DRIESTSINCE
Alaska · precipitation record 1918–2026

Talkeetna, AK

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH ON RECORD
9.96in
1st wettest of 106 years · normal 2.71"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 105 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
9.96in
1st wettest of 106 yrs
368% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.97in
2nd wettest of 105 yrs
236% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
18.56in
5th wettest of 105 yrs
160% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.79in
on Oct 10, 1986 · in 109 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 107 days (to Jun 30, 1932)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 21 days

Year to Date vs Normal

160%
18.56" of a normal 11.59" · wettest 26.86" (1963) · driest 5.45" (2007)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 96-year record (1923–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 28.21" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192945.21in
2196344.95in
3198940.2in
4194640.04in
5199039.99in

Driest Years on Record

1196915.5in
2196818.38in
3200119.39in
4197419.62in
5193319.84in

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 (~4.64") and driest in Apr (~0.9"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1945, 11.92".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.32in
set in 1969

Rain on Jul 28

49%
of 105 years had measurable rain
1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1922: 0.44″1923: 0.02″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.18″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.22″1931: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.10″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.03″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.04″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.07″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.58″1947: 0.02″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.17″1950: 0.23″1951: 0.44″1952: 0.90″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.01″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.29″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.13″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.19″1961: 0.20″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.03″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.70″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.08″1969: 1.32″1970: 0.11″1971: 0.13″1972: 0.20″1973: 0.40″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.04″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.12″1981: 0.20″1982: 0.02″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.01″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.01″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.17″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.22″1993: 0.13″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.12″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.35″2001: 0.08″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.22″2004: 0.11″2005: 0.22″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.03″2009: 0.07″2010: 0.16″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.24″2015: 0.27″2016: 0.01″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.02″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.19″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.03″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1920193019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise3:13 AM
Sunset8:59 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight17h 46m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

62.32°N, 150.10°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Anchorage, AK79 mi SGulkana, AK149 mi EDelta Junction, AK178 mi EMcgrath, AK180 mi WFairbanks, AK184 mi NEHomer, AK190 mi SW

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