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ALASKA · SOUTHEAST FAIRBANKS CENSUS AREA

Dry Creek

61 people, 1,880 ft above sea level in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.

1,880 ftElevation, city center
61People, 2024 estimate
140 sq miLand area
Sunny 17°
Sunny now Dew point 14° · WNW 10 mph · high 17°
City of Dry Creek River Interstate 2 miles
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The Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Allen Army Airfield (PABI) · 10:53 AM
Sunny
17° Sunny Feels like 5° · high of 17° near 11 AM
WindWNW 10 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.36 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 14° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
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 11:45 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:59 AM3:46 PM ↓
6 h 46 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% 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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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 10 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 Cloudy Cloudy
17° 8°
0% rain — WNW 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 9°
10% rain — WNW 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 12°
10% rain — SE 2 C
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 11°
10% rain — ESE 1 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
29° 21°
0% rain — SSE 22, gusts 43 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
32° 19°
10% rain — SSE 13, gusts 26 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 12°
20% rain — SE 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 Dry Creek about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 8,960 miles to the east three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 11,010 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 13,500 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 Dry Creek stands on

Dry Creek’s center stands about 1,880 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,370 ft to 4,890 ft, a difference of 3,520 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Horn Mountain, about 5,090 ft, 2 miles west-southwest.

Dry Creek, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
2,000 ft4,000 ft6,000 ft DRY CREEK1,880 ftHigh point of the line7,450 ftJohnson Riverabout 1,380 ftTanana Riverabout 1,290 ftLow point1,250 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 3×.

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

Dry Creek’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1996 · Dry Creek, 2 mi northeast

Dry Creek 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 DRY CREEK 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 Dry Creek 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, 2 miles northeast, 520 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ALASKA · SOUTHEAST FAIRBANKS

Dry Creek

61 people, 1,880 ft above sea level in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.

1,880 ftElevation
61People
140 sq miLand
Sunny 17°
SunnyDew point 14°
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Today in Dry Creek

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 17° 0%
2p overcast 17° 0%
5p mostly cloudy night 16° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 15° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 14° 0%
2a mostly cloudy night 13° 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, FOUR YEARS AGO · NOV. 14, 2022

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

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What Dry Creek stands on

Dry Creek’s center stands about 1,880 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,370 ft to 4,890 ft, a difference of 3,520 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Horn Mountain, about 5,090 ft, 2 miles west-southwest.

Dry Creek, south to north Dry Creek1,880 ftJohnson Riverabout 1,380 ftTanana Riverabout 1,290 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 6×.
Elevation, center1,880 ft
Within 3 miles1,370 to 4,890 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (3,520 ft of relief)
High point nearbyHorn Mountain, 5,090 ft, 2 mi west-southwest
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Dry Creek’s year

Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek 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, 2 miles northeast, 520 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.