115:), with only four months having average temperatures above 50 °F or 10 °C. It receives an average annual precipitation of over 226 inches or 5,700 millimetres and as such is the wettest permanent settlement in the United States and among the wettest in the world with lengthy climate records. As many as seventy-eight days per year see over 1 in (25 mm) of rain and/or snowfall per year, while in October 1974 69.23 in (1,758.4 mm) of rain fell and in January 1985 61.67 in (1,566.4 mm). The record daily precipitation was 14.84 in (376.9 mm) on 6 December 1964. The driest month was February 1989 with 0.63 in (16.0 mm), while the hottest day on record was August 12 of 1990 with 88 °F (31.1 °C) and the coldest January 2 of 1966 with 0 °F (−17.8 °C) overnight. The heaviest snowfall in a month was 94.2 in (2.39 m) in December 2001.
1283:
1112:
963:
Port Walter appeared once on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village of 21 residents. This was actually referring to "Big Port Walter." It has not reported again on the census, and was later annexed into Sitka.
83:
during the turn on the century and the ruins can still be seen. Little Port Walter had a small community at one time but has been replaced by a research station that studies the life cycles of several species of
1102:
Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.
1233:
1015:
989:
88:. There is a staff of 3–15 state and federal employees running the research station year-round. There is a dock, and the harbor itself is a safe anchorage.
1063:
1243:
1059:
1211:
1327:
1226:
101:
1219:
1045:
1267:
1067:
1019:
993:
18:
1037:
1178:
942:
1200:
1011:
985:
108:
58:
1297:
1041:
1304:
1257:
50:
1033:
1071:
1204:
981:
97:
122:
Climate data for Little Port Walter, Alaska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1936–present)
54:
1321:
662:
1091:
1060:"SouthEast Alaska Frequently Asked Questions, Precipitation at Little Port Walter"
1156:
1007:
1134:
33:
20:
1196:
80:
77:
1113:"U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Little Port Walter, AK"
85:
62:
1215:
1281:
1282:
1256:
1092:
1115:. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1016:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
990:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1227:
8:
1197:"Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)"
1234:
1220:
1212:
915:
118:
1135:"NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Juneau"
1064:United States Department of Agriculture
973:
1179:"Geological Survey Professional Paper"
935:
1245:the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska
76:Little Port Walter was the home of a
7:
904:Source 2: National Weather Service
1242:Municipalities and communities of
1008:"Little Port Walter Field Station"
925:
14:
1286:the City and Borough of Sitka map
1034:"Climate at Little Port Walter"
1020:Alaska Fisheries Science Center
994:Alaska Fisheries Science Center
1046:University of Alaska Fairbanks
1038:Alaska Climate Research Center
65:. It is made up of two parts:
1:
982:"Little Port Walter Facility"
735:Average snowfall inches (cm)
1068:United States Forest Service
805:Average precipitation days
451:Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
311:Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
1344:
1328:Geography of Sitka, Alaska
1137:. National Weather Service
903:
898:
121:
96:Little Port Walter has an
1293:
1279:
956:
941:
934:
929:
924:
921:
851:
804:
734:
660:
590:
520:
450:
380:
310:
240:
170:
165:
162:
159:
156:
153:
150:
147:
144:
141:
138:
135:
132:
129:
126:
1201:United States of America
1012:United States of America
986:United States of America
109:subpolar oceanic climate
1157:"U.S. Decennial Census"
1287:
59:Sitka City and Borough
34:56.39167°N 134.65639°W
1285:
1042:Geophysical Institute
957:U.S. Decennial Census
917:Historical population
521:Mean minimum °F (°C)
241:Mean maximum °F (°C)
1306:United States portal
1268:Baranof Warm Springs
171:Record high °F (°C)
39:56.39167; -134.65639
918:
852:Average snowy days
591:Record low °F (°C)
381:Daily mean °F (°C)
30: /
1288:
1273:Little Port Walter
916:
67:Little Port Walter
49:is located on the
1315:
1314:
1205:Geological Survey
961:
960:
908:
907:
107:) that borders a
1335:
1307:
1300:
1284:
1251:
1246:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1213:
1208:
1183:
1182:
1175:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1164:
1153:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1131:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1120:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1094:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1070:. Archived from
