Monashka Creek Dam, AK Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Monashka Creek Dam's primary NOAA station, MONASHKA CREEK DAM.
The climate verdict for Monashka Creek Dam
Water is the standout signal in Monashka Creek Dam, Alaska: 102.5 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 38°F. At 28/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 0% of scores.
- 38°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 28/100
- comfort score, above 0% of station-mapped location scores
- 102.5"
- precipitation, annual total
- 119 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Monashka Creek Dam: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00505884 · Monashka Creek Dam, AK 38°F mean · 102.5" precip
TEMP-COLD · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-NARROW · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COLD 38°F
- RANK-COOL #206
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eaglecrest Base
- PRCP-WET 102.5"
- SWING-NARROW 28°F
- COMF-LOW 28/100
- LOAD-HEAT 9,797 HDD
- STN-1 USC00505884
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Eaglecrest Base, AK ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AK station list.
- Monashka Creek… (this station) 38°F
- Cold Eaglecrest Base, AK 38°F
- Near Pahaska, WY 38°F
- Near Hermit, CO 38°F
- Near Cochetopa Creek, CO 38°F
Monashka Creek Dam sits in Alaska, the #1 coldest U.S. state at 33.5°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Monashka Creek Dam
Monashka Creek Dam: 8/100 · grade F
Monashka Creek Dam publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Monashka Creek Dam, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 28/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 186 calendar days | 22/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 119 days/year | 7/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 38.1°F · 29.4° from 67.5°F | 0/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 102.5 in · 67.5 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
Monashka Creek Dam · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Monashka Creek Dam is a continental Köppen climate: Dfc
Coldest-month mean 25.1°F and warmest-month mean 53.3°F place this station in continental, no dry season, cool summer climates (Dfc). Class Dfc is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, cool summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfc
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 53.3°F
- Coldest month
- 25.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Monashka Creek Dam sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Monashka Creek Dam's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 97%
- Among 6,861 stations, Monashka Creek Dam sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 1% wettest
- Monashka Creek Dam's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 92%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Monashka Creek Dam is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Monashka Creek Dam compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Monashka Creek Dam's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
28 0th percentile score exceeds 0% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). This entry sits in this band.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Above this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F (-1°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 11.2" | 27.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 33°F (0°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 8.3" | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 34°F (1°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 5.5" | 28.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 40°F (5°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 7.8" | 20.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 49°F (9°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 7.8" | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| June | 55°F (13°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 7.2" | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| July | 60°F (15°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 6.3" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 59°F (15°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 6.9" | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| September | 53°F (12°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 9.7" | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| October | 42°F (6°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 11.5" | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| November | 36°F (2°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 9.7" | 20.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 32°F (0°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 10.7" | 27.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 60°F around July 22, short of 90°F on every date, while 186 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 20°F near January 5.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 20, then returns to freezing around October 18, covering 186 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is October 4, when 67% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is March 10 at 49%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 215 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 26 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 14°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Monashka Creek Dam.
Where Monashka Creek Dam Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 103 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 14°F.
Monashka Creek Dam earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
19.6 days with precipitation
15.9 days with precipitation
15.1 days with precipitation
17.8 days with precipitation
18.6 days with precipitation
16.8 days with precipitation
15.5 days with precipitation
17.7 days with precipitation
19.6 days with precipitation
20.7 days with precipitation
18.0 days with precipitation
19.8 days with precipitation
Monashka Creek Dam spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 20% of the annual total and December through February 29%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Monashka Creek Dam has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry an unusually narrow 28.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: October averages 11.5" and March 5.5". The three wettest months together take 33% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Monashka Creek Dam, it arrives in quantity
102.5" of precipitation falls across only about 215 wet days here, averaging 0.48 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 215 a year, 59% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.48 inches
- Most wet days
- October, about 21
- Fewest wet days
- March, about 15
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 23
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 27
50% probability date
Growing Season
119 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
9,797
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AK closest to Monashka Creek Dam on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (38°F here).
- Cavalier, ND 38°F · 0.0°F off
- Telluride, CO 38°F · 0.0°F off
- Cook, MN 38°F · 0.1°F off
- Northome, MN 38°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (102.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Baring, WA 109.9" · 7.4" off
- Naselle, WA 112.2" · 9.7" off
- Paauilo, HI 90.4" · 12.1" off
- Tillamook, OR 89.8" · 12.7" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Monashka Creek Dam's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · low swing
Heating is the larger measured load in Monashka Creek Dam, at 9,797 degree days versus 1 for cooling. Unlike a strongly continental record, however, its 28.2°F month-to-month range is compact; persistent cool-season demand matters more than a dramatic summer-to-winter reversal.
Only about 119 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
Monashka Creek Dam's 28.2°F seasonal spread is compact even though precipitation is abundant. July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 38°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.
Alongside its heating load, Monashka Creek Dam carries 102.5 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Monashka Creek Dam's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Monashka Creek Dam, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Monashka Creek Dam's primary station: MONASHKA CREEK DAM (USC00505884). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Monashka Creek Dam; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Monashka Creek Dam comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.