Galena AP Weather Records (USW00026501)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Galena AP (USW00026501), Alaska, United States, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Galena AP

Galena AP (USW00026501) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 64.74 latitude and -156.93 longitude, 47 m (153 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2026, 74 years of record.
1,464 records set at Galena 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, 64.74 latitude, -156.93 longitude.
Elevation: 47 m (153 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2026, 74 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

24 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Galena AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 24 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Galena AP, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	-44.9 C (-48.8 F)
Feb	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)
Mar	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)
Apr	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)
May	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)
Aug	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)
Sep	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Oct	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Nov	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
Dec	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Galena AP still stand. 1957 holds the most, with 110.

Standing records at Galena AP by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	23
1954	45
1955	50
1956	94
1957	110
1958	43
1959	56
1960	62
1961	70
1962	51
1963	61
1964	56
1965	67
1966	72
1967	45
1968	64
1969	74
1970	67
2017	25
2018	47
2019	67
2020	50
2021	44
2022	19
2023	6
2024	48
2025	48

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 39.4 mm (1.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Galena AP. The most was 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 12 August 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Galena AP
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 January 1963
Feb	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 February 1956
Mar	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 March 1963
Apr	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 April 1965
May	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 May 1955
Jun	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 June 1965
Jul	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 July 1958
Aug	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 August 1967
Sep	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 September 1965
Oct	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 October 1961
Nov	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 November 1955
Dec	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 2025

27 years of record at Galena AP, 1953 to 2025. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 2017, 2022, 2023.

Days with data per year at Galena AP
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	214	59%	No
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	359	98%	Yes
1956	361	99%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	362	99%	Yes
1965	361	99%	Yes
1966	362	99%	Yes
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	345	94%	Yes
1969	357	98%	Yes
1970	359	98%	Yes
2017	183	50%	No
2018	345	95%	Yes
2019	342	94%	Yes
2020	363	99%	Yes
2021	354	97%	Yes
2022	310	85%	No
2023	73	20%	No
2024	356	97%	Yes
2025	346	95%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1954 to 2025

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Galena AP, 1954 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -4.0 C (24.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at -7.1 C (19.1 F), and the warmest was 2019, at -0.5 C (31.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.5 C (6.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Galena AP as warming stripes, 1954 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1954	-4.8 C	-0.88 C
1955	-5.7 C	-1.71 C
1956	-7.1 C	-3.19 C
1957	-2.0 C	+1.94 C
1958	-3.9 C	+0.04 C
1959	-5.4 C	-1.41 C
1960	-3.2 C	+0.75 C
1961	-5.7 C	-1.78 C
1962	-3.6 C	+0.34 C
1963	-4.4 C	-0.48 C
1964	-5.7 C	-1.76 C
1965	-4.7 C	-0.74 C
1966	-6.2 C	-2.22 C
1967	-2.9 C	+1.02 C
1969	-3.3 C	+0.68 C
1970	-4.6 C	-0.64 C
2018	-1.1 C	+2.81 C
2019	-0.5 C	+3.46 C
2020	-3.4 C	+0.58 C
2021	-4.0 C	-0.09 C
2024	-2.3 C	+1.62 C
2025	-2.3 C	+1.63 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 2026

Yearly extremes at Galena AP: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1969	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)	1961	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1967	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	1967	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	2024	33 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Galena AP, 1953 to 2026. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Galena AP by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1954	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1955	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1956	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1957	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1960	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1961	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1962	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1963	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1964	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1965	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1966	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2017	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2018	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2019	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2020	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2021	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2022	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2023	3.3 C (37.9 F)
2024	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2025	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2026	27.0 C (80.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Galena AP, 1953 to 2026. The record is -52.2 C (-62.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is -45.6 C (-50.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Galena AP by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1954	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1955	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1956	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1957	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1958	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1959	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1960	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1961	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)
1962	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1963	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1964	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1965	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1966	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1967	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1968	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1969	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1970	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
2017	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
2018	-43.8 C (-46.8 F)
2019	-47.7 C (-53.9 F)
2020	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)
2021	-44.9 C (-48.8 F)
2022	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)
2023	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)
2024	-46.6 C (-51.9 F)
2025	-44.9 C (-48.8 F)
2026	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Galena AP, 1953 to 2026. The record is 39.4 mm (1.6 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.6 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Galena AP by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1955	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1956	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1957	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1958	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1959	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1961	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1962	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1963	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1964	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1967	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1969	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1970	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2017	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2018	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2019	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2020	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
2021	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2022	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2023	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
2024	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2025	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2026	11.6 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Galena AP, 1953 to 2026. The record is 79.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Galena AP by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1955	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1956	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1957	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1958	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1961	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1962	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1963	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1964	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1965	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1967	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1968	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1970	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2017	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
2018	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2019	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2020	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2021	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
2022	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2023	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
2024	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
2025	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2026	14.0 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Galena AP, 1953 to 2026. The record is 91 days in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Galena AP by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	27 days
1954	40 days
1955	26 days
1956	23 days
1957	27 days
1958	29 days
1959	28 days
1960	45 days
1961	20 days
1962	14 days
1963	37 days
1964	38 days
1965	15 days
1966	34 days
1967	32 days
1968	44 days
1969	39 days
1970	35 days
2017	20 days
2018	33 days
2019	36 days
2020	72 days
2021	37 days
2022	76 days
2023	28 days
2024	91 days
2025	28 days
2026	5 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

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Galena AP falls on 18 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 September, which leaves a median of 112 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Galena AP
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1954 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	18 May	n/a	18 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	7 September	n/a	7 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	112 days	n/a	112 days	n/a	n/a

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 Galena 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).