Wally Noerenberg Hatchery, AK Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wally Noerenberg Hatchery's primary NOAA station, WALLY NOERENBERG HATCHERY.
The climate verdict for Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Water is the standout signal in Wally Noerenberg Hatchery, Alaska: 145.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 40°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.
- 40°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 28/100
- comfort score, above 0% of station-mapped location scores
- 145.8"
- annual precipitation
- 142 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00509747 · Wally Noerenberg Hatchery, AK 40°F mean · 145.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-NARROW · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 40°F
- RANK-COOL #343
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yakutat
- PRCP-WET 145.8"
- SWING-NARROW 30°F
- COMF-LOW 28/100
- LOAD-HEAT 9,108 HDD
- STN-1 USC00509747
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Yakutat, AK (+ 0 °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.
- Wally Noerenber… (this station) 40°F
- Cold Sand Point, AK 40°F
- Hot Homer, AK 40°F
- Near Yakutat, AK 40°F
- Near Cordova M K Smi…, AK 40°F
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery 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 · Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery: 11/100 · grade F
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wally Noerenberg Hatchery, 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 | 188 calendar days | 21/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 142 days/year | 20/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 40.0°F · 27.5° from 67.5°F | 5/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 145.8 in · 110.8 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery is a continental Köppen climate: Dfc
Coldest-month mean 26.4°F and warmest-month mean 56.2°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
- 56.2°F
- Coldest month
- 26.4°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 Wally Noerenberg Hatchery sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wally Noerenberg Hatchery's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 95%
- Among 6,861 stations, Wally Noerenberg Hatchery sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 1% wettest
- Wally Noerenberg Hatchery's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 91%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Wally Noerenberg Hatchery is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wally Noerenberg Hatchery compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery'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 | 33°F (0°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 13.7" | 25.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 35°F (2°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 12.4" | 22.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 38°F (3°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 8.8" | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 45°F (7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 8.8" | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 53°F (12°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 8.8" | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| June | 61°F (16°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 5.5" | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| July | 63°F (17°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 8.2" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 63°F (17°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 12.3" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| September | 56°F (13°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 18.2" | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| October | 47°F (8°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 17.8" | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| November | 39°F (4°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 14.6" | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 34°F (1°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 16.7" | 24.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 64°F around July 26, short of 90°F on every date, while 188 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 19°F near March 7.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 1, then returns to freezing around October 27, covering 188 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.
The widest day
May 24 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 19°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wally Noerenberg Hatchery.
Where Wally Noerenberg Hatchery Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 146 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 19°F.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 18% of the annual total and December through February 29%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Wally Noerenberg Hatchery has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry an unusually narrow 29.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 18.2" and June 5.5". The three wettest months together take 36% 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 9
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 20
50% probability date
Growing Season
142 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
9,108
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AK closest to Wally Noerenberg Hatchery 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 (40°F here).
- Ada, MN 40°F · 0.0°F off
- Cass Lake, MN 40°F · 0.0°F off
- Rhinelander, WI 40°F · 0.0°F off
- Detroit Lakes, MN 40°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (145.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Hilo, HI 120.4" · 25.4" off
- Forks, WA 119.9" · 25.9" off
- Cougar, WA 115.3" · 30.5" off
- Naselle, WA 112.2" · 33.6" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Wally Noerenberg Hatchery's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · low swing
Heating is the larger measured load in Wally Noerenberg Hatchery, at 9,108 degree days versus 3 for cooling. Unlike a strongly continental record, however, its 29.8°F month-to-month range is compact; persistent cool-season demand matters more than a dramatic summer-to-winter reversal.
Only about 142 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.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery's 29.8°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 40°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.
Alongside its heating load, Wally Noerenberg Hatchery carries 145.8 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 Wally Noerenberg Hatchery'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 Wally Noerenberg Hatchery, 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 Wally Noerenberg Hatchery's primary station: WALLY NOERENBERG HATCHERY (USC00509747). 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 Wally Noerenberg Hatchery; 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 Wally Noerenberg Hatchery 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.