All-time weather records — Anacortes, WA
Climate change signal in Anacortes
of Anacortes's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (23 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | · | · | ||
| 1900s | 6 | 77 | ||
| 1910s | 36 | 114 | ||
| 1920s | 53 | 27 | ||
| 1930s | 46 | 23 | ||
| 1940s | 38 | 5 | ||
| 1950s | 18 | 23 | ||
| 1960s | 25 | 26 | ||
| 1970s | 12 | 28 | ||
| 1980s | 30 | 26 | ||
| 1990s | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2000s | 49 | 10 | ||
| 2010s | 36 | 1 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1905, the latest in 2016. Period of observation: 1892-2016.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64.9°F — Jan 31, 1935 | 3.0°F — Jan 24, 2000 | 1.75 in — Jan 5, 2015 |
| February | 69.1°F — Feb 3, 1930 | 9.0°F — Feb 1, 1989 | 3.00 in — Feb 16, 1949 |
| March | 79.0°F — Mar 30, 2004 | 18.0°F — Mar 2, 1971 | 1.42 in — Mar 8, 1916 |
| April | 88.0°F — Apr 19, 2016 | 27.0°F — Apr 18, 1909 | 1.48 in — Apr 26, 1894 |
| May | 90.0°F — May 3, 2016 | 30.9°F — May 2, 1911 | 1.89 in — May 20, 1912 |
| June | 95.0°F — Jun 25, 1925 | 33.1°F — Jun 16, 1922 | 2.27 in — Jun 14, 1946 |
| July | 100.9°F — Jul 29, 2009 | 35.1°F — Jul 3, 1909 | 1.70 in — Jul 9, 1932 |
| August | 95.0°F — Aug 10, 1931 | 33.1°F — Aug 13, 1913 | 1.60 in — Aug 18, 1990 |
| September | 88.0°F — Sep 5, 1944 | 19.0°F — Sep 1, 1905 | 1.59 in — Sep 24, 1992 |
| October | 84.0°F — Oct 29, 2006 | 0.0°F — Oct 6, 1995 | 2.50 in — Oct 25, 1945 |
| November | 71.1°F — Nov 9, 2016 | 10.0°F — Nov 23, 1985 | 2.25 in — Nov 10, 1990 |
| December | 73.9°F — Dec 30, 1910 | 3.9°F — Dec 17, 1964 | 2.35 in — Dec 9, 1956 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Anacortes.