Skagway AP Weather Records (USW00025335)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Skagway AP (USW00025335), Alaska, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Skagway AP

Skagway AP (USW00025335) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 59.45 latitude and -135.33 longitude, 7 m (24 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1996 to 2026, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Skagway AP 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, 59.45 latitude, -135.33 longitude.
Elevation: 7 m (24 ft).
Period of record: 1996 to 2026, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

31 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Skagway AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 31 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Skagway AP, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-13.8 C (7.2 F)
Feb	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-12.7 C (9.1 F)
Mar	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-6.6 C (20.1 F)
Apr	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
May	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jul	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Sep	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)
Oct	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Nov	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Dec	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Skagway AP still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 107.

Standing records at Skagway AP by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1996	12
1997	49
1998	48
1999	50
2000	53
2001	54
2002	57
2003	47
2004	55
2005	53
2006	73
2007	52
2008	65
2009	34
2010	25
2011	46
2012	59
2013	45
2014	32
2015	59
2016	107
2017	54
2018	54
2019	51
2020	38
2021	35
2022	53
2023	27
2024	30
2025	47

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 93.2 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Skagway AP. The most was 93.2 mm (3.7 in) on 1 December 2020.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Skagway AP
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 January 2015
Feb	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 February 2017
Mar	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 March 2004
Apr	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 April 2013
May	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 May 2024
Jun	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 June 2000
Jul	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 July 2014
Aug	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 August 2018
Sep	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 September 1999
Oct	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 October 2024
Nov	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 November 2005
Dec	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	1 December 2020

Period of Record Coverage

1996 to 2025

30 years of record at Skagway AP, 1996 to 2025. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1996, 1997, 2025.

Days with data per year at Skagway AP
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1996	64	17%	No
1997	271	74%	No
1998	362	99%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	353	97%	Yes
2018	360	99%	Yes
2019	360	99%	Yes
2020	358	98%	Yes
2021	364	100%	Yes
2022	364	100%	Yes
2023	335	92%	Yes
2024	361	99%	Yes
2025	328	90%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1998 to 2024

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Skagway AP, 1998 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.9 C (42.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 4.4 C (40.0 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 8.4 C (47.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Skagway AP as warming stripes, 1998 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1998	6.0 C	+0.15 C
1999	5.3 C	-0.55 C
2000	5.6 C	-0.24 C
2001	5.6 C	-0.24 C
2002	5.9 C	+0.02 C
2003	6.0 C	+0.13 C
2004	6.6 C	+0.74 C
2005	6.3 C	+0.41 C
2006	4.6 C	-1.26 C
2007	4.8 C	-1.09 C
2008	4.4 C	-1.44 C
2009	5.1 C	-0.81 C
2010	5.9 C	+0.07 C
2011	5.0 C	-0.85 C
2012	4.5 C	-1.36 C
2013	5.8 C	-0.04 C
2014	6.5 C	+0.60 C
2015	7.1 C	+1.25 C
2016	8.4 C	+2.53 C
2017	6.5 C	+0.60 C
2018	6.1 C	+0.20 C
2019	7.3 C	+1.43 C
2020	5.8 C	-0.08 C
2021	5.2 C	-0.66 C
2022	6.1 C	+0.24 C
2024	6.0 C	+0.15 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

1996 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Skagway AP: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2017	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2009	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	2020	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	192.2 mm (7.6 in)	2020	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	2012	22 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Skagway AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.2 C (81.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Skagway AP by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1996	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1997	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1998	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1999	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2000	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2001	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2002	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2003	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2004	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2006	23.9 C (75.0 F)
2007	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2008	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2009	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2010	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2011	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2012	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2013	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2014	23.9 C (75.0 F)
2015	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2016	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2017	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2018	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2019	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2020	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2021	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2022	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2023	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2024	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2025	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2026	26.1 C (79.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Skagway AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is -22.8 C (-9.0 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Skagway AP by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1996	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1999	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2000	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2001	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2006	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2009	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2010	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2011	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2012	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2013	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2014	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
2015	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
2016	-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2017	-13.2 C (8.2 F)
2018	-17.7 C (0.1 F)
2019	-13.2 C (8.2 F)
2020	-17.7 C (0.1 F)
2021	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)
2022	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2023	-12.1 C (10.2 F)
2024	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
2025	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2026	-16.7 C (1.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Skagway AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.1 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Skagway AP by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1999	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2000	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2001	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2002	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2003	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2004	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2005	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2006	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2007	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2008	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2009	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2011	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2012	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2013	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2014	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2015	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2016	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2018	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2019	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2020	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2021	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2022	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2023	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2024	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2025	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2026	36.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Skagway AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 192.2 mm (7.6 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.1 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Skagway AP by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1999	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2000	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
2003	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2004	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2005	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
2006	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2007	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2008	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
2009	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2010	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2011	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2012	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2013	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2014	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2015	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2016	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2017	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2018	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2019	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020	192.2 mm (7.6 in)
2021	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2022	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2023	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2024	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2025	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2026	54.3 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Skagway AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Skagway AP by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	17 days
1999	23 days
2000	17 days
2001	25 days
2002	32 days
2003	21 days
2004	22 days
2005	21 days
2006	36 days
2007	22 days
2008	29 days
2009	36 days
2010	27 days
2011	37 days
2012	40 days
2013	13 days
2014	21 days
2015	15 days
2016	29 days
2017	28 days
2018	19 days
2019	19 days
2020	15 days
2021	24 days
2022	17 days
2023	17 days
2024	25 days
2025	28 days
2026	16 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

26 years with a frost

Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Skagway AP falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 14 October, which leaves a median of 173 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Skagway AP
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1998 to 2024)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	24 April	n/a	24 April	n/a	-2.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	14 October	n/a	14 October	n/a	-0.6 days per decade
Growing days	173 days	n/a	173 days	n/a	+2.0 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.

Download the Data

Data for Skagway AP standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).