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Gulkana, AK

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2001
0.16in
5th driest of 87 years · normal 1.19"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 87 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.16in
5th driest of 87 yrs
13% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
3.97in
28th driest of 85 yrs
85% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.84in
29th wettest of 85 yrs
111% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.06in
on Sep 14, 1951 · in 118 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 144 days (to Jun 3, 2001)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

111%
7.84" of a normal 7.07" · wettest 11.12" (2022) · driest 3.63" (1976)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 81-year record (1943–2024) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 11.54" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1202222.26in
2194316.38in
3202316.1in
4201414.92in
5199914.89in

Driest Years on Record

119695.26in
220045.84in
320016.48in
420036.86in
519827.15in

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 (~1.71") and driest in Apr (~0.13"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1951, 4.34".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.62in
set in 2022

Rain on Aug 24

44%
of 87 years had measurable rain
1909: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1943: 0.19″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.55″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.01″1951: 0.13″1952: 0.01″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.04″1956: 0.08″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.12″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.13″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.01″1966: 0.15″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.11″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.22″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.28″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.08″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.17″1984: 0.02″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.03″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.04″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.01″1992: 0.15″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.05″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.22″1999: 0.12″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.01″2004: 0.03″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.25″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.02″2009: 0.01″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.09″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.06″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.10″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.10″2022: 0.62″2023: 0.05″2024: 0.08″2025: 0.00″0″1″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

Gulkana'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.
Gulkana, AK — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:12 AM
Sunset7:14 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight15h 02m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

62.16°N, 145.46°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

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