Skagway Weather Records (USC00508525)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Skagway (USC00508525), Alaska, United States, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Skagway

Skagway (USC00508525) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 59.45 latitude and -135.31 longitude, 11 m (35 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2026, 129 years of record.
1,464 records set at Skagway still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Skagway set a daily record low maximum temperature of 11.1 C (52.0 F) on 2 August 2026.

About the Station

Location: Alaska, United States, 59.45 latitude, -135.31 longitude.
Elevation: 11 m (35 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2026, 129 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Skagway. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Skagway, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Feb	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
Apr	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
May	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Jul	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)
Sep	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Oct	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Skagway still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 46.

Standing records at Skagway by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1898	8
1899	24
1900	25
1901	2
1902	11
1903	16
1904	25
1905	19
1906	26
1907	32
1908	21
1909	45
1910	22
1911	2
1912	3
1913	8
1917	14
1918	25
1919	29
1920	23
1921	15
1922	22
1923	13
1924	19
1925	21
1926	42
1927	22
1928	23
1929	28
1930	21
1931	21
1932	18
1933	34
1934	11
1935	25
1936	46
1937	13
1938	25
1939	11
1940	10
1941	14
1942	30
1944	23
1945	9
1946	14
1947	23
1948	13
1951	3
1952	8
1953	17
1954	28
1957	23
1958	15
1959	11
1960	7
1961	8
1962	16
1963	41
1964	16
1965	21
2000	3
2001	2
2002	7
2003	9
2004	16
2005	16
2006	15
2007	8
2008	11
2009	6
2010	3
2011	8
2012	16
2013	16
2014	8
2015	20
2016	19
2017	5
2018	14
2019	31
2020	7
2021	14
2022	14
2023	6
2024	9
2025	10
2026	11

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Skagway between 2 February 1947 and 2 December 2020. Each dot is a new record.

When Skagway set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1947-02-02	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2020-12-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 136.4 mm (5.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 136.4 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Skagway. The most was 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 2 December 2020.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Skagway
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 January 1942
Feb	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 February 1938
Mar	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 March 1910
Apr	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 April 1924
May	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 May 2024
Jun	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 June 1938
Jul	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 July 2014
Aug	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 August 1913
Sep	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 September 1923
Oct	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	22 October 1937
Nov	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	11 November 2022
Dec	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	2 December 2020

Period of Record Coverage

1898 to 2026

88 years of record at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. 34 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1907, 1910, 1911 and others.

Days with data per year at Skagway
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1898	61	17%	No
1899	327	90%	No
1900	240	66%	No
1901	47	13%	No
1902	242	66%	No
1903	356	98%	Yes
1904	355	97%	Yes
1905	345	95%	Yes
1906	355	97%	Yes
1907	318	87%	No
1908	350	96%	Yes
1909	346	95%	Yes
1910	293	80%	No
1911	55	15%	No
1912	56	15%	No
1913	286	78%	No
1917	61	17%	No
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	364	99%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	364	100%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	364	100%	Yes
1926	364	100%	Yes
1927	364	100%	Yes
1928	361	99%	Yes
1929	346	95%	Yes
1930	350	96%	Yes
1931	319	87%	No
1932	283	77%	No
1933	344	94%	Yes
1934	151	41%	No
1935	274	75%	No
1936	360	98%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	361	99%	Yes
1939	180	49%	No
1940	244	67%	No
1941	357	98%	Yes
1942	362	99%	Yes
1944	352	96%	Yes
1945	272	75%	No
1946	129	35%	No
1947	281	77%	No
1948	302	83%	No
1950	80	22%	No
1951	89	24%	No
1952	203	55%	No
1953	233	64%	No
1954	207	57%	No
1957	138	38%	No
1958	361	99%	Yes
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	360	99%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	236	64%	No
1965	121	33%	No
2000	238	65%	No
2001	265	73%	No
2002	358	98%	Yes
2003	360	99%	Yes
2004	363	99%	Yes
2005	357	98%	Yes
2006	360	99%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	347	95%	Yes
2009	212	58%	No
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	364	100%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	364	100%	Yes
2014	335	92%	Yes
2015	334	92%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	303	83%	No
2018	357	98%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	349	96%	Yes
2022	364	100%	Yes
2023	360	99%	Yes
2024	361	99%	Yes
2025	356	98%	Yes
2026	138	38%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Skagway
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2026	Skagway, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2026	Skagway, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2026	Skagway, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026	Skagway, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2026	Skagway, US	daily low max (Tie)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	tie	99 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2026	Skagway, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2026	Skagway, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2026	Skagway, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2026	Skagway, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Skagway, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	117 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2026	Skagway, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2026	Skagway, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2026	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2026	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2026	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026	Skagway, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2026	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	0.1 cm (0.0 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2026	Skagway, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2026	Skagway, US	daily high min (Tie)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	tie	84 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2026	Skagway, US	daily high min (Tie)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

