Tin City Weather Records (USW00026634)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tin City (USW00026634), Alaska, United States, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Tin City

Tin City (USW00026634) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 65.57 latitude and -167.92 longitude, 82 m (269 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2026, 74 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tin City still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Alaska, United States, 65.57 latitude, -167.92 longitude.
Elevation: 82 m (269 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2026, 74 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Tin City. 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 Tin City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	5.0 C (41.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	3.3 C (37.9 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tin City still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Tin City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1954	50
1955	69
1956	81
1957	75
1958	25
1960	28
1961	40
1962	47
1963	49
1964	36
1965	58
1966	59
1967	40
1968	37
1969	47
1970	45
1971	46
1972	40
1973	41
1974	66
1975	64
1976	59
1977	49
1978	19
1979	38
1980	35
1981	49
1982	44
1983	53
1984	75

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 55.9 mm (2.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tin City. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 9 August 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tin City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 January 1963
Feb	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 February 1962
Mar	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 March 1967
Apr	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 April 1960
May	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 May 1962
Jun	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 June 1980
Jul	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 July 1962
Aug	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	9 August 1956
Sep	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 September 1958
Oct	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 October 1957
Nov	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 November 1979
Dec	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	1 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1954 to 1984

30 years of record at Tin City, 1954 to 1984. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1977 and others.

Days with data per year at Tin City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1954	305	84%	No
1955	359	98%	Yes
1956	358	98%	Yes
1957	354	97%	Yes
1958	142	39%	No
1960	215	59%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	227	62%	No
1965	276	76%	No
1966	360	99%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	330	90%	Yes
1972	325	89%	No
1973	316	87%	No
1974	356	98%	Yes
1975	355	97%	Yes
1976	344	94%	Yes
1977	202	55%	No
1978	122	33%	No
1979	345	95%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	359	98%	Yes
1983	349	96%	Yes
1984	321	88%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1955 to 1983

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Tin City, 1955 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -6.4 C (20.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at -8.1 C (17.3 F), and the warmest was 1967, at -4.0 C (24.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Tin City as warming stripes, 1955 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1955	-8.1 C	-1.73 C
1956	-7.9 C	-1.57 C
1957	-5.2 C	+1.20 C
1961	-7.3 C	-0.97 C
1962	-5.1 C	+1.30 C
1963	-5.2 C	+1.20 C
1966	-7.0 C	-0.58 C
1967	-4.0 C	+2.38 C
1968	-6.6 C	-0.21 C
1969	-6.1 C	+0.28 C
1970	-6.9 C	-0.50 C
1974	-7.8 C	-1.39 C
1975	-7.5 C	-1.12 C
1976	-8.1 C	-1.78 C
1980	-5.8 C	+0.54 C
1981	-5.2 C	+1.18 C
1982	-4.9 C	+1.46 C
1983	-6.0 C	+0.34 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 Tin City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1966	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	1955	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1956	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	1955	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	89 days	1976	34 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tin City, 1953 to 2026. The record is 23.9 C (75.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.6 C (65.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tin City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	n/a
1954	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1955	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1956	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1957	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1958	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1959	n/a
1960	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1961	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1962	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1963	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1964	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1965	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1966	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1967	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1968	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1969	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1970	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1971	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1972	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1973	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1974	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1975	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1976	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1977	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1978	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1979	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1980	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1981	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1982	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1983	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1984	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1985	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tin City, 1953 to 2026. The record is -42.2 C (-44.0 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.3 C (-31.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tin City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	n/a
1954	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1955	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1956	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1957	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1958	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1959	n/a
1960	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1962	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1963	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1965	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1966	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1967	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1968	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1973	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1974	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1975	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1976	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1977	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1978	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1979	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1980	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1981	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1982	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1983	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1984	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1985	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tin City, 1953 to 2026. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.9 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tin City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1954	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1955	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1956	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1958	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1960	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1962	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1963	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1964	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1965	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1968	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1969	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1970	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1971	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1972	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1973	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1974	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1975	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1976	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1977	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1978	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1981	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1982	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1983	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1984	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1985	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tin City, 1953 to 2026. The record is 110.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.4 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tin City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1954	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1955	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1956	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1957	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1959	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1961	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1962	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1963	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1966	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1967	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1971	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1972	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1973	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1975	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1977	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1978	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1980	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1983	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1984	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1985	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tin City, 1953 to 2026. The record is 89 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tin City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	9 days
1954	51 days
1955	31 days
1956	36 days
1957	30 days
1958	32 days
1959	33 days
1960	40 days
1961	34 days
1962	12 days
1963	22 days
1964	24 days
1965	23 days
1966	34 days
1967	40 days
1968	32 days
1969	34 days
1970	52 days
1971	45 days
1972	62 days
1973	47 days
1974	76 days
1975	35 days
1976	89 days
1977	22 days
1978	13 days
1979	56 days
1980	33 days
1981	20 days
1982	31 days
1983	29 days
1984	34 days
1985	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

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.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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).