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ALASKA · YUKON-KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA

Tanana

233 people, 230 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

230 ftElevation, city center
233People, 2024 estimate
11 sq miLand area
Fog 23°
Fog now Dew point 21° · E 13 mph · high 24°
City of Tanana River Interstate 1 miles
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The Tanana 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 Tanana

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (PAIM) · 10:55 AM
Fog
23° Fog Feels like 11° · high of 24° near 1 PM
WindE 13 mphno gusts
Humidity93%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.38 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 21° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Tomorrow, about 6 AMin about 19 hours · 89% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.07 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.1
LAST RAIN—none in 31 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 4:20AM AKST until November 14 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 4:20AM AKST until November 14 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 11:15 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:43 AM4:01 PM ↓
6 h 18 m of daylight, 7 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
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
89% · 0.12 in Sunday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 14 to 20°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 10° / -4°
SAT Nov. 14 Cloudy Cloudy
24° 16°
0% rain — E 1 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
23° 18°
90% rain up to 0.07″ N 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 19°
20% rain — N 1 C
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 16°
20% rain — E 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 19°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
24° 18°
20% rain — E 2 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 17°
20% rain — E 1 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 Tanana about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Arctic Ocean three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 830 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 14,800 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 8,440 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 IN 2013 Nov. 13, 2013

The hottest this week has been

40° on Nov. 13, 2013, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1901. Next is 38° in 1976.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Tanana Airport record since 1901.
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THE GROUND

What Tanana stands on

Tanana’s center stands about 230 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 180 ft to 710 ft, a difference of 530 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mission Hill, about 830 ft, 3 miles east-northeast.

Tanana, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft TANANA230 ftLow point180 ftHigh point of the line2,000 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 11×.

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

Tanana’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1901 · Tanana Airport

Tanana has a dry-winter subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 71° in July; winter nights fall to about −17° in January. A normal year brings about 50 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 12 inches of water.

−1°−17°8°−11°19°−6°39°16°59°33°70°45°71°49°64°43°52°34°31°17°10°−4°2°−13° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY TANANA 11.5 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average71° / 49°high / low, the warmest month
January, average−1° / −17°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow11.5 inwettest months: August and July
Snow a year50.0 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record94°FJune 15, 1969
Coldest on record−76°FJanuary 27, 1989
Wettest day on record2.90 inJune 13, 1932
Snowiest day on record25.0 inMarch 6, 1955
Nights at or below 32°234and 168 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-winter subarcticKöppen Dwc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Aug. 28, to the last in spring, about May 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 15 to April 7; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 19 to May 13; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJuly through September: 6.3 of the year’s 11.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Tanana normally reaches 10° and falls to −4°. The record high is 38°, in 2013; the record low −47°, in 1956. The most rain on this date, 0.23 in, fell in 1986.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high−1°8°19°39°59°70°71°64°52°31°10°2°
Normal low−17°−11°−6°16°33°45°49°43°34°17°−4°−13°
Rain and melt, in0.380.440.240.300.641.481.952.681.680.710.560.41
Snow, inches7.78.05.42.50.30.00.00.00.85.010.010.3
Record high43° (2025)45° (1943)60° (1905)70° (2009)89° (2011)94° (1969)92° (1946)90° (1907)78° (1957)66° (2003)45° (1997)46° (1934)
Record low−76° (1989)−68° (1903)−57° (1956)−40° (1920)−14° (1945)23° (1933)29° (1936)20° (1985)4° (1992)−27° (1907)−53° (1990)−64° (1961)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1901 at Tanana Airport, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Tanana

233 people, 230 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

230 ftElevation
233People
11 sq miLand
Fog 23°
FogDew point 21°
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Today in Tanana

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now fog 22° 2%
2p overcast 23° 0%
5p overcast 20° 0%
8p overcast 19° 0%
11p overcast 18° 0%
2a overcast 17° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 6 AM · 89%
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Sat0%
Cloudy Cloudy
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Sun90%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Wed0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Thu20%
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 IN 2013 · NOV. 13, 2013

40°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1901.

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What Tanana stands on

Tanana’s center stands about 230 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 180 ft to 710 ft, a difference of 530 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mission Hill, about 830 ft, 3 miles east-northeast.

Tanana, southwest to northeast Tanana230 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 20×.
Elevation, center230 ft
Within 3 miles180 to 710 ft
Lie of the landHilly (530 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMission Hill, 830 ft, 3 mi east-northeast
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Tanana’s year

Tanana has a dry-winter subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 71° in July; winter nights fall to about −17° in January. A normal year brings about 50 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 12 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 11.5 in
July, average71° / 49° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average−1° / −17° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow11.5 in · wettest months: August and July
Snow a year50.0 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record94°F · June 15, 1969
Coldest on record−76°F · January 27, 1989
Wettest day on record2.90 in · June 13, 1932
Snowiest day on record25.0 in · March 6, 1955
Nights at or below 32°234 · and 168 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-winter subarctic · Köppen Dwc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Aug. 28, to the last in spring, about May 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 15 to April 7; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 19 to May 13; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · July through September: 6.3 of the year’s 11.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Tanana normally reaches 10° and falls to −4°. The record high is 38°, in 2013; the record low −47°, in 1956. The most rain on this date, 0.23 in, fell in 1986.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1901 at Tanana Airport, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.