Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Skagway (USC00508525), Alaska, United States, with 129 years of record.
Key Facts for Skagway
Skagway (USC00508525) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 59.45 latitude and -135.31 longitude, 11 m (35 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2026, 129 years of record.
1,464 records set at Skagway still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Skagway set a daily record low maximum temperature of 11.1 C (52.0 F) on 2 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 59.45 latitude, -135.31 longitude.
Elevation: 11 m (35 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2026, 129 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
6 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 Skagway. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Skagway, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Feb
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Mar
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
Apr
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
May
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Jun
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
Jul
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
25.0 C (77.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
Sep
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
Oct
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Skagway still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Skagway by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1898
8
1899
24
1900
25
1901
2
1902
11
1903
16
1904
25
1905
19
1906
26
1907
32
1908
21
1909
45
1910
22
1911
2
1912
3
1913
8
1917
14
1918
25
1919
29
1920
23
1921
15
1922
22
1923
13
1924
19
1925
21
1926
42
1927
22
1928
23
1929
28
1930
21
1931
21
1932
18
1933
34
1934
11
1935
25
1936
46
1937
13
1938
25
1939
11
1940
10
1941
14
1942
30
1944
23
1945
9
1946
14
1947
23
1948
13
1951
3
1952
8
1953
17
1954
28
1957
23
1958
15
1959
11
1960
7
1961
8
1962
16
1963
41
1964
16
1965
21
2000
3
2001
2
2002
7
2003
9
2004
16
2005
16
2006
15
2007
8
2008
11
2009
6
2010
3
2011
8
2012
16
2013
16
2014
8
2015
20
2016
19
2017
5
2018
14
2019
31
2020
7
2021
14
2022
14
2023
6
2024
9
2025
10
2026
11
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Skagway between 2 February 1947 and 2 December 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When Skagway set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1947-02-02
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2020-12-02
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 136.4 mm (5.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 136.4 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Skagway. The most was 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 2 December 2020.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Skagway
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
20 January 1942
Feb
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
23 February 1938
Mar
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
13 March 1910
Apr
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
25 April 1924
May
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
10 May 2024
Jun
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
4 June 1938
Jul
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
4 July 2014
Aug
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
27 August 1913
Sep
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
29 September 1923
Oct
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
22 October 1937
Nov
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
11 November 2022
Dec
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2 December 2020
Period of Record Coverage
1898 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
88 years of record at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. 34 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1907, 1910, 1911 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Skagway, 1903 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.1 C (41.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1909, at 2.6 C (36.6 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 7.1 C (44.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Skagway as warming stripes, 1903 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1903
4.8 C
-0.33 C
1904
3.5 C
-1.67 C
1905
5.7 C
+0.58 C
1906
4.4 C
-0.78 C
1908
4.9 C
-0.25 C
1909
2.6 C
-2.58 C
1918
4.6 C
-0.58 C
1919
4.3 C
-0.86 C
1920
4.4 C
-0.79 C
1921
4.7 C
-0.43 C
1922
4.0 C
-1.10 C
1923
5.7 C
+0.51 C
1924
5.0 C
-0.19 C
1925
4.8 C
-0.36 C
1926
6.9 C
+1.76 C
1927
4.4 C
-0.70 C
1928
6.1 C
+0.98 C
1929
5.8 C
+0.62 C
1930
4.8 C
-0.31 C
1936
4.4 C
-0.79 C
1937
4.7 C
-0.47 C
1938
4.7 C
-0.49 C
1942
5.8 C
+0.62 C
1944
6.7 C
+1.52 C
1958
6.0 C
+0.89 C
1959
5.0 C
-0.16 C
1960
6.0 C
+0.81 C
1961
4.4 C
-0.70 C
1962
5.1 C
-0.01 C
1963
5.3 C
+0.18 C
2002
5.3 C
+0.14 C
2003
5.1 C
-0.02 C
2004
6.4 C
+1.22 C
2005
6.4 C
+1.27 C
2006
4.5 C
-0.64 C
2007
4.8 C
-0.36 C
2010
5.7 C
+0.60 C
2011
4.9 C
-0.29 C
2012
4.3 C
-0.86 C
2013
5.6 C
+0.42 C
2016
7.1 C
+1.98 C
2018
5.6 C
+0.43 C
2019
6.6 C
+1.50 C
2020
5.1 C
-0.05 C
2021
4.6 C
-0.56 C
2022
5.5 C
+0.33 C
2023
5.6 C
+0.47 C
2024
4.9 C
-0.21 C
2025
4.9 C
-0.21 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade over 1903 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.12 F (0.02 to 0.22) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Skagway
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade
0.12 F (0.02 to 0.22) per decade
1903 to 2025
49
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.05 C (-0.02 to 0.12) per decade
0.09 F (-0.03 to 0.21) per decade
1903 to 2025
49
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.08 C (0.03 to 0.14) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1903 to 2025
49
Rise
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
1898 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Skagway: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1899
28.3 C (82.9 F)
88
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1947
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
88
Wettest day (Rx1day)
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2020
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
275.9 mm (10.9 in)
2020
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
80
Longest dry spell (CDD)
63 days
1958
21 days
83
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Skagway by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1898
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1899
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1900
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1901
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1902
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1904
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1905
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1906
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1907
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1908
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1909
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1910
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1911
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1912
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1913
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1917
8.3 C (46.9 F)
1918
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1919
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1920
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1921
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1922
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1923
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1925
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1926
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1927
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1928
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1929
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1930
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1931
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1932
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1933
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1934
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1935
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1936
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1937
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1938
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1939
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1940
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1941
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1942
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1945
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1946
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1947
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1948
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1950
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1951
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1952
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1953
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1954
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1960
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1961
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1962
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1963
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1965
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2000
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2001
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2002
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2003
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2006
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2007
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2008
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2009
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2010
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2011
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2012
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2013
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2014
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2015
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2016
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2017
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2018
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2019
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2020
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2021
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2022
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2023
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2024
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2025
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2026
25.0 C (77.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Skagway by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1898
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1899
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1900
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1901
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1902
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1903
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1904
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1905
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1906
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1907
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1909
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1910
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1911
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1912
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1913
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1918
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1919
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1920
