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King Salmon, AK

58.683°N, 156.656°W · station AKNthr · 110 years of record
42°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for King Salmon.
42°WED9/250°THU9/352°FRI9/448°SAT9/547°SUN9/647°MON9/747°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at King Salmon — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#32 / 101
coldest Sep 2 in 101 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

28°F
set in 1980

Mildest Sep 2 ever

57°F
set in 1942
Forecast low 42°F — 32nd coldest Sep 2 of 101 years · record 28°F (1980) · coldest since 2022.
1917: 50°F1918: 48°F1919: 47°F1921: 38°F1924: 46°F1925: 42°F1928: 45°F1929: 51°F1930: 44°F1931: 34°F1932: 42°F1933: 36°F1934: 49°F1935: 52°F1936: 49°F1937: 53°F1938: 51°F1939: 46°F1940: 44°F1941: 45°F1942: 57°F1944: 34°F1947: 37°F1948: 35°F1949: 50°F1950: 41°F1951: 51°F1952: 47°F1953: 38°F1954: 46°F1955: 45°F1956: 45°F1957: 50°F1958: 44°F1959: 39°F1960: 48°F1961: 46°F1962: 51°F1963: 50°F1964: 39°F1965: 35°F1966: 40°F1967: 41°F1968: 33°F1969: 40°F1970: 45°F1971: 41°F1972: 44°F1973: 35°F1974: 52°F1975: 45°F1976: 45°F1977: 42°F1978: 42°F1979: 45°F1980: 28°F1981: 50°F1982: 35°F1983: 41°F1984: 35°F1985: 47°F1986: 47°F1987: 48°F1988: 47°F1989: 49°F1990: 49°F1991: 47°F1992: 45°F1993: 50°F1994: 48°F1995: 36°F1996: 32°F1997: 33°F1998: 45°F1999: 45°F2000: 47°F2001: 46°F2002: 34°F2003: 43°F2004: 51°F2005: 39°F2006: 41°F2007: 48°F2008: 49°F2009: 46°F2010: 45°F2011: 43°F2012: 42°F2013: 49°F2014: 52°F2015: 36°F2016: 39°F2017: 46°F2018: 32°F2019: 53°F2020: 49°F2021: 50°F2022: 38°F2023: 50°F2024: 46°F2025: 53°F42° forecast25303540455055601930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 242°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record28°F
This-date rank#32 of 101
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-48°F (1989)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1917–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at King Salmon in each calendar month, and for the whole 1917–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan53°FJan 27, 1963-48°FJan 28, 1989
Feb57°FFeb 27, 1991-43°FFeb 2, 2006
Mar59°FMar 26, 1934-42°FMar 13, 1971
Apr69°FApr 30, 2005-19°FApr 6, 1956
May85°FMay 26, 20064°FMay 4, 1945
Jun88°FJun 27, 195327°FJun 5, 2006
Jul89°FJul 4, 201931°FJul 5, 2013
Aug84°FAug 5, 196825°FAug 31, 1984
Sep76°FSep 14, 201813°FSep 26, 2021
Oct67°FOct 1, 1954-12°FOct 25, 1983
Nov56°FNov 1, 1986-28°FNov 28, 1917
Dec54°FDec 6, 2013-38°FDec 17, 1942
All-time89°FJul 4, 2019-48°FJan 28, 1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at King Salmon so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

5 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

65°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 13, 1919

Coldest high ever

-34°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 27, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan43°FJan 25, 2025-34°FJan 27, 1989
Feb42°FFeb 13, 1970-24°FFeb 1, 1993
Mar42°FMar 23, 2024-11°FMar 11, 1966
Apr48°FApr 29, 20022°FApr 6, 1956
May52°FMay 17, 195422°FMay 3, 1949
Jun60°FJun 30, 192837°FJun 2, 1972
Jul61°FJul 1, 192844°FJul 7, 1966
Aug65°FAug 13, 191947°FAug 7, 1966
Sep61°FSep 7, 191935°FSep 20, 1948
Oct51°FOct 11, 20164°FOct 31, 1975
Nov46°FNov 3, 1935-9°FNov 25, 1963
Dec44°FDec 20, 1983-23°FDec 27, 1961
All-time65°FAug 13, 1919-34°FJan 27, 1989

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

142 days
record run, ended Apr 4 1975

So far in 2026

119 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from King Salmon's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 44°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 8°FFeb: 30°FFeb: 13°FMar: 32°FMar: 14°FApr: 44°FApr: 26°FMay: 55°FMay: 35°FJun: 62°FJun: 42°FJul: 65°FJul: 48°FAug: 63°FAug: 47°FSep: 56°FSep: 40°FOct: 44°FOct: 28°FNov: 32°FNov: 17°FDec: 26°FDec: 10°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:25 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight14h 02m · losing 35 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

58.68°N, 156.66°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Kodiak, AK164 mi EHomer, AK194 mi EBethel, AK231 mi WAnchorage, AK286 mi EMcgrath, AK297 mi NCold Bay, AK330 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

King Salmon's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
King Salmon, AK — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against King Salmon's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
King Salmon, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1917

Each cell is one day's low at King Salmon, coloured by temperature — 110 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
King Salmon, AK daily low heat map 1917–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at King Salmon — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
119 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 43rd most in 110 years. Normal for this point: 108. Record: 140 in 1952.

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