Kodiak, Alaska experienced a winter heat wave on December 26, 2021, with temperatures reaching a record-breaking high of 65 degrees, the warmest temperature ever recorded in Kodiak between October 5 and April 21 of any year. The Kodiak Tide Gauge measured temperatures as high as 67 degrees on Sunday, making it the warmest recorded day in December throughout the state. The warm weather is a result of tropical air coming from areas as far south as Hawaii, causing warmer weather along the coast, the Aleutian islands, and penetrating Southcentral Alaska. The warm weather is scheduled to last until Friday, with a rainstorm forecasted for Wednesday, which will push away the warm air in time for New Year's. Despite the recent warm weather, this December is on track to be slightly colder than average.