Built 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026)

McKinley River Alaska Weather Records (USR0000AMCK)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for McKinley River Alaska (USR0000AMCK), Alaska, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for McKinley River Alaska

  • McKinley River Alaska (USR0000AMCK) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 63.65 latitude and -151.64 longitude, 256 m (840 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1990 to 2023, 34 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at McKinley River 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, 63.65 latitude, -151.64 longitude.
  • Elevation: 256 m (840 ft).
  • Period of record: 1990 to 2023, 34 years.
  • Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

20 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at McKinley River Alaska, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at McKinley River Alaska. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 20 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at McKinley River Alaska. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 20 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at McKinley River Alaska, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan5.6 C (42.1 F)-50.6 C (-59.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
Feb8.3 C (46.9 F)-52.2 C (-62.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Mar11.7 C (53.1 F)-44.4 C (-47.9 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
Apr19.4 C (66.9 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
May30.6 C (87.1 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Jun46.1 C (115.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Jul33.3 C (91.9 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Aug36.7 C (98.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)26.7 C (80.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Sep23.9 C (75.0 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Oct17.8 C (64.0 F)-39.4 C (-38.9 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Nov4.4 C (39.9 F)-43.3 C (-45.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Dec0.6 C (33.1 F)-45.6 C (-50.1 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)-42.2 C (-44.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at McKinley River Alaska by the year they were set 1,464 records at McKinley River Alaska still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 104. 0501001501990: 171992: 41993: 311994: 721995: 891996: 1041997: 621998: 351999: 622000: 342001: 592002: 522003: 652004: 442005: 502006: 442007: 312009: 202010: 372011: 582012: 422013: 662015: 412016: 322017: 482018: 452019: 402020: 412021: 92022: 112023: 412024: 252025: 53199019951999200320072012201720212025
1,464 records at McKinley River Alaska still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 104.
Standing records at McKinley River Alaska by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
199017
19924
199331
199472
199589
1996104
199762
199835
199962
200034
200159
200252
200365
200444
200550
200644
200731
200920
201037
201158
201242
201366
201541
201632
201748
201845
201940
202041
20219
202211
202341
202425
202553

Period of Record Coverage

1990 to 2025
Days with data per year at McKinley River Alaska 34 years of record at McKinley River Alaska, 1990 to 2025. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007 and others. 1990: 15 of 365 days1992: 41 of 366 days1993: 204 of 365 days1994: 337 of 365 days1995: 351 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 361 of 365 days1998: 352 of 365 days1999: 227 of 365 days2000: 225 of 366 days2001: 362 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 337 of 365 days2004: 250 of 366 days2005: 225 of 365 days2006: 361 of 365 days2007: 166 of 365 days2008: 1 of 366 days2009: 173 of 365 days2010: 361 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 362 of 366 days2013: 273 of 365 days2015: 341 of 365 days2016: 333 of 366 days2017: 345 of 365 days2018: 330 of 365 days2019: 343 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 132 of 365 days2022: 195 of 365 days2023: 344 of 365 days2024: 362 of 366 days2025: 363 of 365 days19901995200020052010201520202025
34 years of record at McKinley River Alaska, 1990 to 2025. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007 and others.
Days with data per year at McKinley River Alaska
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1990154%No
19924111%No
199320456%No
199433792%Yes
199535196%Yes
1996365100%Yes
199736199%Yes
199835296%Yes
199922762%No
200022561%No
200136299%Yes
2002364100%Yes
200333792%Yes
200425068%No
200522562%No
200636199%Yes
200716645%No
200810%No
200917347%No
201036199%Yes
2011365100%Yes
201236299%Yes
201327375%No
201534193%Yes
201633391%Yes
201734595%Yes
201833090%Yes
201934394%Yes
2020365100%Yes
202113236%No
202219553%No
202334494%Yes
202436299%Yes
202536399%Yes

