Highlights

In King Salmon, the average temperature was 49.2°F, 1.6°F above the long term mean for September. A high temperature of 70°F was recorded on the 18th, which was a new record for this day, the old record was 61°F set in 1969. The low for the month was 17°F on the 27th, also a new daily record, the old record was 20°F set in 1957. The first frost date was recorded on the 25th, the low temperature was 29°F and low temperatures continued for only 2 additional days before warming again through the end of the month. September precipitation measured 1.00”, 68% below normal. Winds at the airport averaged 7.7 mph and on the26th the highest gust of 40 mph occurred.