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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

Kalifornsky

8,487 people, 60 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

60 ftElevation, city center
8,487People, 2024 estimate
69 sq miLand area
Sunny 23°
Sunny now Dew point 21° · ENE 3 mph · high 27°
City of Kalifornsky River Interstate 2 miles
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The Kalifornsky 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 Kalifornsky

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Soldotna (PASX) · 3:56 PM
Sunny
23° Sunny Feels like 18° · high of 27° near 4 PM
WindENE 3 mphno gusts
Humidity92%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure29.31 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 21° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, around noonin about 19 hours · 100% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.2–0.4 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 0.6
LAST RAINOct. 300.53 in · 15 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 2:48PM AKST until November 15 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 2:48PM AKST until November 16 at 1:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 2:48PM AKST until November 16 at 10:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 2:48PM AKST until November 16 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:03 AM4:35 PM ↓
7 h 31 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
37
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
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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TEMPERATURE °F
27°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
100% · 0.18 in Sunday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 16 to 21° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 28° by Tuesday

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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 16°
0% rain — ENE 1 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
30° 18°
100% rain 0.2–0.4″ NE 0 B
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
35° 20°
70% rain up to 0.07″ E 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
34° 18°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
38° 26°
60% rain up to 0.2″ ENE 12 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
39° 21°
70% rain up to 0.2″ S 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
35° 18°
20% rain — NE 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 Kalifornsky about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 170 miles to the west three days ago, and over the Gulf of Alaska a day ago, about 420 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from southcentral Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the Gulf of Alaska. It feels dry all the same. 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 2014 Nov. 11, 2014

The hottest this week has been

49° on Nov. 11, 2014, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1899. Next is 48° in 1967.

48°
49°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Kenai Airport record since 1899.
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THE GROUND

What Kalifornsky stands on

Kalifornsky’s center stands about 60 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 220 ft, a difference of 210 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles.

Kalifornsky, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft200 ft400 ft KALIFORNSKY60 ftHigh point of the line550 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 35×.

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

Kalifornsky’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1899 · Kenai Airport, 11 mi north

Kalifornsky has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. About 18 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

22°7°28°12°33°14°44°28°55°36°60°44°63°49°63°47°56°40°43°29°30°16°25°11° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY KALIFORNSKY 18.3 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average63° / 49°high / low, the warmest month
January, average22° / 7°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year18.3 inwettest months: September and August
Hottest on record89°FJuly 4, 2019
Coldest on record−48°FFebruary 4, 1947
Wettest day on record4.28 inOctober 10, 1986
Snowiest day on record13.3 inJanuary 2, 1960
Nights at or below 32°197and 97 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarcticKöppen Dsc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 15, to the last in spring, about May 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingNov. 7 to March 17; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 9 to April 26; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchAugust through October: 8.8 of the year’s 18.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kalifornsky normally reaches 30° and falls to 16°. The record high is 42°, in 1986; the record low −18°, in 1903. The most rain on this date, 0.62 in, fell in 1961.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high22°28°33°44°55°60°63°63°56°43°30°25°
Normal low7°12°14°28°36°44°49°47°40°29°16°11°
Rain, inches0.890.830.640.580.791.201.982.683.572.561.411.14
Record high49° (2014)52° (2007)59° (1905)69° (2005)82° (1969)87° (1953)89° (2019)86° (1977)75° (1904)63° (2006)59° (1905)56° (1906)
Record low−47° (1975)−48° (1947)−41° (1971)−22° (1944)12° (1945)26° (1901)27° (1904)24° (1984)11° (1904)−12° (1996)−27° (1994)−43° (1902)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1899 at Kenai Airport, 11 miles north. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA

Kalifornsky

8,487 people, 60 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

60 ftElevation
8,487People
69 sq miLand
Sunny 23°
SunnyDew point 21°
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Today in Kalifornsky

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 27° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 20° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
4a overcast 18° 0%
7a mostly cloudy night 18° 7%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow around noon · 100%
→
Sat0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
16
27
A
Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
18
30
B
Mon70%
Showers likely Showers likely
20
35
B
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
18
34
B
Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
26
38
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
21
39
B
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18
35
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2014 · NOV. 11, 2014

49°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1899.

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What Kalifornsky stands on

Kalifornsky’s center stands about 60 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 220 ft, a difference of 210 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles.

Kalifornsky, northwest to southeast Kalifornsky60 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 67×.
Elevation, center60 ft
Within 3 miles10 to 220 ft
Lie of the landRolling (210 ft of relief)
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Kalifornsky’s year

Kalifornsky has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. About 18 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 18.3 in
July, average63° / 49° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average22° / 7° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year18.3 in · wettest months: September and August
Hottest on record89°F · July 4, 2019
Coldest on record−48°F · February 4, 1947
Wettest day on record4.28 in · October 10, 1986
Snowiest day on record13.3 in · January 2, 1960
Nights at or below 32°197 · and 97 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarctic · Köppen Dsc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 15, to the last in spring, about May 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Nov. 7 to March 17; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 9 to April 26; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · August through October: 8.8 of the year’s 18.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kalifornsky normally reaches 30° and falls to 16°. The record high is 42°, in 1986; the record low −18°, in 1903. The most rain on this date, 0.62 in, fell in 1961.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1899 at Kenai Airport, 11 miles north. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.