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1921
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1923
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1926
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1927
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1928
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1930
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1931
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1933
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1934
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1936
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1937
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1938
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1939
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1941
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1947
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1948
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1950
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1957
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1959
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1965
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2000
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2001
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2002
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2004
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2006
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2007
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2008
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2009
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2010
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2012
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2013
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2014
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2016
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2018
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2019
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2020
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2021
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2022
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2023
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2024
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2025
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2026
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Skagway by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1899
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1900
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1901
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1902
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1903
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1904
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1905
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1908
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1909
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1912
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1913
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1919
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1920
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1922
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1924
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1928
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1931
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1933
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1935
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1938
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1939
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1940
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1944
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1945
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1947
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1948
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1952
1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1957
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958
5.8 mm (0.23 in)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1962
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1963
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1965
n/a
2000
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2001
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2002
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2004
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2005
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2008
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2009
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2011
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2012
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2013
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2014
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2015
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2016
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2017
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2018
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2019
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2020
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2021
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2022
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2023
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2024
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2025
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2026
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is 275.9 mm (10.9 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.5 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Skagway by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1899
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1900
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1901
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1902
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1903
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1904
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1905
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1907
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1908
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1909
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1910
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1917
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1919
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1921
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1922
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1923
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1924
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1925
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1926
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1930
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1931
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1932
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1933
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1934
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1935
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1936
78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1937
188.9 mm (7.4 in)
1938
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1939
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1940
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1942
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1944
191.1 mm (7.5 in)
1945
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1946
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1947
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1948
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1952
4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1957
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1963
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1965
n/a
2000
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2001
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2002
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2003
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2004
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2005
183.6 mm (7.2 in)
2006
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2007
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
2008
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2009
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2010
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
2011
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
2012
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2013
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2014
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2015
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2016
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
2017
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2018
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
2019
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2020
275.9 mm (10.9 in)
2021
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2022
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2023
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
2024
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2025
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2026
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Skagway by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898
7 days
1899
34 days
1900
35 days
1901
17 days
1902
20 days
1903
43 days
1904
57 days
1905
33 days
1906
21 days
1907
16 days
1908
39 days
1909
28 days
1910
20 days
1911
1 day
1912
1 day
1913
21 days
1917
20 days
1918
33 days
1919
25 days
1920
34 days
1921
27 days
1922
28 days
1923
28 days
1924
26 days
1925
14 days
1926
19 days
1927
25 days
1928
30 days
1929
37 days
1930
30 days
1931
14 days
1932
30 days
1933
15 days
1934
29 days
1935
21 days
1936
28 days
1937
41 days
1938
44 days
1939
16 days
1940
28 days
1941
15 days
1942
17 days
1944
20 days
1945
19 days
1946
16 days
1947
32 days
1948
19 days
1950
16 days
1951
19 days
1952
19 days
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1957
21 days
1958
63 days
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
1 day
1962
11 days
1963
61 days
1964
23 days
1965
n/a
2000
14 days
2001
21 days
2002
27 days
2003
22 days
2004
22 days
2005
23 days
2006
21 days
2007
18 days
2008
22 days
2009
26 days
2010
24 days
2011
31 days
2012
36 days
2013
12 days
2014
19 days
2015
23 days
2016
18 days
2017
17 days
2018
30 days
2019
18 days
2020
14 days
2021
19 days
2022
18 days
2023
15 days
2024
24 days
2025
21 days
2026
10 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
49 years with a frost
Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Skagway falls on 17 May and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 125 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 Skagway
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1936 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 May
n/a
13 May
n/a
-2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 September
n/a
29 September
n/a
+2.0 days per decade
Growing days
125 days
n/a
140 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
41 years, 1903 to 2025
A day with at least 45.1 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 173.2 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Skagway: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
25 years
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
173.2 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1903 to 2025.
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: 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 2020; 134.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1930; 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1937.
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Data for Skagway standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Skagway 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.