Latest Records

0

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1995 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at McKinley River Alaska as warming stripes, 1995 to 2025 One stripe for each of 13 complete years at McKinley River Alaska, 1995 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -4.4 C (24.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at -6.5 C (20.3 F), and the warmest was 2025, at -2.6 C (27.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1995: -4.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1996: -6.5 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1997: -4.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1998: -4.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2001: -4.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2002: -3.0 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2006: -4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2010: -4.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2011: -4.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2012: -6.5 C, -2.1 C from the station mean2020: -4.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2024: -3.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2025: -2.6 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 13 complete years at McKinley River Alaska, 1995 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -4.4 C (24.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at -6.5 C (20.3 F), and the warmest was 2025, at -2.6 C (27.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at McKinley River Alaska as warming stripes, 1995 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
1995-4.0 C+0.31 C
1996-6.5 C-2.13 C
1997-4.6 C-0.30 C
1998-4.4 C-0.10 C
2001-4.6 C-0.27 C
2002-3.0 C+1.36 C
2006-4.3 C+0.02 C
2010-4.2 C+0.11 C
2011-4.6 C-0.29 C
2012-6.5 C-2.12 C
2020-4.0 C+0.38 C
2024-3.1 C+1.24 C
2025-2.6 C+1.75 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

1990 to 2026
Yearly extremes at McKinley River Alaska: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.1 C (115.0 F)199230.6 C (87.1 F)35
Coldest night (TNn)-52.2 C (-62.0 F)1999-43.3 C (-45.9 F)34

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at McKinley River Alaska by year The hottest day of the year at McKinley River Alaska, 1990 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F). 203040501990200020102020Record: 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1992
The hottest day of the year at McKinley River Alaska, 1990 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at McKinley River Alaska by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
199028.9 C (84.0 F)
199246.1 C (115.0 F)
199331.7 C (89.1 F)
199431.7 C (89.1 F)
199536.7 C (98.1 F)
199627.2 C (81.0 F)
199732.2 C (90.0 F)
199827.8 C (82.0 F)
199932.2 C (90.0 F)
200028.9 C (84.0 F)
200128.9 C (84.0 F)
200230.6 C (87.1 F)
200330.6 C (87.1 F)
200431.7 C (89.1 F)
200533.3 C (91.9 F)
200628.9 C (84.0 F)
200728.9 C (84.0 F)
200820.6 C (69.1 F)
200930.6 C (87.1 F)
201028.3 C (82.9 F)
201128.3 C (82.9 F)
201230.6 C (87.1 F)
201332.2 C (90.0 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201630.6 C (87.1 F)
201728.9 C (84.0 F)
201830.6 C (87.1 F)
201932.2 C (90.0 F)
202026.1 C (79.0 F)
202130.0 C (86.0 F)
202227.8 C (82.0 F)
202330.0 C (86.0 F)
202431.1 C (88.0 F)
202530.0 C (86.0 F)
202628.3 C (82.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at McKinley River Alaska by year The coldest night of the year at McKinley River Alaska, 1990 to 2026. The record is -52.2 C (-62.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -43.3 C (-45.9 F). -60-40-200201990200020102020Record: -52.2 C (-62.0 F) in 1999
The coldest night of the year at McKinley River Alaska, 1990 to 2026. The record is -52.2 C (-62.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -43.3 C (-45.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at McKinley River Alaska by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
199016.1 C (61.0 F)
1992-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1993-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1994-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1995-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1996-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1997-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1998-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1999-52.2 C (-62.0 F)
2000-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2001-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
2002-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
2003-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
2004-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
2005-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2006-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
2007-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
2008n/a
2009-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
2010-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
2011-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
2012-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
2013-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
2015-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
2016-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
2017-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
2018-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
2019-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
2020-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
2021-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2022-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2023-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
2024-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
2025-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
2026-47.2 C (-53.0 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 McKinley River Alaska standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for McKinley River 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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