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ALASKA · DENALI BOROUGH

Anderson

177 people, 520 ft above sea level in Denali Borough.

520 ftElevation, city center
177People, 2024 estimate
42 sq miLand area
Sunny 20°
Sunny now Dew point 17° · WSW 5 mph · high 18°
City of Anderson River Interstate 1 miles
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The Anderson plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Anderson

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Nenana Municipal Airport (PANN) · 10:53 AM
Sunny
20° Sunny Feels like 13° · high of 18° near 2 PM
WindWSW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 74% this afternoon
Pressure29.39 in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 17° · Dry9° by Saturday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 60.01 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Denali Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 11:15 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:23 AM3:58 PM ↓
6 h 34 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
13
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 9 to 15°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 15° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 13°
0% rain — SSW 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
17° 13°
10% rain — N 2 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 15°
20% rain — NNW 1 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
22° 14°
10% rain — ENE 1 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
29° 23°
0% rain — ESE 8 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
32° 22°
10% rain — SE 5 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 18°
20% rain — E 1 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Anderson about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 7,960 miles to the east three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 9,480 miles back along its path. It came down from about 15,700 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from southcentral Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 8,740 miles to the east. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1967 Nov. 12, 1967

The hottest this week has been

47° on Nov. 12, 1967, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1916. Next is 43° in 2013.

43°
47°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Nenana Mun Airport record since 1916.
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THE GROUND

What Anderson stands on

Anderson’s center stands about 520 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 470 ft to 580 ft, a difference of 110 ft: gently rolling country.

Anderson, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft ANDERSON520 ftHigh point of the line1,600 ftNenana Riverabout 370 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 16×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
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THE ALMANAC

Anderson’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1916 · Nenana Mun Airport, 14 mi north

Anderson has a dry-summer warm-summer continental climate. Summer afternoons average 73° in July; winter nights fall to about −12° in January. About 12 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

5°−12°15°−5°24°1°45°23°62°38°72°49°73°53°67°48°55°37°34°21°15°1°8°−9° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY ANDERSON 12.4 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average73° / 53°high / low, the warmest month
January, average5° / −12°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year12.4 inwettest months: August and July
Hottest on record98°FJune 17, 1936
Coldest on record−69°FDecember 28, 1961
Wettest day on record3.04 inAugust 12, 1967
Snowiest day on record24.0 inJanuary 18, 1937
Nights at or below 32°226and 153 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer warm-summer continentalKöppen Dsb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 4, to the last in spring, about May 22 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 19 to March 31; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 28 to April 29; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJune through August: 6.4 of the year’s 12.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Anderson normally reaches 15° and falls to 0°. The record high is 43°, in 2013; the record low −45°, in 1956. The most rain on this date, 0.21 in, fell in 2019.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high5°15°24°45°62°72°73°67°55°34°15°8°
Normal low−12°−5°1°23°38°49°53°48°37°21°1°−9°
Rain, inches0.580.440.360.290.621.762.322.341.430.870.790.57
Record high54° (2009)54° (1943)55° (1954)74° (2009)88° (1947)98° (1936)94° (1918)91° (2016)80° (1934)75° (2003)54° (1952)61° (1934)
Record low−67° (1971)−65° (1968)−59° (1956)−33° (1960)−2° (1945)23° (1936)29° (1934)22° (1987)−5° (1992)−35° (1975)−52° (1994)−69° (1961)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1916 at Nenana Mun Airport, 14 miles north, 160 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ALASKA · DENALI

Anderson

177 people, 520 ft above sea level in Denali Borough.

520 ftElevation
177People
42 sq miLand
Sunny 20°
SunnyDew point 17°
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Today in Anderson

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 16° 0%
2p mostly cloudy day 18° 0%
5p mostly cloudy night 16° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 15° 0%
11p overcast 15° 0%
2a overcast 16° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1967 · NOV. 12, 1967

47°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1916.

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What Anderson stands on

Anderson’s center stands about 520 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 470 ft to 580 ft, a difference of 110 ft: gently rolling country.

Anderson, south to north Anderson520 ftNenana Riverabout 370 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 30×.
Elevation, center520 ft
Within 3 miles470 to 580 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (110 ft of relief)
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Anderson’s year

Anderson has a dry-summer warm-summer continental climate. Summer afternoons average 73° in July; winter nights fall to about −12° in January. About 12 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 12.4 in
July, average73° / 53° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average5° / −12° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year12.4 in · wettest months: August and July
Hottest on record98°F · June 17, 1936
Coldest on record−69°F · December 28, 1961
Wettest day on record3.04 in · August 12, 1967
Snowiest day on record24.0 in · January 18, 1937
Nights at or below 32°226 · and 153 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer warm-summer continental · Köppen Dsb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 4, to the last in spring, about May 22 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 19 to March 31; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 28 to April 29; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · June through August: 6.4 of the year’s 12.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Anderson normally reaches 15° and falls to 0°. The record high is 43°, in 2013; the record low −45°, in 1956. The most rain on this date, 0.21 in, fell in 2019.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1916 at Nenana Mun Airport, 14 miles north, 160 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.