Sparrevohn Weather Records (USC00508666)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sparrevohn (USC00508666), Alaska, United States, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Sparrevohn

Sparrevohn (USC00508666) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 61.10 latitude and -155.55 longitude, 482 m (1,580 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 1985, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sparrevohn 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, 61.10 latitude, -155.55 longitude.
Elevation: 482 m (1,580 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 1985, 33 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 Sparrevohn. 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 Sparrevohn, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sparrevohn still stand. 1957 holds the most, with 100.

Standing records at Sparrevohn by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	31
1954	51
1955	52
1956	86
1957	100
1958	24
1959	44
1960	49
1961	79
1962	53
1966	13
1967	36
1968	55
1969	91
1970	53
1971	95
1972	34
1973	21
1974	82
1975	52
1976	40
1977	29
1978	13
1979	42
1980	49
1981	64
1982	46
1983	36
1984	39
1985	5

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 98.3 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sparrevohn. The most was 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 19 August 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sparrevohn
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 January 1984
Feb	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 February 1956
Mar	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 March 1956
Apr	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 April 1967
May	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 May 1977
Jun	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	16 June 1958
Jul	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 July 1982
Aug	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	19 August 1976
Sep	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 September 1954
Oct	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 October 1983
Nov	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 November 1972
Dec	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 1985

30 years of record at Sparrevohn, 1953 to 1985. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1977 and others.

Days with data per year at Sparrevohn
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	244	67%	No
1954	331	91%	Yes
1955	361	99%	Yes
1956	363	99%	Yes
1957	360	99%	Yes
1958	150	41%	No
1959	243	67%	No
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	361	99%	Yes
1962	211	58%	No
1966	122	33%	No
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	358	98%	Yes
1971	355	97%	Yes
1972	301	82%	No
1973	289	79%	No
1974	340	93%	Yes
1975	355	97%	Yes
1976	361	99%	Yes
1977	208	57%	No
1978	153	42%	No
1979	360	99%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	357	98%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes
1984	335	92%	Yes
1985	20	5%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1955 to 1983

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Sparrevohn, 1955 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -1.3 C (29.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at -3.7 C (25.4 F), and the warmest was 1957, at 1.4 C (34.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sparrevohn as warming stripes, 1955 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1955	-2.3 C	-1.04 C
1956	-3.7 C	-2.40 C
1957	1.4 C	+2.73 C
1960	-0.6 C	+0.68 C
1961	-3.1 C	-1.85 C
1967	-0.2 C	+1.10 C
1968	-1.5 C	-0.18 C
1969	-0.1 C	+1.15 C
1970	-2.1 C	-0.83 C
1971	-3.4 C	-2.08 C
1974	-1.8 C	-0.49 C
1975	-2.7 C	-1.38 C
1976	-1.1 C	+0.22 C
1979	0.1 C	+1.39 C
1980	-0.9 C	+0.41 C
1981	0.5 C	+1.80 C
1982	-1.6 C	-0.28 C
1983	-0.2 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

1953 to 1985

Yearly extremes at Sparrevohn: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1968	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1975	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	1976	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	1976	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1980	22 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sparrevohn, 1953 to 1985. The record is 27.8 C (82.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 C (77.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sparrevohn by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1954	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1955	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1956	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1957	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1958	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1959	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1960	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1961	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1962	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1966	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1967	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1968	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1969	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1970	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1971	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1972	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1973	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1974	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1975	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1976	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1977	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1978	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1979	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1980	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1981	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1982	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1983	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1984	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1985	5.6 C (42.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sparrevohn, 1953 to 1985. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.7 C (-30.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sparrevohn by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1954	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1955	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1956	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1957	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1958	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1959	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1960	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1961	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1962	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1966	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1967	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1968	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1970	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1971	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1972	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1973	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1974	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1976	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1977	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1978	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1979	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1980	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1981	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1983	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1984	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1985	-12.8 C (9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sparrevohn, 1953 to 1985. The record is 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sparrevohn by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1955	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1956	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1957	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1958	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1959	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1960	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1962	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1967	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1968	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1969	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1974	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1975	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1977	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1978	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1979	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1980	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1985	11.2 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sparrevohn, 1953 to 1985. The record is 119.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sparrevohn by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1954	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1955	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1956	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1957	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1960	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1967	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1968	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1969	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1971	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1972	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1975	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1977	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1978	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1979	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1981	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1982	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1983	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1984	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1985	18.9 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sparrevohn, 1953 to 1985. The record is 34 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sparrevohn by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	24 days
1954	24 days
1955	25 days
1956	21 days
1957	20 days
1958	20 days
1959	19 days
1960	19 days
1961	28 days
1962	14 days
1966	18 days
1967	29 days
1968	18 days
1969	24 days
1970	23 days
1971	21 days
1972	29 days
1973	23 days
1974	30 days
1975	32 days
1976	18 days
1977	16 days
1978	8 days
1979	33 days
1980	34 days
1981	23 days
1982	24 days
1983	21 days
1984	18 days
1985	8 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).