DRIESTSINCE
Alaska · precipitation record 1917–2026

King Salmon, AK

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2023
3.15in
13th wettest of 97 years · normal 2.11"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 96 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.15in
13th wettest of 97 yrs
149% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
4.67in
40th driest of 97 yrs
91% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
8.76in
48th driest of 97 yrs
100% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

1.83in
on Jul 29, 1928 · in 110 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 50 days (to May 25, 1932)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 22 days

Year to Date vs Normal

100%
8.76" of a normal 8.78" · wettest 18.44" (1935) · driest 4.21" (1997)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 89-year record (1918–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 21.06" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1193531.55in
2202230.83in
3201830.64in
4196126.87in
5199426.35in

Driest Years on Record

119599.77in
2198413.23in
3199713.94in
4199614.75in
5196815.2in

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 Aug (~3.17") and driest in Feb (~0.75"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1932, 7.31".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.01in
set in 2023

Rain on Jul 28

42%
of 96 years had measurable rain
1917: 0.20″1918: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.15″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1947: 0.03″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.10″1951: 0.01″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.14″1954: 0.03″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.04″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.14″1960: 0.13″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.19″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.14″1969: 0.33″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.02″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.01″1980: 0.32″1981: 0.16″1982: 0.19″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.50″1990: 0.29″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.19″1993: 0.21″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.22″1996: 0.18″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.14″2004: 0.08″2005: 0.01″2006: 0.03″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.13″2010: 0.03″2011: 0.02″2012: 0.48″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.18″2015: 0.15″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.06″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.14″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 1.01″2024: 0.43″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

King Salmon'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.
King Salmon, AK — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:07 AM
Sunset8:58 PM
Solar noon12:33 PM
Daylight16h 50m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

58.68°N, 156.66°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Kodiak, AK164 mi EHomer, AK194 mi EBethel, AK231 mi WAnchorage, AK286 mi EMcgrath, AK297 mi NCold Bay, AK330 mi SW

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