WETTESTSINCE
Alaska · precipitation record 1917–2026

Yakutat, AK

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
49.56in
year to date · normal 57.61"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 104 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.01in
17th driest of 105 yrs
46% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
20.6in
50th wettest of 105 yrs
101% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
49.56in
32nd driest of 104 yrs
86% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.22in
on Dec 15, 1988 · in 110 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 26 days (to Jun 14, 1920)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 53 days

Year to Date vs Normal

86%
49.56" of a normal 57.61" · wettest 126.08" (1992) · driest 28.38" (1957)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 99-year record (1918–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 138.73" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

11987250.24in
21992232.33in
31991219.48in
41988201.91in
51965187.79in

Driest Years on Record

1195085.99in
2195189.31in
3195491.58in
4195795.27in
5192199.98in

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 Oct (~18.3") and driest in Jun (~4.53"). Wettest calendar month ever: Oct 1987, 48.81".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

7.12in
set in 1990

Rain on Jul 28

47%
of 104 years had measurable rain
1917: 0.00″1918: 0.46″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1936: 0.09″1937: 1.42″1938: 0.30″1939: 0.24″1940: 0.00″1941: 1.86″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1947: 0.17″1948: 0.31″1949: 2.01″1950: 0.68″1951: 0.21″1952: 0.05″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.04″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 1.27″1959: 1.50″1960: 1.31″1961: 0.20″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.16″1967: 0.05″1968: 0.33″1969: 0.16″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.26″1972: 0.01″1973: 1.02″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.07″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 2.73″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.06″1984: 0.07″1985: 0.06″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.10″1988: 0.07″1989: 0.00″1990: 7.12″1991: 0.24″1992: 1.44″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.53″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.04″2002: 0.03″2003: 1.20″2004: 0.81″2005: 0.61″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.01″2011: 0.11″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.03″2015: 0.92″2016: 0.82″2017: 0.32″2018: 0.00″2019: 3.36″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.01″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″2″4″6″8″19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise3:56 AM
Sunset8:53 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight16h 57m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

59.51°N, 139.67°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Juneau, AK199 mi EGulkana, AK267 mi NWDelta Junction, AK367 mi NWAnchorage, AK371 mi WTalkeetna, AK399 mi WHomer, AK413 mi W

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