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Cold Bay, AK

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2019
1.44in
13th driest of 83 years · normal 2.52"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.02in
39th driest of 82 yrs
67% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
1.44in
13th driest of 83 yrs
57% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.06in
37th driest of 84 yrs
92% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.36in
28th driest of 84 yrs
87% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.9in
on Oct 22, 1968 · in 85 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 23 days (to Feb 4, 1950)

Wet Streak

5days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 47 days

Year to Date vs Normal

87%
17.36" of a normal 19.89" · wettest 41.42" (2000) · driest 8.58" (1944)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 78-year record (1943–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 38.96" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1200084.32in
2200254.35in
3200454.02in
4197853.15in
5197952.56in

Driest Years on Record

1195020.8in
2196123.41in
3197325.04in
4196226.39in
5196426.51in

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 Oct (~4.48") and driest in Apr (~1.87"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 2000, 13.94".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.56in
set in 1972

Rain on Aug 24

66%
of 82 years had measurable rain
1943: 0.06″1944: 0.01″1945: 0.26″1947: 0.14″1948: 0.06″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.29″1951: 0.37″1952: 0.04″1953: 0.01″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.08″1956: 0.01″1957: 0.19″1958: 0.08″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.12″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.28″1963: 0.03″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.01″1967: 0.28″1968: 0.36″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.08″1972: 0.56″1973: 0.01″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.03″1976: 0.50″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.03″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.01″1982: 0.09″1983: 0.04″1984: 0.21″1985: 0.27″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.42″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.33″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.03″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.24″1998: 0.01″1999: 0.04″2000: 0.11″2001: 0.04″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.40″2004: 0.13″2005: 0.01″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.09″2012: 0.02″2013: 0.33″2014: 0.20″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.01″2017: 0.26″2018: 0.21″2019: 0.13″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.06″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.08″2024: 0.07″2025: 0.02″0″1″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Cold Bay'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.
Cold Bay, AK — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Cold Bay'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.
Cold Bay, AK — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:42 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight14h 22m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

55.22°N, 162.73°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

St Paul Island, AK317 mi WKing Salmon, AK330 mi NEBethel, AK385 mi NKodiak, AK427 mi EHomer, AK516 mi EMcgrath, AK590 mi NE

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