49 complete years, 1903 to 2025

One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Skagway, 1903 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.1 C (41.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1909, at 2.6 C (36.6 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 7.1 C (44.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Skagway as warming stripes, 1903 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1903	4.8 C	-0.33 C
1904	3.5 C	-1.67 C
1905	5.7 C	+0.58 C
1906	4.4 C	-0.78 C
1908	4.9 C	-0.25 C
1909	2.6 C	-2.58 C
1918	4.6 C	-0.58 C
1919	4.3 C	-0.86 C
1920	4.4 C	-0.79 C
1921	4.7 C	-0.43 C
1922	4.0 C	-1.10 C
1923	5.7 C	+0.51 C
1924	5.0 C	-0.19 C
1925	4.8 C	-0.36 C
1926	6.9 C	+1.76 C
1927	4.4 C	-0.70 C
1928	6.1 C	+0.98 C
1929	5.8 C	+0.62 C
1930	4.8 C	-0.31 C
1936	4.4 C	-0.79 C
1937	4.7 C	-0.47 C
1938	4.7 C	-0.49 C
1942	5.8 C	+0.62 C
1944	6.7 C	+1.52 C
1958	6.0 C	+0.89 C
1959	5.0 C	-0.16 C
1960	6.0 C	+0.81 C
1961	4.4 C	-0.70 C
1962	5.1 C	-0.01 C
1963	5.3 C	+0.18 C
2002	5.3 C	+0.14 C
2003	5.1 C	-0.02 C
2004	6.4 C	+1.22 C
2005	6.4 C	+1.27 C
2006	4.5 C	-0.64 C
2007	4.8 C	-0.36 C
2010	5.7 C	+0.60 C
2011	4.9 C	-0.29 C
2012	4.3 C	-0.86 C
2013	5.6 C	+0.42 C
2016	7.1 C	+1.98 C
2018	5.6 C	+0.43 C
2019	6.6 C	+1.50 C
2020	5.1 C	-0.05 C
2021	4.6 C	-0.56 C
2022	5.5 C	+0.33 C
2023	5.6 C	+0.47 C
2024	4.9 C	-0.21 C
2025	4.9 C	-0.21 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade over 1903 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.12 F (0.02 to 0.22) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Skagway
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.07 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade	0.12 F (0.02 to 0.22) per decade	1903 to 2025	49	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.05 C (-0.02 to 0.12) per decade	0.09 F (-0.03 to 0.21) per decade	1903 to 2025	49	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.08 C (0.03 to 0.14) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1903 to 2025	49	Rise

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

1898 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Skagway: 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)	1899	28.3 C (82.9 F)	88
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1947	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	88
Wettest day (Rx1day)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	2020	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	275.9 mm (10.9 in)	2020	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	80
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	1958	21 days	83

