Gambell Weather Records (USW00026703)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gambell (USW00026703), Alaska, United States, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Gambell

Gambell (USW00026703) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 63.78 latitude and -171.75 longitude, 8 m (27 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 2026, 126 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gambell 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, 63.78 latitude, -171.75 longitude.
Elevation: 8 m (27 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 2026, 126 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

19 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Gambell. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 19 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Gambell, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Feb	5.0 C (41.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
Mar	2.2 C (36.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Apr	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
May	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
Jun	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Jul	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)
Aug	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)
Sep	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)
Oct	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Nov	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Dec	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Gambell still stand. 1937 holds the most, with 119.

Standing records at Gambell by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1936	21
1937	119
1938	49
1939	56
1940	58
1941	89
1942	98
1943	50
1944	117
1948	31
1949	68
1950	63
1951	72
1952	61
1953	39
1954	5
1982	15
1983	90
1984	76
1985	80
1986	48
1987	92
1988	20
2025	47

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 54.4 mm (2.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gambell. The most was 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 13 March 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gambell
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 January 1941
Feb	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 February 1951
Mar	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	13 March 1985
Apr	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 April 1950
May	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 May 1982
Jun	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 June 1985
Jul	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 July 1950
Aug	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 August 1954
Sep	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 September 1903
Oct	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2 October 1937
Nov	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 November 1985
Dec	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 December 1949

Period of Record Coverage

1936 to 2025

24 years of record at Gambell, 1936 to 2025. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1953 and others.

Days with data per year at Gambell
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1936	60	16%	No
1937	184	50%	No
1938	190	52%	No
1939	181	50%	No
1940	253	69%	No
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	265	73%	No
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1948	122	33%	No
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	301	82%	No
1954	62	17%	No
1982	228	62%	No
1983	346	95%	Yes
1984	323	88%	No
1985	335	92%	Yes
1986	359	98%	Yes
1987	353	97%	Yes
1988	241	66%	No
2025	333	91%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1941 to 1987

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Gambell, 1941 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -3.9 C (25.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1944, at -5.2 C (22.7 F), and the warmest was 1950, at -2.3 C (27.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Gambell as warming stripes, 1941 to 1987
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1941	-3.0 C	+0.85 C
1943	-3.6 C	+0.22 C
1944	-5.2 C	-1.31 C
1949	-3.6 C	+0.26 C
1950	-2.3 C	+1.59 C
1951	-4.2 C	-0.34 C
1952	-4.3 C	-0.44 C
1983	-4.0 C	-0.12 C
1984	-4.5 C	-0.63 C
1985	-3.7 C	+0.14 C
1986	-3.2 C	+0.67 C
1987	-4.8 C	-0.90 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

1901 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Gambell: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1937	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	1951	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	1985	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	1950	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	56 days	1942	23 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Gambell, 1901 to 2026. The record is 21.7 C (71.1 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.6 C (60.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Gambell by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1936	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1937	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1938	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1939	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1940	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1941	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1942	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1943	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1944	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1948	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1949	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1950	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1951	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1952	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1953	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1954	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1982	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1983	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1984	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1985	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1986	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1987	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1988	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1997	n/a
2025	16.7 C (62.1 F)
2026	15.6 C (60.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Gambell, 1901 to 2026. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.3 C (-18.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Gambell by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1936	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1937	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1938	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1939	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1940	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1941	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1942	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1943	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1948	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1950	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1951	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1952	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1953	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1954	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1984	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1985	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1987	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1988	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1997	n/a
2025	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2026	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gambell, 1901 to 2026. The record is 54.4 mm (2.1 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.9 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gambell by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	n/a
1902	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1903	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1904	n/a
1936	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1937	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1938	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1939	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1942	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1948	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1949	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1953	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1954	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1983	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1984	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1985	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1986	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1987	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1988	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1997	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2025	n/a
2026	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gambell, 1901 to 2026. The record is 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gambell by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	n/a
1902	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1903	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1904	n/a
1936	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1937	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1938	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1939	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1948	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1949	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1950	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1951	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1952	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1954	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1982	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1983	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1984	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1986	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1987	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1988	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1997	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	38.7 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gambell, 1901 to 2026. The record is 56 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gambell by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	n/a
1902	20 days
1903	15 days
1904	n/a
1936	14 days
1937	18 days
1938	25 days
1939	22 days
1940	28 days
1941	23 days
1942	56 days
1943	30 days
1944	30 days
1948	25 days
1949	29 days
1950	17 days
1951	22 days
1952	19 days
1953	23 days
1954	14 days
1982	21 days
1983	30 days
1984	49 days
1985	36 days
1986	24 days
1987	51 days
1988	56 days
1997	4 days
2025	n/a
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.

Download the Data

Data for Gambell 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).