United States · 1991–2020 normal
Elmendorf Air Force Base in
January.
Typical January weather in Elmendorf Air Force Base: -6.1°C by day, -13.5°C at night, 18 mm of rain over 5.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-6.1°C
Typical low-13.5°C
Rain18 mm
Wet days5.2
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 18 from latitude 61.26°. Open-water sea temperature is -0.7°C (30 km from the place centre).
Event window
Long northern nights in January
At 61.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 18. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -13.5°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -13.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 8605012
- NOAA station
- USC00503163 · FT RICHARDSON WTP
- Station distance
- 3.5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 23 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.