Weather conditions on Halloweens past across Alaska have covered a wide range: from mild to bitter cold, dry to rainy (or snowy). Below is a table showing the warmest and coldest recorded temperatures, as well as the highest precipitation (liquid equivalent) and snowfall totals for October 31st at 19 first-order weather stations.
Table. Records of highest maximum temperature, lowest minimum temperature, highest daily total precipitation, and highest daily total snowfall on October 31 at first-order stations.
| Region | Location | Record High Temperature (ºF) | Record Low Temperature (ºF) | Record Daily Precipitation (in) |
Record Daily Snowfall (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic | Utqiaġvik | 35 (2019) | -25 (1903) | 0.13 (1949) | 2.2 (1997) |
| Interior | Fairbanks | 50 (1954) | -27 (1992) | 0.12 (1939) | 2.1 (2004) |
| Bettles | 41 (1970) | -35 (1992) | 0.13 (1979) | 2.4 (1979) | |
| Delta Junction | 49 (1979) | -39 (1975) | 0.30 (1996) | 2.4 (1996) | |
| McGrath | 45 (2003) | -21 (1997) | 0.21 (1982) | 2.8 (1982) | |
| West Coast | Bethel | 48 (1936) | -5 (1931) | 0.52 (1951) | 2.7 (1987) |
| Cold Bay | 51 (2019) | 6 (1999) | 0.90 (1967) | 3.3 (1999) | |
| King Salmon | 55 (1936) | -11 (1961) | 0.76 (2019) | 4.8 (1970) | |
| Kotzebue | 39 (2016) | -19 (1975) | 0.28 (1994) | 3.1 (1994) | |
| Nome | 43 (2016) | -6 (1975) | 1.52 (1935) | 5.8 (1948) | |
| St. Paul Island | 47 (1979) | 13 (1960) | 1.29 (1957) | 5.3 (1968) | |
| South Central | Anchorage | 50 (1969) | -5 (1956) | 0.30 (1970) | 6.0 (1983) |
| Gulkana | 47 (1954) | -17 (1956) | 0.45 (1999) | 6.0 (1999) | |
| Homer | 43 (2016) | -6 (1975) | 1.52 (1935) | 5.8 (1948) | |
| Kodiak | 54 (2017) | 10 (1975) | 7.44 (1991) | 2.0 (1945) | |
| Talkeetna | 48 (1934) | -21 (1956) | 0.67 (1954) | 6.0 (1939) | |
| South East | Juneau | 55 (1942) | 15 (1984) | 1.63 (2020) | 4.5 (1975) |
| Ketchikan | 58 (1954) | 17 (1984) | 5.01 (1972) | Trace (1946) | |
| Yakutat | 54 (1970) | 11 (1984) | 3.60 (1999) | 5.3 (1985) |
To view more extreme records, check out the Climate Extremes section on our Data page.