Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sutton 1 W (USC00508915), Alaska, United States, with 34 years of record.
Key Facts for Sutton 1 W
Sutton 1 W (USC00508915) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 61.71 latitude and -148.91 longitude, 168 m (550 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1978 to 2011, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sutton 1 W still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sutton 1 W set a daily record high minimum temperature of 0.0 C (32.0 F) on 26 October 2011.
About the Station
Location: Alaska, United States, 61.71 latitude, -148.91 longitude.
Elevation: 168 m (550 ft).
Period of record: 1978 to 2011, 34 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 Sutton 1 W. 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 Sutton 1 W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
9.4 C (48.9 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
9.4 C (48.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sutton 1 W still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Sutton 1 W by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1978
18
1979
41
1980
56
1981
55
1982
57
1983
32
1984
52
1985
64
1986
71
1987
43
1988
26
1989
49
1990
64
1991
30
1992
64
1993
43
1994
50
1995
43
1996
59
1997
50
1998
33
1999
42
2000
20
2001
32
2002
73
2003
53
2004
48
2005
40
2006
27
2007
35
2008
24
2009
40
2010
21
2011
9
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sutton 1 W. The most was 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 14 March 2005.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sutton 1 W
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
20 January 2000
Feb
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
28 February 1992
Mar
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
14 March 2005
Apr
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2 April 2011
May
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
28 May 1994
Jun
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
24 June 1989
Jul
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
10 July 1981
Aug
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
25 August 1984
Sep
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
10 September 2005
Oct
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
10 October 1983
Nov
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
24 November 2003
Dec
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1 December 2009
Period of Record Coverage
1978 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Sutton 1 W, 1978 to 2011. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1981, 1982, 1990, 2011.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Sutton 1 W, 1979 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.2 C (36.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 0.8 C (33.5 F), and the warmest was 2005, at 3.4 C (38.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sutton 1 W as warming stripes, 1979 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1979
2.2 C
0.00 C
1980
2.0 C
-0.24 C
1983
2.7 C
+0.45 C
1984
2.3 C
+0.01 C
1985
1.4 C
-0.88 C
1987
2.8 C
+0.57 C
1988
2.3 C
+0.10 C
1989
1.3 C
-0.98 C
1991
1.9 C
-0.35 C
1992
1.0 C
-1.21 C
1993
3.0 C
+0.75 C
1994
1.7 C
-0.51 C
1995
2.3 C
+0.09 C
1996
0.8 C
-1.40 C
1997
2.7 C
+0.49 C
1998
2.9 C
+0.61 C
1999
1.1 C
-1.18 C
2000
2.8 C
+0.60 C
2001
2.6 C
+0.32 C
2002
3.2 C
+0.96 C
2003
3.2 C
+0.93 C
2004
3.2 C
+0.94 C
2005
3.4 C
+1.19 C
2006
1.8 C
-0.49 C
2007
2.0 C
-0.22 C
2008
1.2 C
-1.08 C
2009
2.0 C
-0.27 C
2010
3.1 C
+0.81 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
1978 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Sutton 1 W: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1992
27.0 C (80.5 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1999
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2005
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2005
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
100 days
2007
34 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sutton 1 W, 1978 to 2011. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.0 C (80.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sutton 1 W by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1978
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1979
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1980
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1981
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1982
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1983
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1984
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1985
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1986
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1987
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1988
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1989
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1990
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1991
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1992
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1994
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1995
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1996
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1997
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1998
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1999
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2000
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2001
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2002
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2003
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2004
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2005
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2006
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2007
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2008
23.3 C (73.9 F)
2009
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2010
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2011
26.1 C (79.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sutton 1 W, 1978 to 2011. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.5 C (-26.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sutton 1 W by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1978
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1980
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1981
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1982
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1983
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1984
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1985
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1986
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1987
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1988
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1989
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1990
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1991
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1992
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1993
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1994
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1995
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1996
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1997
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1998
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1999
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
2000
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2001
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2002
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2003
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2004
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2005
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2006
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2007
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2008
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2009
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2010
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2011
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sutton 1 W, 1978 to 2011. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.7 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sutton 1 W by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1979
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1980
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1981
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1983
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1984
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1986
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1989
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1990
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1991
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1992
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1993
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1994
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1995
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1996
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1997
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1999
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2000
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2001
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2002
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2003
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2004
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2005
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2006
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2007
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2008
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2009
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2010
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2011
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sutton 1 W, 1978 to 2011. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.0 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sutton 1 W by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1979
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1981
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1982
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1983
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1984
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1985
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1986
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1989
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1990
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1991
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1992
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1993
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1994
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1995
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1996
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1997
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1998
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1999
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2000
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2001
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
2002
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2003
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2004
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2005
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2006
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2007
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2008
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2009
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
2010
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2011
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sutton 1 W, 1978 to 2011. The record is 100 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sutton 1 W by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978
46 days
1979
32 days
1980
21 days
1981
40 days
1982
29 days
1983
60 days
1984
34 days
1985
37 days
1986
29 days
1987
29 days
1988
22 days
1989
24 days
1990
28 days
1991
37 days
1992
33 days
1993
30 days
1994
29 days
1995
59 days
1996
65 days
1997
29 days
1998
61 days
1999
47 days
2000
50 days
2001
38 days
2002
22 days
2003
21 days
2004
34 days
2005
52 days
2006
72 days
2007
100 days
2008
82 days
2009
48 days
2010
31 days
2011
26 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 Sutton 1 W falls on 8 June and the median first autumn frost on 3 September, which leaves a median of 87 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +9.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Sutton 1 W
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1979 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 June
n/a
8 June
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 September
n/a
3 September
n/a
+9.0 days per decade
Growing days
87 days
n/a
87 days
n/a
+9.9 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
30 years, 1978 to 2010
A day with at least 27.9 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.4 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Sutton 1 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
10 years
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
25 years
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
Longer than the 30 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, 30 years of values from 1978 to 2010.
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: 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 2005; 48.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1987; 42.9 mm (1.7 in) in 1983.
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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.