WETTESTSINCE
Alaska · precipitation record 1909–2026

Gulkana, AK

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2022
7.68in
5th wettest of 84 years · normal 5.21"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 85 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.8in
30th wettest of 86 yrs
128% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
4.78in
17th wettest of 86 yrs
127% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.68in
5th wettest of 84 yrs
148% 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

148%
7.68" of a normal 5.21" · wettest 8.49" (1945) · driest 2.6" (2006)

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 Jul 28 ever

1.10in
set in 2008

Rain on Jul 28

45%
of 85 years had measurable rain
1915: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1943: 0.04″1944: 0.06″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.14″1947: 0.10″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.45″1950: 0.04″1951: 0.10″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.06″1955: 0.01″1956: 0.02″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.02″1959: 0.24″1960: 0.02″1961: 0.94″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.02″1965: 0.03″1966: 0.59″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.03″1969: 0.04″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.02″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.27″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.32″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.35″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.02″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.15″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.03″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.13″2002: 0.08″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.09″2005: 0.28″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 1.10″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.19″2016: 0.01″2017: 0.04″2018: 0.01″2019: 0.01″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″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

Sunrise2:59 AM
Sunset8:37 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight17h 38m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

62.16°N, 145.46°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Delta Junction, AK126 mi NTalkeetna, AK149 mi WAnchorage, AK164 mi WFairbanks, AK197 mi NWHomer, AK266 mi SWYakutat, AK267 mi SE

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