Bettles, AK

Alaska · Records since 1944–2026

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Currently in Bettles
As of 10:30 AM AKDT

Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

74°F

September 11, 1965

+22° from 52° normal

❄ Record Low

23°F

September 11, 1992

-11° from 34° normal
🌞 Normal high: 52°F 🌑 Normal low: 34°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Bettles

🔥
93°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 6, 1986
❄
-70°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 4, 1975
🌧
2.96"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 17, 1994
☃
19.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 22, 1965

First & Last Dates — Bettles

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
122 days
Longest growing season
1979
2 days
Shortest growing season
1949
88 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 74°F September 11, 1965
2 66°F September 11, 1979
3 65°F September 11, 2014
4 65°F September 11, 2010
5 64°F September 11, 2007
6 64°F September 11, 1999
7 64°F September 11, 1974
8 63°F September 11, 2018
9 63°F September 11, 2009
10 62°F September 11, 1995

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 23°F September 11, 1992
2 24°F September 11, 1959
3 24°F September 11, 1952
4 25°F September 11, 1963
5 25°F September 11, 1948
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1944–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Bettles

threshold: 78°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
84°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1955–2026
0
2026 so far
2
Avg/year 1970–2025
2
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
3
Most in a year (1991)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Bettles

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 24, 1999 – Jul 5, 1999 12 90°F (Jul 2) 82°F 52°F
2 Jun 28, 1986 – Jul 7, 1986 10 93°F (Jul 6) 84°F 55°F
3 Jun 14, 2025 – Jun 23, 2025 10 87°F (Jun 16) 83°F 54°F
4 Jul 12, 1993 – Jul 21, 1993 10 85°F (Jul 13) 82°F 55°F
5 Jun 29, 2007 – Jul 8, 2007 10 84°F (Jul 2) 81°F 55°F
6 Jul 6, 1972 – Jul 14, 1972 9 90°F (Jul 11) 84°F 56°F
7 Jun 29, 1990 – Jul 7, 1990 9 90°F (Jul 2) 84°F 56°F
8 Jul 18, 2023 – Jul 26, 2023 9 87°F (Jul 23) 82°F 55°F
9 Jun 9, 2005 – Jun 17, 2005 9 84°F (Jun 11) 79°F 53°F
10 Jul 24, 1953 – Jul 31, 1953 8 88°F (Jul 30) 84°F 53°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

43
2026 total
above-normal nights
45.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
67
Most in a summer
2007

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1944–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1944, annual totals have trended +0.57" per decade, about +4.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Bettles is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

95 of 253 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

12.60"
2026 YTD
Normal: 11.21"
+1.39"
1.50"
September so far
September normal: 2.13"
-0.63"
1
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Bettles is 1.39" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Mar 1 – May 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
20.1°F
Average temperature
20th-coolest of 82
-4.3°
vs. average
Normal: 24.4°F (1991–2020)
1.73"
Precipitation
38th-driest of 78
-0.36"
vs. average
Normal: 2.09" · 83% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1945–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.56° per decade (warming since 1945)

Precipitation by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1946–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.04" per decade (wetter since 1946)

Warmest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1998 31.5°F
2 2019 30.6°F
3 1990 30.5°F
4 2016 30.3°F
5 1981 29.4°F
6 1993 29.3°F
7 2015 28.4°F
8 2010 27.6°F
9 2005 27.3°F
10 1988 27.3°F

Coolest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1964 12.4°F
2 1972 14.3°F
3 1959 14.8°F
4 1952 16.2°F
5 2013 16.4°F
6 1966 17.0°F
7 1971 17.2°F
8 1977 17.5°F
9 1986 17.8°F
10 1955 18.0°F

Wettest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1963 5.17"
2 1965 5.05"
3 1991 4.92"
4 2002 3.97"
5 1948 3.86"
6 1967 3.80"
7 1998 3.68"
8 2018 3.57"
9 1946 3.40"
10 2020 3.38"

Driest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1969 0.24"
2 1997 0.29"
3 1953 0.47"
4 2007 0.52"
5 1959 0.55"
6 1983 0.66"
7 1972 0.78"
8 1951 0.80"
9 1996 0.82"
10 1974 0.82"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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