Puntilla Lake, 1858 ft (566 m), is a weather station located near the source of the Skwentna River, approximately 50 miles west of Skwentna.[4] Puntilla has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Puntilla, Alaska, 1991–2020 normals, 1942–2020 extremes: 1858ft (566m) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °F (°C) |
49
(9) |
47
(8) |
52
(11) |
62
(17) |
80
(27) |
87
(31) |
85
(29) |
83
(28) |
73
(23) |
61
(16) |
52
(11) |
45
(7) |
87
(31) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) |
32.2
(0.1) |
35.6
(2.0) |
39.0
(3.9) |
49.6
(9.8) |
66.1
(18.9) |
75.0
(23.9) |
76.7
(24.8) |
70.9
(21.6) |
61.4
(16.3) |
49.4
(9.7) |
35.4
(1.9) |
31.1
(−0.5) |
78.4
(25.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
12.0
(−11.1) |
21.7
(−5.7) |
26.9
(−2.8) |
39.5
(4.2) |
52.5
(11.4) |
61.6
(16.4) |
64.4
(18.0) |
60.4
(15.8) |
50.2
(10.1) |
35.2
(1.8) |
20.8
(−6.2) |
14.4
(−9.8) |
38.3
(3.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
5.9
(−14.5) |
13.5
(−10.3) |
16.7
(−8.5) |
29.7
(−1.3) |
42.5
(5.8) |
51.6
(10.9) |
55.7
(13.2) |
52.2
(11.2) |
43.1
(6.2) |
28.4
(−2.0) |
14.2
(−9.9) |
8.0
(−13.3) |
30.1
(−1.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
−0.1
(−17.8) |
5.3
(−14.8) |
6.4
(−14.2) |
19.9
(−6.7) |
32.4
(0.2) |
41.7
(5.4) |
47.0
(8.3) |
44.0
(6.7) |
35.9
(2.2) |
21.5
(−5.8) |
7.5
(−13.6) |
1.6
(−16.9) |
21.9
(−5.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) |
−28.6
(−33.7) |
−23.1
(−30.6) |
−19.1
(−28.4) |
−5.7
(−20.9) |
18.2
(−7.7) |
28.1
(−2.2) |
35.6
(2.0) |
29.7
(−1.3) |
19.9
(−6.7) |
2.6
(−16.3) |
−14.0
(−25.6) |
−22.8
(−30.4) |
−32.3
(−35.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) |
−50
(−46) |
−45
(−43) |
−40
(−40) |
−28
(−33) |
−8
(−22) |
8
(−13) |
25
(−4) |
14
(−10) |
5
(−15) |
−25
(−32) |
−36
(−38) |
−50
(−46) |
−50
(−46) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) |
1.21
(31) |
1.07
(27) |
0.61
(15) |
0.51
(13) |
0.31
(7.9) |
1.13
(29) |
2.14
(54) |
2.14
(54) |
2.11
(54) |
1.47
(37) |
1.41
(36) |
1.75
(44) |
15.86
(401.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) |
15.90
(40.4) |
15.00
(38.1) |
8.50
(21.6) |
5.30
(13.5) |
0.40
(1.0) |
0.00
(0.00) |
0.00
(0.00) |
0.00
(0.00) |
1.20
(3.0) |
8.60
(21.8) |
18.90
(48.0) |
22.50
(57.2) |
96.3
(244.6) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) |
34.2
(87) |
41.0
(104) |
37.7
(96) |
32.6
(83) |
9.8
(25) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.9
(2.3) |
5.0
(13) |
16.0
(41) |
26.9
(68) |
47.8
(121) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) |
7.4 |
7.1 |
4.6 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
10.6 |
91.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) |
8.3 |
7.4 |
4.8 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
10.3 |
45.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA[5] |
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records, 1991-2020 monthly max/mins & snow)[6] |
