Cold Bay, AK

Alaska · Records since 1942–2026

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Records for November 12

🔥 Record High

51°F

November 12, 2019

+11° from 40° normal

❄ Record Low

12°F

November 12, 1963

-19° from 31° normal
🌞 Normal high: 40°F 🌑 Normal low: 31°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Cold Bay

🔥
78°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 22, 1948
❄
-13°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 30, 2000
🌧
4.90"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 22, 1968
☃
21.4"
Most Snow in One Day
Nov 14, 1983

First & Last Dates — Cold Bay

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
165 days
Longest growing season
1989
43 days
Shortest growing season
2026
124 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 12

# Temp Date
🏆 51°F November 12, 2019
2 50°F November 12, 2023
3 48°F November 12, 2018
4 48°F November 12, 1986
5 48°F November 12, 1967
6 48°F November 12, 1959
7 46°F November 12, 2025
8 46°F November 12, 2013
9 46°F November 12, 2000
10 46°F November 12, 1993

Top 5 Record Lows — November 12

# Temp Date
🥶 12°F November 12, 1963
2 14°F November 12, 2008
3 20°F November 12, 1977
4 20°F November 12, 1975
5 20°F November 12, 1947
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1942–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Cold Bay

threshold: 61°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
68°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Cold Bay

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 5, 2019 – Aug 20, 2019 16 72°F (Aug 18) 66°F 51°F
2 Aug 24, 2016 – Sep 4, 2016 12 71°F (Aug 27) 64°F 53°F
3 Jul 4, 2019 – Jul 11, 2019 8 72°F (Jul 7) 65°F 49°F
4 Jul 26, 2013 – Aug 2, 2013 8 67°F (Jul 26) 64°F 53°F
5 Aug 8, 1950 – Aug 14, 1950 7 69°F (Aug 11) 65°F 51°F
6 Jul 18, 1980 – Jul 24, 1980 7 67°F (Jul 21) 64°F 50°F
7 Jul 30, 2014 – Aug 4, 2014 6 73°F (Jul 31) 66°F 51°F
8 Jul 21, 1968 – Jul 26, 1968 6 72°F (Jul 25) 67°F 49°F
9 Aug 9, 2001 – Aug 14, 2001 6 71°F (Aug 12) 66°F 51°F
10 Jul 10, 1967 – Jul 15, 1967 6 67°F (Jul 11) 65°F 46°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

24
2026 total
above-normal nights
38.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
80
Most in a summer
2019

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1942–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1942, annual totals have trended +1.98" per decade, about +16.4" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Cold Bay is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

130 of 308 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

26.61"
2026 YTD
Normal: 34.89"
-8.28"
0.84"
November so far
November normal: 4.99"
-4.15"
1
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Cold Bay is 8.28" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Nov 1 – Nov 10, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 10 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
33.9°F
Average temperature
22nd-coolest of 82
-3.8°
vs. average
Normal: 37.7°F (1991–2020)
0.84"
Precipitation
22nd-driest of 80
-0.68"
vs. average
Normal: 1.52" · 55% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Nov 1 – Nov 10

1942–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.33° per decade (warming since 1942)

Precipitation by Year — Nov 1 – Nov 10

1945–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.02" per decade (drier since 1945)

Warmest Nov 1 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2019 47.8°F
2 1986 44.1°F
3 2013 43.7°F
4 2002 43.3°F
5 2003 43.2°F
6 1991 42.1°F
7 1979 41.8°F
8 2018 41.8°F
9 2000 41.5°F
10 1957 41.2°F

Coolest Nov 1 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1956 25.5°F
2 1975 28.3°F
3 1976 28.4°F
4 2021 31.2°F
5 1963 31.5°F
6 1977 31.8°F
7 2001 32.2°F
8 2008 32.2°F
9 2004 32.6°F
10 1943 32.7°F

Wettest Nov 1 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1948 6.23"
2 1960 5.85"
3 1979 4.11"
4 1946 3.46"
5 1993 3.30"
6 2013 3.25"
7 2024 3.22"
8 1978 3.03"
9 2000 3.00"
10 2021 2.59"

Driest Nov 1 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1995 0.19"
2 1955 0.21"
3 1990 0.24"
4 1956 0.24"
5 2017 0.31"
6 1991 0.39"
7 1961 0.46"
8 1965 0.49"
9 1987 0.50"
10 1950 0.59"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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