Alaska, 1996

Heat in Alaska, May 16, 1996

May 16, 1996 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Record high temperature 57 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 high temperature 57 at Cold Bay.

Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Eastern Chichagof Island

When
May 16, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where
Eastern Chichagof Island forecast zone

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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: 5549115.