1056:
1050:
1049:
1030:
1024:
1023:
1004:
998:
997:
978:
937:
932:
927:
919:
855:
808:
119:
45:
44:
42:
41:
40:
35:
31:
28:
27:
26:
23:
1343:
1342:
1338:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1333:
1332:
1318:
1317:
1316:
1311:
1305:
1298:
1289:
1277:
1259:
1252:
1249:
1244:
1240:
1195:
1192:
1187:
1186:
1177:
1176:
1172:
1162:
1160:
1155:
1154:
1150:
1140:
1138:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1118:
1116:
1111:
1110:
1106:
1101:
1097:
1090:
1086:
1077:
1075:
1058:
1057:
1053:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1006:
1005:
1001:
980:
979:
975:
970:
930:
914:
909:
899:Source 1: NOAA
853:
806:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
420:
415:
410:
405:
400:
395:
390:
385:
375:
370:
365:
360:
355:
350:
345:
340:
335:
330:
325:
320:
315:
305:
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
275:
270:
265:
260:
255:
250:
245:
235:
230:
225:
220:
215:
210:
205:
200:
195:
190:
185:
180:
175:
98:oceanic climate
94:
71:Big Port Walter
38:
36:
32:
29:
24:
21:
19:
17:
16:
12:
11:
5:
1341:
1339:
1331:
1330:
1320:
1319:
1313:
1312:
1310:
1309:
1302:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1280:
1278:
1276:
1275:
1270:
1264:
1262:
1258:Unincorporated
1254:
1253:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1216:
1210:
1209:
1191:
1190:External links
1188:
1185:
1184:
1170:
1148:
1126:
1104:
1095:
1084:
1051:
1025:
999:
972:
971:
969:
966:
959:
958:
954:
953:
950:
948:
945:
939:
938:
933:
928:
923:
913:
910:
906:
905:
901:
900:
896:
895:
892:
889:
886:
883:
880:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
862:
859:
856:
849:
848:
845:
842:
839:
836:
833:
830:
827:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
802:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
732:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
658:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
588:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
518:
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
487:
482:
477:
472:
467:
462:
457:
452:
448:
447:
442:
437:
432:
427:
422:
417:
412:
407:
402:
397:
392:
387:
382:
378:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
352:
347:
342:
337:
332:
327:
322:
317:
312:
308:
307:
302:
297:
292:
287:
282:
277:
272:
267:
262:
257:
252:
247:
242:
238:
237:
232:
227:
222:
217:
212:
207:
202:
197:
192:
187:
182:
177:
172:
168:
167:
164:
161:
158:
155:
152:
149:
146:
143:
140:
137:
134:
131:
128:
124:
123:
117:
93:
90:
55:Baranof Island
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1340:
1329:
1326:
1325:
1323:
1308:
1303:
1301:
1299:Alaska portal
1296:
1295:
1292:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1265:
1263:
1261:
1255:
1250:United States
1247:
1237:
1232:
1230:
1225:
1223:
1218:
1217:
1214:
1206:
1202:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1189:
1180:
1174:
1171:
1158:
1152:
1149:
1136:
1130:
1127:
1114:
1108:
1105:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1088:
1085:
1074:on 2011-08-17
1073:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1055:
1052:
1047:
1043:
1039:
1035:
1029:
1026:
1021:
1017:
1013:
1009:
1003:
1000:
995:
991:
987:
983:
977:
974:
967:
965:
955:
951:
949:
946:
944:
940:
920:
911:
902:
897:
893:
890:
887:
884:
881:
878:
875:
872:
869:
866:
863:
860:
857:
850:
846:
843:
840:
837:
834:
831:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
803:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
733:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
664:
663:precipitation
659:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
589:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
519:
513:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
449:
443:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
403:
398:
393:
388:
383:
379:
373:
368:
363:
358:
353:
348:
343:
338:
333:
328:
323:
318:
313:
309:
303:
298:
293:
288:
283:
278:
273:
268:
263:
258:
253:
248:
243:
239:
233:
228:
223:
218:
213:
208:
203:
198:
193:
188:
183:
178:
173:
169:
125:
120:
116:
114:
110:
106:
103:
99:
91:
89:
87:
82:
79:
74:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
43:
1272:
1173:
1161:. Retrieved
1159:. Census.gov
1151:
1139:. Retrieved
1129:
1117:. Retrieved
1107:
1098:
1087:
1076:. Retrieved
1072:the original
1054:
1028:
1002:
976:
962:
912:Demographics
665:inches (mm)
112:
104:
95:
75:
70:
66:
51:southeastern
46:
15:
1260:communities
807:(≥ 0.01 in)
47:Port Walter
37: /
25:134°39′23″W
1078:2008-04-24
968:References
854:(≥ 0.1 in)
22:56°23′30″N
1322:Category
1141:March 7,
1119:March 7,
730:(6,241)
661:Average
586:(−10.1)
53:side of
1181:. 1949.
