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Delta Junction, AK

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
7.64in
year to date · normal 7.91"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.13in
11th wettest of 83 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.93in
28th driest of 86 yrs
70% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.2in
42nd driest of 86 yrs
99% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.64in
39th driest of 86 yrs
97% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.27in
on Jul 28, 2008 · in 110 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 69 days (to Apr 20, 1999)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

97%
7.64" of a normal 7.91" · wettest 14.01" (1975) · driest 3.17" (1942)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 78-year record (1941–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 11.05" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197517.77in
2198917.73in
3198416.71in
4198516.2in
5196116.16in

Driest Years on Record

119586.02in
220136.56in
320186.82in
420047.67in
519697.69in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~2.13") and driest in Apr (~0.13"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 2008, 6.75".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Delta Junction — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.26in
set in 1961

Rain on Aug 24

43%
of 83 years had measurable rain
1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.04″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.27″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.01″1953: 0.01″1954: 0.19″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.29″1960: 0.04″1961: 1.26″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.06″1966: 0.15″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.11″1971: 0.46″1972: 0.06″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.02″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.03″1983: 0.25″1984: 0.11″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.08″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.09″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.02″1999: 0.84″2000: 0.10″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.01″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.06″2010: 0.20″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.04″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.01″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2019: 0.02″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.34″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.02″2024: 0.10″2025: 0.13″0″1″2″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Delta Junction's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Delta Junction, AK — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Delta Junction's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Delta Junction, AK — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Delta Junction's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Delta Junction, AK — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:02 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight15h 24m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

63.99°N, 145.72°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Fairbanks, AK85 mi WGulkana, AK126 mi STalkeetna, AK178 mi WAnchorage, AK238 mi SWBettles, AK261 mi NWMcgrath, AK313 mi W

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