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ALASKA · SOUTHEAST FAIRBANKS CENSUS AREA

Dot Lake

21 people, 1,390 ft above sea level in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.

1,390 ftElevation, city center
21People, 2024 estimate
295 sq miLand area
Sunny 20°
Sunny now Dew point 18° · Calm · high 18°
City of Dot Lake River Interstate 5 miles
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The Dot Lake 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 Dot Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Tok Junction Airport (PFTO) · 2:56 PM
Sunny
20° Sunny Feels like 20° · high of 18° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity92%rising to 87% by morning
Pressure29.33 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 18° · Dry8° by Saturday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Tomorrow, about 4 PMin about 25 hours · 68% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.06 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.09
LAST RAINNov. 100.07 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:58 AM3:45 PM ↓
6 h 47 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
68% · 0.00 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 8 to 18°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Cloudy Cloudy
18° 9°
0% rain — WNW 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
22° 12°
70% rain up to 0.06″ SE 4 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 11°
20% rain — SE 4 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 9°
20% rain — ESE 1 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 11°
0% rain — ESE 6 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 10°
20% rain — ESE 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
21° 7°
30% rain — ESE 2 B
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 Dot Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 960 miles to the west three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 1,110 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 13,300 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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, FOUR YEARS AGO Nov. 14, 2022

The hottest this week has been

48° on Nov. 14, 2022, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1996. Next is 41° in 2004.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Dry Creek record since 1996.
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THE GROUND

What Dot Lake stands on

Dot Lake’s center stands about 1,390 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,360 ft to 2,430 ft, a difference of 1,070 ft: steep hill country.

Dot Lake, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,500 ft2,000 ft2,500 ft3,000 ft DOT LAKE1,390 ftHigh point of the line3,460 ftTanana Riverabout 1,370 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 9×.

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

Dot Lake’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1996 · Dry Creek, 17 mi west

Dot Lake has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 72° in July; winter nights fall to about −15° in January. A normal year brings about 57 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 16 inches of water.

1°−15°11°−8°25°−1°45°21°59°35°70°46°72°49°66°44°53°34°33°17°11°−3°3°−11° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY DOT LAKE 15.7 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
July, average72° / 49°high / low, the warmest month
January, average1° / −15°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow15.7 inwettest months: July and August
Snow a year57.4 insnowiest: October
Hottest on record95°FJune 15, 2013
Coldest on record−62°FJanuary 7, 1997
Wettest day on record2.34 inAugust 10, 2020
90° days a year1on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°245and 150 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Aug. 18, to the last in spring, about June 11 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 17 to March 28; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 20 to May 8; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJune through August: 8.4 of the year’s 15.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Dot Lake normally reaches 10° and falls to −3°. The record high is 48°, in 2022; the record low −45°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.18 in, fell in 2019.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high1°11°25°45°59°70°72°66°53°33°11°3°
Normal low−15°−8°−1°21°35°46°49°44°34°17°−3°−11°
Rain and melt, in0.610.410.480.461.182.653.042.671.631.090.750.72
Snow, inches7.86.16.64.01.00.00.00.02.111.19.39.4

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Dry Creek, 17 miles west. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Dot Lake

21 people, 1,390 ft above sea level in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.

1,390 ftElevation
21People
295 sq miLand
Sunny 20°
SunnyDew point 18°
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Today in Dot Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 18° 0%
6p overcast 14° 0%
9p overcast 12° 0%
12a overcast 12° 0%
3a overcast 12° 0%
6a overcast 14° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 68%
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Sat0%
Cloudy Cloudy
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Sun70%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Thu20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, FOUR YEARS AGO · NOV. 14, 2022

48°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1996.

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What Dot Lake stands on

Dot Lake’s center stands about 1,390 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,360 ft to 2,430 ft, a difference of 1,070 ft: steep hill country.

Dot Lake, southwest to northeast Dot Lake1,390 ftTanana Riverabout 1,370 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 18×.
Elevation, center1,390 ft
Within 3 miles1,360 to 2,430 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,070 ft of relief)
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Dot Lake’s year

Dot Lake has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 72° in July; winter nights fall to about −15° in January. A normal year brings about 57 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 16 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 15.7 in
July, average72° / 49° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average1° / −15° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow15.7 in · wettest months: July and August
Snow a year57.4 in · snowiest: October
Hottest on record95°F · June 15, 2013
Coldest on record−62°F · January 7, 1997
Wettest day on record2.34 in · August 10, 2020
90° days a year1 · on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°245 · and 150 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Aug. 18, to the last in spring, about June 11 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 17 to March 28; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 20 to May 8; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · June through August: 8.4 of the year’s 15.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Dot Lake normally reaches 10° and falls to −3°. The record high is 48°, in 2022; the record low −45°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.18 in, fell in 2019.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Dry Creek, 17 miles west. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.