1163:June 6,
581:(−5.7)
576:(−4.2)
571:(−0.8)
541:(−2.5)
536:(−6.0)
531:(−6.3)
526:(−7.1)
491:(10.3)
486:(10.2)
466:(−0.1)
461:(−0.4)
456:(−0.6)
426:(10.9)
421:(13.3)
416:(13.2)
411:(11.3)
356:(13.5)
351:(16.3)
346:(16.3)
341:(14.6)
336:(12.1)
306:(23.4)
296:(10.8)
291:(13.7)
286:(17.7)
281:(21.4)
276:(21.7)
271:(21.2)
266:(18.2)
261:(13.2)
92:Climate
81:saltery
78:herring
922:Census
847:239.2
800:(259)
785:(1.0)
780:(0.0)
775:(0.0)
770:(0.0)
765:(0.0)
760:(0.0)
755:(4.3)
728:245.72
725:(817)
720:(747)
715:(803)
710:(653)
705:(425)
700:(263)
695:(199)
690:(311)
685:(372)
680:(460)
675:(481)
670:(710)
656:(−18)
651:(−16)
646:(−16)
606:(−15)
601:(−16)
596:(−18)
566:(3.3)
561:(6.2)
556:(6.0)
551:(3.7)
546:(0.4)
516:(4.1)
511:(0.2)
506:(1.7)
501:(4.9)
496:(8.3)
481:(8.0)
476:(4.9)
471:(2.1)
446:(6.7)
441:(2.0)
436:(3.7)
431:(7.2)
406:(8.5)
401:(5.1)
396:(2.4)
391:(1.7)
386:(1.3)
376:(9.3)
371:(3.8)
366:(5.8)
361:(9.6)
331:(8.2)
326:(4.9)
321:(3.8)
316:(3.3)
301:(8.9)
256:(9.4)
251:(8.8)
246:(8.9)
127:Month
102:Köppen
86:salmon
63:Alaska
894:32.8
844:24.6
841:24.4
838:24.1
835:21.3
832:16.7
829:15.0
826:14.8
823:15.0
820:18.8
817:20.7
814:19.6
811:24.2
798:101.8
795:(55)
790:(26)
750:(51)
745:(50)
740:(71)
723:32.15
718:29.39
713:31.61
708:25.72
703:16.74
698:10.37
688:12.23
683:14.65
678:18.11
673:18.93
668:27.97
641:(−5)
636:(−3)
616:(−4)
611:(−8)
236:(31)
231:(13)
226:(14)
221:(16)
216:(23)
211:(31)
206:(26)
201:(27)
196:(22)
191:(19)
186:(14)
181:(14)
176:(15)
166:Year
1165:2013
1143:2023
1121:2023
943:1940
931:Note
926:Pop.
891:7.1
888:3.4
885:0.3
882:0.0
879:0.0
876:0.0
873:0.0
870:0.1
867:1.1
864:6.8
861:6.0
858:8.0
793:21.6
788:10.3
748:20.1
743:19.7
738:28.0
693:7.85
631:(2)
626:(1)
621:(0)
584:13.8
579:21.8
574:24.5
569:30.6
564:37.9
559:43.1
554:42.8
549:38.6
544:32.7
539:27.5
534:21.2
529:20.7
524:19.3
514:39.4
509:32.3
504:35.0
499:40.8
494:47.0
489:50.5
484:50.4
479:46.4
474:40.8
469:35.8
464:31.9
459:31.3
454:30.9
444:44.1
439:35.6
434:38.7
429:45.0
424:51.7
419:55.9
414:55.8
409:52.4
404:47.3
399:41.2
394:36.3
389:35.1
384:34.4
374:48.8
369:38.9
364:42.5
359:49.2
354:56.3
349:61.3
344:61.3
339:58.3
334:53.8
329:46.7
324:40.8
319:38.9
314:37.9
304:74.2
299:48.1
294:51.5
289:56.7
284:63.9
279:70.5
274:71.0
269:70.2
264:64.8
259:55.7
254:48.9
249:47.8
244:48.1
163:Dec
160:Nov
157:Oct
154:Sep
151:Aug
148:Jul
145:Jun
142:May
139:Apr
136:Mar
133:Feb
130:Jan
69:and
783:0.4
778:0.0
773:0.0
768:0.0
763:0.0
758:0.0
753:1.7
113:Cfc
105:Cfb
57:in
1324::
1248:,
1203:,
1199:.
1066:,
1062:.
1044:,
1040:,
1036:.
1018:,
1014:,
1010:.
992:,
988:,
984:.
947:21
936:%±
639:23
634:26
629:35
624:34
619:32
614:24
609:18
234:88
229:55
224:57
219:61
214:73
209:88
204:79
199:80
194:72
189:67
184:58
179:58
174:59
73:.
61:,
1235:e
1228:t
1221:v
1207:.
1167:.
1145:.
1123:.
1081:.
1048:.
1022:.
996:.
952:—
654:0
649:4
644:4
604:5
599:3
594:0
111:(
100:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.