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Skagway by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1898	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1899	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1900	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1901	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1902	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1904	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1905	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1906	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1907	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1908	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1909	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1910	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1911	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1912	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1913	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1917	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1918	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1919	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1920	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1921	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1922	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1923	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1925	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1926	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1927	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1928	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1929	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1930	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1931	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1932	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1933	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1934	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1935	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1936	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1937	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1938	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1939	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1940	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1941	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1942	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1945	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1946	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1947	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1948	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1950	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1951	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1952	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1953	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1954	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1960	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1961	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1962	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1963	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1965	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2000	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2001	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2002	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2003	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2004	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2006	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2007	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2008	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2009	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2010	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2011	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2012	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2013	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2014	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2015	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2016	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2017	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2018	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2019	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2020	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2021	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2022	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2023	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2024	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2025	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2026	25.0 C (77.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Skagway by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1898	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1899	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1900	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1901	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1902	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1903	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1904	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1905	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1906	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1907	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1909	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1910	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1911	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1912	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1913	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1918	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1919	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1920	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1921	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1923	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1926	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1927	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1928	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1930	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1931	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1933	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1934	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1936	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1937	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1938	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1939	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1941	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1947	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1948	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1950	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1957	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1959	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1965	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2000	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2001	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2002	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2004	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2006	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2007	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2008	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2009	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2010	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2012	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2013	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2014	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2016	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2018	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2019	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2020	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2021	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2022	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2023	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2024	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2025	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2026	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Skagway by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1899	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1900	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1901	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1902	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1903	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1904	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1905	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1908	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1909	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1912	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1913	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1919	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1920	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1922	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1924	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1928	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1931	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1933	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1935	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1938	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1939	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1940	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1944	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1945	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1947	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1948	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1952	1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1957	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1962	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1963	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1965	n/a
2000	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2001	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2002	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2004	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2005	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2008	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2009	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2011	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2012	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2013	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2014	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2015	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2016	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2017	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2018	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2019	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2020	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2021	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2022	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2023	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2024	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2025	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2026	35.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is 275.9 mm (10.9 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.5 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Skagway by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1899	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1900	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1901	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1902	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1903	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1904	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1905	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1907	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1908	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1909	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1910	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1917	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1919	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1921	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1922	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1923	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1924	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1925	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1926	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1930	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1931	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1932	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1933	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1934	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1935	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1936	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1937	188.9 mm (7.4 in)
1938	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1939	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1940	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1942	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1944	191.1 mm (7.5 in)
1945	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1946	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1947	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1948	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1952	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1957	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1963	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1965	n/a
2000	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2001	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2002	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2003	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2004	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2005	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
2006	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2007	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
2008	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2009	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2010	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
2011	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
2012	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2013	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2014	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2015	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2016	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
2017	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2018	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
2019	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2020	275.9 mm (10.9 in)
2021	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2022	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2023	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
2024	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2025	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2026	64.8 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Skagway, 1898 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Skagway by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	7 days
1899	34 days
1900	35 days
1901	17 days
1902	20 days
1903	43 days
1904	57 days
1905	33 days
1906	21 days
1907	16 days
1908	39 days
1909	28 days
1910	20 days
1911	1 day
1912	1 day
1913	21 days
1917	20 days
1918	33 days
1919	25 days
1920	34 days
1921	27 days
1922	28 days
1923	28 days
1924	26 days
1925	14 days
1926	19 days
1927	25 days
1928	30 days
1929	37 days
1930	30 days
1931	14 days
1932	30 days
1933	15 days
1934	29 days
1935	21 days
1936	28 days
1937	41 days
1938	44 days
1939	16 days
1940	28 days
1941	15 days
1942	17 days
1944	20 days
1945	19 days
1946	16 days
1947	32 days
1948	19 days
1950	16 days
1951	19 days
1952	19 days
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1957	21 days
1958	63 days
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	1 day
1962	11 days
1963	61 days
1964	23 days
1965	n/a
2000	14 days
2001	21 days
2002	27 days
2003	22 days
2004	22 days
2005	23 days
2006	21 days
2007	18 days
2008	22 days
2009	26 days
2010	24 days
2011	31 days
2012	36 days
2013	12 days
2014	19 days
2015	23 days
2016	18 days
2017	17 days
2018	30 days
2019	18 days
2020	14 days
2021	19 days
2022	18 days
2023	15 days
2024	24 days
2025	21 days
2026	10 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

49 years with a frost

Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Skagway falls on 17 May and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 125 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Skagway
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1936 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	17 May	n/a	13 May	n/a	-2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	21 September	n/a	29 September	n/a	+2.0 days per decade
Growing days	125 days	n/a	140 days	n/a	+4.1 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

41 years, 1903 to 2025

A day with at least 45.1 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 173.2 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Skagway: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	140.3 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 41 years of values from 1903 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 2020; 134.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1930; 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1937.

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).