37.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Seward 8 NW as warming stripes, 1988 to 2000
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1988	2.4 C	+0.41 C
1990	1.0 C	-1.07 C
1991	2.0 C	-0.02 C
1992	0.4 C	-1.61 C
1993	3.2 C	+1.12 C
1994	1.9 C	-0.15 C
1995	2.0 C	+0.01 C
1996	1.0 C	-1.00 C
1997	2.8 C	+0.75 C
1998	2.5 C	+0.44 C
2000	3.2 C	+1.12 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

1983 to 2016

Yearly extremes at Seward 8 NW: 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)	2015	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1989	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	2006	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	396.2 mm (15.6 in)	2012	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	30 days	1999	18 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Seward 8 NW, 1983 to 2016. The record is 31.1 C (88.0 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.1 C (79.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Seward 8 NW by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1983	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1984	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1985	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1986	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1987	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1988	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1989	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1990	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1991	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1992	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1993	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1994	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1995	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1996	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1997	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1998	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1999	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2000	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2001	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2002	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2003	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2004	11.7 C (53.1 F)
2005	22.2 C (72.0 F)
2006	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2007	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2008	11.7 C (53.1 F)
2009	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2010	22.8 C (73.0 F)
2011	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2012	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2013	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2014	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2015	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2016	28.3 C (82.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Seward 8 NW, 1983 to 2016. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Seward 8 NW by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1983	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1984	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1986	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1987	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1988	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1990	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1991	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1992	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1993	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1994	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1995	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1996	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1997	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1998	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1999	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2000	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2001	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2002	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2004	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2005	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2006	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2007	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2008	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2009	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2010	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2011	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2012	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2013	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2014	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2015	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2016	-1.7 C (28.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Seward 8 NW, 1983 to 2016. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.4 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Seward 8 NW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1983	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1984	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1985	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1986	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1987	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1988	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1989	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1990	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1991	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1992	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1993	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1994	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1995	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1996	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1997	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1998	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1999	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2000	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2001	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2002	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2003	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2004	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2005	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2006	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
2007	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2008	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2009	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2010	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2011	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2012	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
2013	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2014	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
2015	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2016	41.1 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Seward 8 NW, 1983 to 2016. The record is 396.2 mm (15.6 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 166.1 mm (6.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Seward 8 NW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1983	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1985	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1986	345.9 mm (13.6 in)
1987	220.8 mm (8.7 in)
1988	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1989	262.4 mm (10.3 in)
1990	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1991	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1992	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1993	253.8 mm (10.0 in)
1994	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1995	276.3 mm (10.9 in)
1996	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1997	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1998	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1999	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
2000	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
2001	194.3 mm (7.6 in)
2002	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
2003	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
2004	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
2005	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2006	267.6 mm (10.5 in)
2007	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2008	168.6 mm (6.6 in)
2009	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
2010	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
2011	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
2012	396.2 mm (15.6 in)
2013	195.9 mm (7.7 in)
2014	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
2015	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2016	89.7 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Seward 8 NW, 1983 to 2016. The record is 30 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Seward 8 NW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1983	16 days
1984	17 days
1985	27 days
1986	18 days
1987	21 days
1988	22 days
1989	25 days
1990	21 days
1991	12 days
1992	22 days
1993	17 days
1994	20 days
1995	15 days
1996	20 days
1997	21 days
1998	16 days
1999	30 days
2000	26 days
2001	10 days
2002	14 days
2003	15 days
2004	4 days
2005	9 days
2006	24 days
2007	16 days
2008	12 days
2009	19 days
2010	23 days
2011	15 days
2012	19 days
2013	18 days
2014	9 days
2015	10 days
2016	9 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).