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Dry Creek, Alaska

Community in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Dry Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Dry CreekDRYA2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/1,367 ft/184 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank791of 1,023

Dot Lake 2.3 NNEAK-SF-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.1 mi away/1,417 ft/134 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at George Creek RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 14.6 mi from Dry Creek, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:52 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

39.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at George Creek RAWS: temperature 39.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GECA2FIG. B THE AIR AT GEORGE CREEK RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.1 FTEMPERATURE 39.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEGeorge Creek RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP GECA2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GECA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (103 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at George Creek RAWS, north up: blowing from 103 degrees, the east southeast, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GECA2FIG. C THE WIND AT GEORGE CREEK RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 103°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGeorge Creek RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP GECA2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GECA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,514 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.32 inHg and the temperature at 53.6 F; it reports 39.0 F, 14.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where George Creek RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,514 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.32 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GECA2FIG. D WHERE GEORGE CREEK RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREGEORGE CREEK RAWS5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,514 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.32 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.0 FTITLEGeorge Creek RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP GECA2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GECA2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of George Creek RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dry Creek (DRYA2), 1.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 13:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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Near Dry Creek

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