WETTESTSINCE
Alaska · precipitation record 1920–2026

Barrow, AK

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
2.62in
year to date · normal 2.01"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.1in
14th wettest of 105 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.74in
51st wettest of 106 yrs
101% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
1.16in
49th driest of 106 yrs
90% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
2.62in
29th wettest of 106 yrs
131% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

1.42in
on Jul 26, 2022 · in 107 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 192 days (to Apr 26, 1936)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 21 days

Year to Date vs Normal

131%
2.62" of a normal 2.01" · wettest 4.99" (1963) · driest 0.26" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 103-year record (1921–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 4.82" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201910.11in
219639.07in
320238.67in
420178.43in
520138.41in

Driest Years on Record

119341.0in
219351.61in
319261.65in
419911.75in
519701.84in

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 (~0.9") and driest in Mar (~0.09"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1989, 3.19".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.58in
set in 2021

Rain on Jul 28

37%
of 105 years had measurable rain
1921: 0.04″1922: 0.32″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.20″1926: 0.02″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.05″1942: 0.05″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.03″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.02″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.18″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.07″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.24″1962: 0.07″1963: 0.42″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.13″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.02″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.01″1974: 0.34″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.01″1977: 0.01″1978: 0.01″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.03″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.05″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.10″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.02″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.01″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.08″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.19″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.08″2009: 0.02″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.06″2012: 0.21″2013: 0.15″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.01″2016: 0.11″2017: 0.01″2018: 0.35″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.58″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.10″0″1″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

Barrow'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.
Barrow, AK — daily rainfall every day on record
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Snow Season

Season to Date (since Jul 1)

0.0in
35th snowiest of 97 seasons · snowiest since 2018 · normal 0.0"

Snowiest Season on Record

6.3in
winter of 1931–1932

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

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Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

71.29°N, 156.74°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Bettles, AK327 mi SEKotzebue, AK336 mi SWFairbanks, AK501 mi SENome, AK518 mi SWMcgrath, AK576 mi SDelta Junction, AK579 mi SE

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