Alaska · THREADEX · 1917–2026

King Salmon, AK

58.683°N, 156.656°W · station AKNthr · 110 years of record
40°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for King Salmon.
47°TUE7/1442°WED7/1542°THU7/1642°FRI7/1740°SAT7/1842°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#3 / 96
coldest Jul 18 in 96 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

36°F
set in 2018

Mildest Jul 18 ever

55°F
set in 2019

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at King Salmon. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3646551917: 48°F1918: 42°F1928: 53°F1929: 52°F1930: 44°F1931: 50°F1932: 44°F1933: 48°F1934: 40°F1935: 50°F1939: 52°F1940: 51°F1941: 44°F1942: 51°F1943: 51°F1944: 50°F1945: 49°F1947: 47°F1948: 50°F1949: 48°F1950: 47°F1951: 46°F1952: 44°F1953: 50°F1954: 46°F1955: 44°F1956: 47°F1957: 49°F1958: 41°F1959: 47°F1960: 50°F1961: 47°F1962: 41°F1963: 44°F1964: 50°F1965: 46°F1966: 46°F1967: 48°F1968: 44°F1969: 47°F1970: 49°F1971: 50°F1972: 48°F1973: 49°F1974: 42°F1975: 43°F1976: 41°F1977: 46°F1978: 44°F1979: 45°F1980: 39°F1981: 50°F1982: 44°F1983: 50°F1984: 43°F1985: 53°F1986: 47°F1987: 51°F1988: 49°F1989: 44°F1990: 42°F1991: 46°F1992: 48°F1993: 46°F1994: 51°F1995: 49°F1996: 52°F1997: 45°F1998: 49°F1999: 50°F2000: 47°F2001: 53°F2002: 50°F2003: 54°F2004: 50°F2005: 48°F2006: 53°F2007: 49°F2008: 42°F2009: 52°F2010: 50°F2011: 42°F2012: 42°F2013: 52°F2014: 48°F2015: 50°F2016: 42°F2017: 50°F2018: 36°F2019: 55°F2020: 45°F2021: 47°F2022: 47°F2023: 48°F2024: 44°F2025: 50°F40° forecast191720182025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1840°F
Coldest this date since2018
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#3 of 96
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°F1963-48°F1989
Feb57°F1991-43°F2006
Mar59°F1934-42°F1971
Apr69°F2005-19°F1956
May85°F20064°F1945
Jun88°F195327°F2006
Jul89°F201931°F2013
Aug84°F196825°F1984
Sep76°F201813°F2021
Oct67°F1954-12°F1983
Nov56°F1986-28°F1917
Dec54°F2013-38°F1942
All-time89°F2019-48°F1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at King Salmon so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

5 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

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: 48°F · forecast is -8° 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

Sunrise3:38 AM
Sunset9:25 PM
Solar noon12:32 PM
Daylight17h 47m · losing 19 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 Jul 18 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 41st most in 110 years. Normal for this point: 108. Record: 140 in 1952.

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