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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

Salamatof

1,078 people, 100 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

100 ftElevation, city center
1,078People, 2024 estimate
8 sq miLand area
Sunny 15°
Sunny now Dew point 12° · ENE 3 mph · high 31°
City of Salamatof River Interstate 1 miles
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The Salamatof 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 Salamatof

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Kenai Municipal Airport (PAEN) · 9:53 AM
Sunny
15° Sunny Feels like 9° · high of 31° near 2 PM
WindENE 3 mphno gusts
Humidity87%falling to 69% this afternoon
Pressure29.28 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 12° · Dry28° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 11 AMin about 24 hours · 100% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.2–0.5 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 0.7
LAST RAINOct. 300.28 in · 15 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 16 at 10:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 15 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 16 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 16 at 1:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 10:45 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:04 AM4:34 PM ↓
7 h 30 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
52
MODERATEAir 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
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CHANCE OF RAIN
100% · 0.12 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 18 to 28°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 30° / 16°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
31° 20°
0% rain — E 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
31° 22°
100% rain 0.2–0.5″ E 4 B
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
36° 23°
60% rain up to 0.1″ E 7 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
35° 21°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
37° 28°
70% rain 0.01–0.3″ NE 15 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
39° 25°
60% rain up to 0.2″ SSE 14 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
36° 22°
20% rain — NE 7 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 Salamatof about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, about 420 miles back along its path. 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 Salamatof stands on

Salamatof’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 140 ft, a difference of 120 ft: gently rolling country. Open water lies within three miles.

Salamatof, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft200 ft300 ft SALAMATOF100 ftHigh point of the line320 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 59×.

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

Salamatof’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1899 · Kenai Airport, 4 mi southeast

Salamatof 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 SALAMATOF 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 Salamatof 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, 4 miles southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

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Salamatof

1,078 people, 100 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

100 ftElevation
1,078People
8 sq miLand
Sunny 15°
SunnyDew point 12°
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Today in Salamatof

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 23° 0%
1p mostly cloudy day 30° 0%
4p mostly cloudy day 30° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 25° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 24° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 24° 0%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 11 AM · 100%
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Sat0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20
31
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Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
22
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Mon60%
Showers likely Showers likely
23
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B
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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B
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
28
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B
Thu60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
25
39
B
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22
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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 2014 · NOV. 11, 2014

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

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What Salamatof stands on

Salamatof’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 140 ft, a difference of 120 ft: gently rolling country. Open water lies within three miles.

Salamatof, west to east Salamatof100 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 113×.
Elevation, center100 ft
Within 3 miles20 to 140 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (120 ft of relief)
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Salamatof’s year

Salamatof 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 Salamatof 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, 4 miles southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.