61.169°N, 150.028°W · station ANCthr · 74 years of record
35°F
SEP 2 RECORD
forecast low · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Anchorage.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Anchorage — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
DAILY RECORD
Ranks
#1 / 72
coldest Sep 2 in 72 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
36°F
set in 1966
Mildest Sep 2 ever
56°F
set in 1962
Forecast low 35°F — 1st coldest Sep 2 of 72 years · record 36°F (1966) · a daily record.
Ranks
#16 / 72
coldest Sep 3 in 72 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
30°F
set in 1980
Mildest Sep 3 ever
54°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 44°F — 16th coldest Sep 3 of 72 years · record 30°F (1980) · coldest since 2018.
Ranks
#54 / 72
coldest Sep 4 in 72 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
35°F
set in 1980
Mildest Sep 4 ever
55°F
set in 1965
Forecast low 49°F — 54th coldest Sep 4 of 72 years · record 35°F (1980) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#50 / 72
coldest Sep 5 in 72 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
29°F
set in 1980
Mildest Sep 5 ever
57°F
set in 1965
Forecast low 49°F — 50th coldest Sep 5 of 72 years · record 29°F (1980) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#46 / 72
coldest Sep 6 in 72 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
32°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
57°F
set in 1993
Forecast low 49°F — 46th coldest Sep 6 of 72 years · record 32°F (1962) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#52 / 72
coldest Sep 7 in 72 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
33°F
set in 1976
Mildest Sep 7 ever
54°F
set in 2010
Forecast low 49°F — 52nd coldest Sep 7 of 72 years · record 33°F (1976) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#58 / 72
coldest Sep 8 in 72 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
33°F
set in 1973
Mildest Sep 8 ever
53°F
set in 1965
Forecast low 50°F — 58th coldest Sep 8 of 72 years · record 33°F (1973) · coldest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Anchorage in each calendar month, and for the whole 1953–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
50°FJan 19, 1961
-34°FJan 5, 1975
Feb
49°FFeb 27, 2014
-28°FFeb 4, 1999
Mar
53°FMar 31, 2016
-24°FMar 7, 1971
Apr
69°FApr 29, 2005
-4°FApr 2, 1985
May
77°FMay 24, 1969
17°FMay 10, 1964
Jun
85°FJun 14, 1969
33°FJun 4, 1961
Jul
90°FJul 4, 2019
36°FJul 1, 1964
Aug
82°FAug 6, 1968
31°FAug 28, 1984
Sep
73°FSep 5, 1957
19°FSep 24, 1992
Oct
64°FOct 9, 2006
-5°FOct 31, 1956
Nov
54°FNov 26, 2002
-21°FNov 17, 1956
Dec
51°FDec 9, 2019
-30°FDec 27, 1961
All-time
90°FJul 4, 2019
-34°FJan 5, 1975
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Anchorage so far this year — through Aug 28.
Record Highs in 2026
1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 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
63°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 10, 2005
Coldest high ever
-19°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 28, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
38°FJan 24, 2025
-19°FJan 28, 1989
Feb
37°FFeb 25, 1978
-13°FFeb 3, 1999
Mar
40°FMar 26, 1970
-2°FMar 7, 1971
Apr
44°FApr 27, 1998
14°FApr 1, 1985
May
56°FMay 31, 1993
27°FMay 9, 1964
Jun
61°FJun 16, 2015
47°FJun 17, 1971
Jul
63°FJul 10, 2005
50°FJul 27, 1971
Aug
63°FAug 13, 2019
50°FAug 25, 1983
Sep
57°FSep 5, 1965
34°FSep 30, 1992
Oct
52°FOct 10, 1986
13°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
45°FNov 9, 1979
-2°FNov 29, 1990
Dec
37°FDec 28, 1982
-17°FDec 28, 1961
All-time
63°FJul 10, 2005
-19°FJan 28, 1989
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
199 days
record run, ended Apr 22 1956
So far in 2026
111 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Anchorage's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 47°F · forecast is -12° vs normal.
Anchorage'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Anchorage's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.