Farewell FAA AP Weather Records (USW00026519)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Farewell FAA AP (USW00026519), Alaska, United States, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Farewell FAA AP

Farewell FAA AP (USW00026519) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 62.52 latitude and -153.88 longitude, 458 m (1,503 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 1981, 41 years of record.
1,464 records set at Farewell FAA 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, 62.52 latitude, -153.88 longitude.
Elevation: 458 m (1,503 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 1981, 41 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Farewell FAA AP. 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 Farewell FAA AP, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Farewell FAA AP still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 91.

Standing records at Farewell FAA AP by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1941	1
1942	25
1944	34
1945	32
1946	46
1947	84
1948	59
1949	48
1950	40
1951	49
1952	43
1953	48
1954	57
1955	35
1956	91
1957	81
1958	39
1959	40
1960	52
1961	49
1962	45
1963	70
1964	36
1965	66
1966	54
1967	28
1968	43
1969	72
1970	53
1971	33
1972	1
1973	6
1981	4

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 69.1 mm (2.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Farewell FAA AP. The most was 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 16 September 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Farewell FAA AP
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 January 1947
Feb	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 February 1942
Mar	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 March 1971
Apr	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 April 1947
May	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 May 1944
Jun	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 June 1955
Jul	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 July 1967
Aug	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 September 1954
Oct	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 October 1959
Nov	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 November 1952
Dec	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	1 December 1946

Period of Record Coverage

1941 to 1981

33 years of record at Farewell FAA AP, 1941 to 1981. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1942, 1944, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1981.

Days with data per year at Farewell FAA AP
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1941	6	2%	No
1942	153	42%	No
1944	303	83%	No
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	359	98%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	293	80%	No
1972	40	11%	No
1973	123	34%	No
1981	23	6%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1945 to 1970

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Farewell FAA AP, 1945 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -3.7 C (25.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at -6.2 C (20.8 F), and the warmest was 1957, at -1.1 C (30.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Farewell FAA AP as warming stripes, 1945 to 1970
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	-3.7 C	-0.02 C
1946	-3.8 C	-0.05 C
1947	-3.0 C	+0.73 C
1948	-5.2 C	-1.49 C
1949	-3.4 C	+0.31 C
1950	-3.3 C	+0.36 C
1951	-3.6 C	+0.08 C
1952	-4.1 C	-0.41 C
1953	-3.5 C	+0.16 C
1954	-4.6 C	-0.85 C
1955	-4.6 C	-0.87 C
1956	-6.2 C	-2.51 C
1957	-1.1 C	+2.59 C
1958	-3.0 C	+0.71 C
1959	-4.0 C	-0.25 C
1960	-2.7 C	+0.98 C
1961	-5.3 C	-1.62 C
1962	-2.8 C	+0.92 C
1963	-3.1 C	+0.65 C
1964	-4.9 C	-1.18 C
1965	-4.1 C	-0.45 C
1966	-4.8 C	-1.05 C
1967	-2.5 C	+1.19 C
1968	-3.7 C	+0.00 C
1969	-2.2 C	+1.52 C
1970	-3.1 C	+0.61 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

1941 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Farewell FAA AP: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1969	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	1946	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	1954	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	1953	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	93 days	1970	34 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Farewell FAA AP, 1941 to 1981. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 C (80.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Farewell FAA AP by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1941	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1942	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1944	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1945	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1946	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1947	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1948	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1949	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1950	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1951	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1953	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1954	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1955	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1956	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1957	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1958	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1959	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1960	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1961	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1962	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1963	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1964	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1965	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1966	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1967	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1971	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1973	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1981	21.7 C (71.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Farewell FAA AP, 1941 to 1981. The record is -51.7 C (-61.1 F) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is -42.8 C (-45.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Farewell FAA AP by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1941	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1942	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1944	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1945	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1946	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)
1947	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1948	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1949	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1950	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1951	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1952	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1953	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1954	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1955	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1956	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1957	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1958	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1959	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1960	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1961	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1962	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1963	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1964	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1965	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1966	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1967	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1968	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1969	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1970	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1971	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1972	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1973	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1981	-1.1 C (30.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Farewell FAA AP, 1941 to 1981. The record is 69.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Farewell FAA AP by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1942	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1944	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1945	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1949	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1951	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1956	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1958	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1959	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1960	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1962	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1963	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1966	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1971	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1972	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1973	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1981	36.1 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Farewell FAA AP, 1941 to 1981. The record is 91.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Farewell FAA AP by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1942	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1944	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1946	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1947	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1949	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1950	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1951	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1954	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1955	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1956	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1957	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1958	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1959	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1960	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1963	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1968	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1969	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1970	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1972	1.6 mm (0.06 in)
1973	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1981	45.8 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Farewell FAA AP, 1941 to 1981. The record is 93 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Farewell FAA AP by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941	13 days
1942	53 days
1944	25 days
1945	39 days
1946	27 days
1947	43 days
1948	29 days
1949	48 days
1950	30 days
1951	46 days
1952	21 days
1953	60 days
1954	30 days
1955	28 days
1956	34 days
1957	37 days
1958	36 days
1959	35 days
1960	44 days
1961	38 days
1962	28 days
1963	51 days
1964	25 days
1965	25 days
1966	22 days
1967	41 days
1968	36 days
1969	34 days
1970	93 days
1971	30 days
1972	5 days
1973	23 days
1981	2 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 Farewell FAA AP falls on 6 June and the median first autumn frost on 31 August, which leaves a median of 83 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Farewell FAA AP
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1945 to 1970)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	6 June	n/a	6 June	n/a	-4.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	31 August	n/a	31 August	n/a	-1.6 days per decade
Growing days	83 days	n/a	83 days	n/a	+3.0 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.

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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).