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ALASKA · YUKON-KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA

Nenana

339 people, 360 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

360 ftElevation, city center
339People, 2024 estimate
6 sq miLand area
Sunny 22°
Sunny now Dew point 17° · WSW 3 mph · high 21°
City of Nenana River Interstate 1 miles
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The Nenana 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 Nenana

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Nenana Municipal Airport (PANN) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
22° Sunny Feels like 17° · high of 21° near 3 PM
WindWSW 3 mphno gusts
Humidity81%rising to 88% by morning
Pressure29.44 in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 17° · 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. 60.01 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Special Weather StatementSpecial Weather Statement issued November 14 at 3:08PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 12:07PM AKST until November 14 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 12:07PM AKST until November 14 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:25 AM3:56 PM ↓
6 h 30 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% 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 14 to 17°

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
21° 16°
0% rain — WSW 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Cloudy Cloudy
21° 16°
10% rain — N 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 18°
10% rain — NNW 2 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 16°
20% rain — E 2 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
26° 21°
0% rain — ENE 14 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
29° 20°
10% rain — SSE 9 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
25° 18°
20% rain — ENE 5 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 Nenana about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 8,190 miles to the east three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 9,690 miles back along its path. It came down from about 17,800 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 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 Nenana stands on

Nenana’s center stands about 360 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 340 ft to 1,400 ft, a difference of 1,060 ft: steep hill country.

Nenana, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft NENANA360 ftNenana Riverabout 350 ftLow point330 ft ← SWNE →

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

Nenana’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1916 · Nenana Mun Airport

Nenana 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 NENANA 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 Nenana 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, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Nenana

339 people, 360 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

360 ftElevation
339People
6 sq miLand
Sunny 22°
SunnyDew point 17°
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Today in Nenana

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 21° 0%
6p mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
12a overcast 18° 0%
3a overcast 19° 0%
6a overcast 20° 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 Nenana stands on

Nenana’s center stands about 360 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 340 ft to 1,400 ft, a difference of 1,060 ft: steep hill country.

Nenana, southwest to northeast Nenana360 ftNenana Riverabout 350 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 31×.
Elevation, center360 ft
Within 3 miles340 to 1,400 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,060 ft of relief)
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Nenana’s year

Nenana 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 Nenana 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, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.