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ALASKA · SOUTHEAST FAIRBANKS CENSUS AREA

Dot Lake Village

23 people, 1,420 ft above sea level in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.

1,420 ftElevation, city center
23People, 2024 estimate
4 sq miLand area
Sunny 18°
Sunny now Dew point 16° · W 7 mph · high 18°
City of Dot Lake Village River Interstate 1 miles
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The Dot Lake Village 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 Village

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Allen Army Airfield (PABI) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
18° Sunny Feels like 9° · high of 18° near 2 PM
WindW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity92%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.42 in →steady
Visibility4 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 16° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 4 PMin about 26 hours · 46% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.02
LAST RAINNov. 90.01 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:57 AM3:43 PM ↓
6 h 45 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% 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
46% · 0.00 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 11 to 17°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 14° / 1°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 13°
0% rain — W 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
18° 14°
50% rain — SW 0 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
22° 16°
10% rain — ESE 6 C
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 14°
20% rain — E 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
25° 21°
0% rain — ESE 22, gusts 33 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
27° 19°
10% rain — SE 22, gusts 30 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
24° 15°
20% rain — E 3 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 Village about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 840 miles to the northwest three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 980 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 14,500 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 8,790 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, 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.

41°
48°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Dry Creek record since 1996.
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THE GROUND

What Dot Lake Village stands on

Dot Lake Village’s center stands about 1,420 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 Village, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
2,000 ft3,000 ft DOT LAKE VILLAGE1,420 ftHigh point of the line3,550 ftTanana Riverabout 1,380 ft ← WE →

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 Village’s year

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

Dot Lake Village 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 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 Village 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 Village

23 people, 1,420 ft above sea level in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.

1,420 ftElevation
23People
4 sq miLand
Sunny 18°
SunnyDew point 16°
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Today in Dot Lake Village

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 18° 5%
5p overcast 18° 0%
8p overcast 18° 0%
11p overcast 17° 0%
2a overcast 16° 0%
5a mostly cloudy night 16° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 46%
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Sat0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Mon10%
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Tue20%
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Wed0%
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Thu10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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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 Village stands on

Dot Lake Village’s center stands about 1,420 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 Village, west to east Dot Lake Village1,420 ftTanana Riverabout 1,380 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 17×.
Elevation, center1,420 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 Village’s year

Dot Lake Village 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 Village 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.