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Red Dog Mine CDP, Alaska

Official LSAD Designation: Red Dog Mine CDP • Census GEOID: 0264980 • Northwest Arctic Borough

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Red Dog Mine CDP.

Reference Weather Station: KIVALINA AP, AK US (ID: USW00026642) • Located 48.7 miles from community center • Elevation: 3.0 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 6.6° -9.0° -1.2° 0.28"
February 9.7° -7.1° 1.3° 0.44"
March 9.4° -7.6° 0.9° 0.18"
April 23.6° 6.0° 14.8° 0.56"
May 38.2° 25.9° 32.1° 0.57"
June 50.0° 37.8° 43.9° 0.79"
July 56.3° 45.5° 50.9° 1.41"
August 54.5° 43.7° 49.1° 2.33"
September 46.2° 35.1° 40.6° 1.52"
October 30.5° 20.6° 25.6° 0.93"
November 17.3° 5.5° 11.4° 0.51"
December 10.0° -4.1° 2.9° 0.17"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station KIVALINA AP, AK US (ID: USW00026642) • 48.7 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at KIVALINA AP, AK US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 9.0 15.5 22.0 28.5 35.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 21.8°F 2011: Annual mean 22.5°F 2012: Annual mean 17.9°F 2013: Annual mean 21.7°F 2014: Annual mean 26.5°F 2015: Annual mean 24.3°F 2017: Annual mean 25.1°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 28.1°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 29.3°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 24.1°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 28.2°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 32.7°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 30.9°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 31.7°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 15.5°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 15.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 11.6°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 15.1°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 20.2°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 17.6°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 18.5°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 21.8 28.1 15.5
2011 22.5 29.3 15.8
2012 17.9 24.1 11.6
2013 21.7 28.2 15.1
2014 26.5 32.7 20.2
2015 24.3 30.9 17.6
2016 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2017 25.1 31.7 18.5
2018 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2019 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2020 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2021 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2022 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2023 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2024 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.