Editing King Salmon, Alaska (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Alaska Peninsula Highway outside King Salmon, AK.png|left|thumb|The Alaska Peninsula Highway in King Salmon]]
King Salmon is on the north bank of the [[Naknek River]] on the [[Alaska Peninsula]], about {{convert|16|mi|km|abbr=on}} upriver from [[Naknek, Alaska|Naknek]], near [[Naknek Lake]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has an area of {{convert|171.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|169.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}} (0.82%) is water.

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - King Salmon Area, AK(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|left|Climate chart for King Salmon]]
King Salmon has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfc'') even though it is at [[58th parallel north|58° North]]. Temperatures, especially extreme ones, are much less moderate than in the [[subpolar oceanic climate]] of the Pacific Ocean side of the Alaska Peninsula; however, average temperatures in winter are still milder than some locations in the coterminous United States, such as [[Fargo, North Dakota]]. The town lies just below the southern limit of [[sporadic permafrost]] in Alaska, and is strongly sheltered from the extremely wet [[Aleutian Low]] which drops most of its moisture on the opposite (eastern) side of the mountains. It is a lot colder than fellow west-coast climates of Europe on the same latitude due to the influence of the [[Siberian High]] on [[Bering Sea]] surface temperatures. In summer, King Salmon catches up to similar latitudes in the [[British Isles]], where the difference is much stronger in winter. The area remains quite a bit colder year round than around the [[Baltic Sea]] in a similar west-facing location.

The warmest temperature recorded is {{convert|89|F|C}} in July 2019 and the coldest is {{convert|-48|F|C}} in January 1989.<ref name=NOAAKingSalmon/> Winter days are sometimes very cold due to winds from the interior during cold waves. The coldest daily maximum measured was {{convert|-34|F|C}}, also in January 1989.<ref name=NOAAKingSalmon/> During the 1991–2020 normals, the coldest daily maximum averaged {{convert|-12|F|C}}.<ref name=NOAAKingSalmon/> Warm summer nights are a rarity, although {{convert|65|F|C}} was recorded in August 1919.<ref name=NOAAKingSalmon/> The warmest low in a regular year averages a modest {{convert|55|F|C}}.<ref name=NOAAKingSalmon/>

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = King Salmon, Alaska ([[King Salmon Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1917–present
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 53
|Feb record high F = 57
|Mar record high F = 59
|Apr record high F = 69
|May record high F = 85
|Jun record high F = 88
|Jul record high F = 89
|Aug record high F = 84
|Sep record high F = 76
|Oct record high F = 67
|Nov record high F = 56
|Dec record high F = 54
|year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 44.2
|Feb avg record high F = 44.8
|Mar avg record high F = 46.7
|Apr avg record high F = 57.4
|May avg record high F = 70.3
|Jun avg record high F = 75.5
|Jul avg record high F = 77.9
|Aug avg record high F = 74.6
|Sep avg record high F = 65.9
|Oct avg record high F = 56.6
|Nov avg record high F = 47.6
|Dec avg record high F = 44.4
|year avg record high F = 79.6
|Jan high F = 23.5
|Feb high F = 29.5
|Mar high F = 31.8
|Apr high F = 44.5
|May high F = 55.2
|Jun high F = 62.1
|Jul high F = 64.6
|Aug high F = 63.3
|Sep high F = 56.3
|Oct high F = 43.8
|Nov high F = 31.9
|Dec high F = 25.7
|year high F = 44.3
|Jan mean F = 16.6
|Feb mean F = 22.1
|Mar mean F = 23.5
|Apr mean F = 36.0
|May mean F = 45.6
|Jun mean F = 52.8
|Jul mean F = 56.7
|Aug mean F = 55.7
|Sep mean F = 48.7
|Oct mean F = 36.4
|Nov mean F = 25.0
|Dec mean F = 18.6
|year mean F = 36.5
|Jan low F = 9.8
|Feb low F = 14.7
|Mar low F = 15.2
|Apr low F = 27.6
|May low F = 36.1
|Jun low F = 43.5
|Jul low F = 48.9
|Aug low F = 48.0
|Sep low F = 41.0
|Oct low F = 29.0
|Nov low F = 18.2
|Dec low F = 11.4
|year low F = 28.6
|Jan avg record low F = -22.5
|Feb avg record low F = -17.6
|Mar avg record low F = -10.8
|Apr avg record low F = 8.4
|May avg record low F = 24.9
|Jun avg record low F = 32.3
|Jul avg record low F = 38.7
|Aug avg record low F = 34.5
|Sep avg record low F = 24.6
|Oct avg record low F = 8.9
|Nov avg record low F = -7.6
|Dec avg record low F = -18.8
|year avg record low F = -29.5
|Jan record low F = -48
|Feb record low F = -43
|Mar record low F = -42
|Apr record low F = -19
|May record low F = 4
|Jun record low F = 27
|Jul record low F = 31
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 15
|Oct record low F = -12
|Nov record low F = -28
|Dec record low F = -38
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.93
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.91
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.76
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.04
|May precipitation inch = 1.44
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.83
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.46
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.26
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.40
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.31
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.72
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.38
|year precipitation inch = 21.44
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.0
|Feb precipitation days = 10.1
|Mar precipitation days = 9.2
|Apr precipitation days = 10.8
|May precipitation days = 12.3
|Jun precipitation days = 14.4
|Jul precipitation days = 16.2
|Aug precipitation days = 17.1
|Sep precipitation days = 18.0
|Oct precipitation days = 14.7
|Nov precipitation days = 13.2
|Dec precipitation days = 12.9
|year precipitation days = 158.9
|Jan snow inch = 8.6
|Feb snow inch = 7.2
|Mar snow inch = 7.2
|Apr snow inch = 4.4
|May snow inch = 0.6
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 2.5
|Nov snow inch = 6.7
|Dec snow inch = 10.2
|year snow inch = 47.4
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 8.2
|Feb snow days = 8.3
|Mar snow days = 8.1
|Apr snow days = 4.8
|May snow days = 0.7
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 2.7
|Nov snow days = 7.4
|Dec snow days = 9.9
|year snow days = 50.2
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 75.9
|Feb humidity = 72.8
|Mar humidity = 72.8
|Apr humidity = 71.8
|May humidity = 70.2
|Jun humidity = 73.5
|Jul humidity = 77.5
|Aug humidity = 79.7
|Sep humidity = 78.8
|Oct humidity = 79.3
|Nov humidity = 81.0
|Dec humidity = 76.7
|year humidity = 75.8
|Jan dew point C = -12.7
|Feb dew point C = -13.4
|Mar dew point C = -9.4
|Apr dew point C = -5.2
|May dew point C = 0.2
|Jun dew point C = 4.9
|Jul dew point C = 8.2
|Aug dew point C = 8.3
|Sep dew point C = 4.7
|Oct dew point C = -3.0
|Nov dew point C = -7.9
|Dec dew point C = -12.1
|source 1 = NOAA (relative humidity and dew point 1961–1990)<ref name=NOAAKingSalmon>{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=afg
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|accessdate = June 17, 2021
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00025503&format=pdf
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|accessdate = June 17, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230903224148/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00025503&format=pdf
|archive-date = September 3, 2023
}}</ref><ref name= WMO>{{cite web 
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP1/70326.TXT
|title = WMO Climate Normals for KING SALMON, AK 1961–1990 
|access-date = September 3, 2020 
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230903154600/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP1/70326.TXT
|archive-date = September 3, 2023}}</ref>}}