Alaska, 1996

Cold in Alaska, August 12, 1996

August 12, 1996 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Record low temperature of 38 at Cold Bay.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS AFC wrote it up.

Record low temperature of 38 at Cold Bay.

Event by event

1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Chichagof Island

When
August 12, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where
Eastern Chichagof Island forecast zone

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5560960.