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ALASKA · COPPER RIVER CENSUS AREA

Tazlina

244 people, 1,170 ft above sea level in Copper River Census Area.

1,170 ftElevation, city center
244People, 2024 estimate
8 sq miLand area
Sunny 15°
Sunny now Dew point 14° · Calm · high 15°
City of Tazlina River Interstate 1 miles
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The Tazlina 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 Tazlina

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Gulkana Airport (PAGK) · 12:53 PM
Sunny
15° Sunny Feels like 15° · high of 15° near 1 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity95%falling to 96% this afternoon
Pressure29.28 in →steady
Visibility4 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 14° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 2 PMin about 24 hours · 76% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.07
LAST RAINNov. 110.01 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Copper River Census Area
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:51 AM4:01 PM ↓
7 h 10 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% 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 8 to 16°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 15° / -2°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
15° 7°
0% rain — NNW 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
14° 8°
80% rain — N 0 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
17° 10°
20% rain — NE 0 C
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
18° 9°
20% rain — NW 5 C
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 16°
10% rain — SE 7 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 16°
20% rain — SSE 7 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
22° 11°
40% rain up to 0.2″ NW 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 Tazlina about 5,000 feet above the ground was over southcentral Alaska three days ago, about 470 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 9,040 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 1989 Nov. 12, 1989

The coldest this week has been

−44° on Nov. 12, 1989, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1909. Next is −42° in 1969.

−42°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Gulkana Area threaded record since 1909.
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THE GROUND

What Tazlina stands on

Tazlina’s center stands about 1,170 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,090 ft to 1,500 ft, a difference of 410 ft: hilly country.

Tazlina, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft1,500 ft2,000 ft TAZLINA1,170 ftHigh point of the line2,440 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 15×.

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

Tazlina’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1909 · Gulkana Airport, 7 mi north

Tazlina has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 69° in July; winter nights fall to about −12° in January. About 12 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

5°−12°16°−5°28°1°44°21°58°33°67°43°69°47°65°42°54°33°36°18°15°−1°8°−8° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY TAZLINA 11.8 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average69° / 47°high / low, the warmest month
January, average5° / −12°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year11.8 inwettest months: August and July
Hottest on record97°FJuly 10, 1915
Coldest on record−65°FFebruary 3, 1947
Wettest day on record2.06 inSeptember 14, 1951
Snowiest day on record14.3 inApril 11, 1992
Nights at or below 32°238and 139 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarcticKöppen Dsc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Aug. 21, to the last in spring, about June 8 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 21 to March 26; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 18 to May 12; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJuly through September: 5.1 of the year’s 11.8 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Tazlina normally reaches 15° and falls to −2°. The record high is 41°, in 1964; the record low −37°, in 1918. The most rain on this date, 0.41 in, fell in 2009.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high5°16°28°44°58°67°69°65°54°36°15°8°
Normal low−12°−5°1°21°33°43°47°42°33°18°−1°−8°
Rain, inches0.730.650.340.220.761.361.741.911.421.000.850.78
Record high52° (1917)53° (2017)54° (2019)70° (2003)85° (1960)90° (1969)97° (1915)88° (1976)76° (1917)69° (2003)48° (1964)49° (1999)
Record low−60° (1947)−65° (1947)−48° (1972)−42° (1944)5° (1964)22° (1919)29° (2008)20° (1984)2° (1992)−23° (1996)−45° (1917)−65° (1917)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1909 from the Gulkana Area threaded record (Gulkana Airport, 7 miles north, 410 ft higher). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Tazlina

244 people, 1,170 ft above sea level in Copper River Census Area.

1,170 ftElevation
244People
8 sq miLand
Sunny 15°
SunnyDew point 14°
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Today in Tazlina

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 15° 0%
4p mostly cloudy night 13° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 12° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 9° 1%
1a mostly cloudy night 9° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 12° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 PM · 76%
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Sun80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue20%
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Wed10%
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Thu20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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 1989 · NOV. 12, 1989

−44°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1909.

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What Tazlina stands on

Tazlina’s center stands about 1,170 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,090 ft to 1,500 ft, a difference of 410 ft: hilly country.

Tazlina, west to east Tazlina1,170 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 28×.
Elevation, center1,170 ft
Within 3 miles1,090 to 1,500 ft
Lie of the landHilly (410 ft of relief)
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Tazlina’s year

Tazlina has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 69° in July; winter nights fall to about −12° in January. About 12 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 11.8 in
July, average69° / 47° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average5° / −12° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year11.8 in · wettest months: August and July
Hottest on record97°F · July 10, 1915
Coldest on record−65°F · February 3, 1947
Wettest day on record2.06 in · September 14, 1951
Snowiest day on record14.3 in · April 11, 1992
Nights at or below 32°238 · and 139 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarctic · Köppen Dsc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Aug. 21, to the last in spring, about June 8 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 21 to March 26; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 18 to May 12; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · July through September: 5.1 of the year’s 11.8 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Tazlina normally reaches 15° and falls to −2°. The record high is 41°, in 1964; the record low −37°, in 1918. The most rain on this date, 0.41 in, fell in 2009.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1909 from the Gulkana Area threaded record (Gulkana Airport, 7 miles north, 410 ft higher). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.