Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Helm Alaska Weather Records (USR0000AHLM)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Helm Alaska (USR0000AHLM), Alaska, United States, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Helm Alaska

  • Helm Alaska (USR0000AHLM) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 55.53 latitude and -131.37 longitude, 427 m (1,400 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1989 to 2023, 35 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Helm Alaska 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, 55.53 latitude, -131.37 longitude.
  • Elevation: 427 m (1,400 ft).
  • Period of record: 1989 to 2023, 35 years.
  • Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

29 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Helm Alaska, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Helm Alaska. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 29 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Helm Alaska. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 29 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Helm Alaska, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan19.4 C (66.9 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Feb19.4 C (66.9 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Mar25.0 C (77.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Apr26.7 C (80.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
May33.3 C (91.9 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Jun37.2 C (99.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jul36.1 C (97.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Aug35.6 C (96.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Sep32.8 C (91.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Oct23.9 C (75.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Nov19.4 C (66.9 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Dec15.0 C (59.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Helm Alaska by the year they were set 1,464 records at Helm Alaska still stand. 2014 holds the most, with 166. 0501001502001989: 121990: 231991: 791992: 771993: 211994: 392002: 242003: 272004: 262005: 32006: 112010: 112011: 562012: 22013: 1642014: 1662015: 1222016: 542017: 522018: 512019: 682020: 672021: 952022: 852023: 432024: 392025: 47198919922002200520112014201720202023
1,464 records at Helm Alaska still stand. 2014 holds the most, with 166.
Standing records at Helm Alaska by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
198912
199023
199179
199277
199321
199439
200224
200327
200426
20053
200611
201011
201156
20122
2013164
2014166
2015122
201654
201752
201851
201968
202067
202195
202285
202343
202439
202547

Period of Record Coverage

1989 to 2025
Days with data per year at Helm Alaska 27 years of record at Helm Alaska, 1989 to 2025. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003 and others. 1989: 32 of 365 days1990: 86 of 365 days1991: 118 of 365 days1992: 134 of 366 days1993: 126 of 365 days1994: 95 of 365 days2002: 164 of 365 days2003: 201 of 365 days2004: 145 of 366 days2005: 99 of 365 days2006: 79 of 365 days2010: 122 of 365 days2011: 352 of 365 days2012: 26 of 366 days2013: 183 of 365 days2014: 325 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days199020052010201520202025
27 years of record at Helm Alaska, 1989 to 2025. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003 and others.
Days with data per year at Helm Alaska
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1989329%No
19908624%No
199111832%No
199213437%No
199312635%No
19949526%No
200216445%No
200320155%No
200414540%No
20059927%No
20067922%No
201012233%No
201135296%Yes
2012267%No
201318350%No
201432589%No
2015364100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
202036499%Yes
2021364100%Yes
2022364100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024365100%Yes
2025365100%Yes

Latest Records

0

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

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 2015 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Helm Alaska as warming stripes, 2015 to 2025 One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Helm Alaska, 2015 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2021, at 7.1 C (44.8 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 10.5 C (50.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 2015: 10.5 C, +2.2 C from the station mean2016: 8.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2017: 7.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2018: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2019: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2020: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2021: 7.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2022: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2023: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2024: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2025: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean201520162018202020222024
One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Helm Alaska, 2015 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2021, at 7.1 C (44.8 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 10.5 C (50.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Helm Alaska as warming stripes, 2015 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
201510.5 C+2.24 C
20168.9 C+0.69 C
20177.4 C-0.81 C
20188.3 C+0.12 C
20198.6 C+0.37 C
20207.5 C-0.74 C
20217.1 C-1.12 C
20227.8 C-0.42 C
20238.5 C+0.29 C
20248.0 C-0.20 C
20257.7 C-0.47 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

1989 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Helm Alaska: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.2 C (99.0 F)200432.8 C (91.0 F)28
Coldest night (TNn)-16.1 C (3.0 F)2021-7.5 C (18.5 F)28

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Helm Alaska by year The hottest day of the year at Helm Alaska, 1989 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F). 102030401990200020102020Record: 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 2004
The hottest day of the year at Helm Alaska, 1989 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Helm Alaska by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
198915.0 C (59.0 F)
199031.7 C (89.1 F)
199131.1 C (88.0 F)
199230.0 C (86.0 F)
199328.3 C (82.9 F)
199429.4 C (84.9 F)
200232.8 C (91.0 F)
200330.6 C (87.1 F)
200437.2 C (99.0 F)
200532.2 C (90.0 F)
200632.2 C (90.0 F)
201027.8 C (82.0 F)
201128.9 C (84.0 F)
201228.9 C (84.0 F)
201335.6 C (96.1 F)
201435.0 C (95.0 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201632.8 C (91.0 F)
201734.4 C (93.9 F)
201836.7 C (98.1 F)
201933.9 C (93.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202136.7 C (98.1 F)
202233.9 C (93.0 F)
202333.9 C (93.0 F)
202435.6 C (96.1 F)
202532.2 C (90.0 F)
202633.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Helm Alaska by year The coldest night of the year at Helm Alaska, 1989 to 2026. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.5 C (18.5 F). -20-100101990200020102020Record: -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 2021
The coldest night of the year at Helm Alaska, 1989 to 2026. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.5 C (18.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Helm Alaska by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19891.1 C (34.0 F)
19906.1 C (43.0 F)
19911.1 C (34.0 F)
19920.0 C (32.0 F)
19934.4 C (39.9 F)
19940.6 C (33.1 F)
2002-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2003-3.9 C (25.0 F)
20045.6 C (42.1 F)
20055.6 C (42.1 F)
20066.1 C (43.0 F)
2010-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2011-12.2 C (10.0 F)
20129.4 C (48.9 F)
2013-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2014-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2015-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2016-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2017-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2018-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2019-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2020-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2021-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2022-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2023-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2024-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2025-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2026-8.9 C (16.0 F)

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Helm Alaska standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Helm Alaska 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).