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Anchorage, AK

61.169°N, 150.028°W · station ANCthr · 74 years of record
35°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Anchorage.
35°WED9/244°THU9/349°FRI9/449°SAT9/549°SUN9/649°MON9/750°TUE9/8

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.
1954: 49°F1955: 37°F1956: 42°F1957: 50°F1958: 45°F1959: 46°F1960: 46°F1961: 49°F1962: 56°F1963: 52°F1964: 39°F1965: 41°F1966: 36°F1967: 53°F1968: 45°F1969: 41°F1970: 50°F1971: 47°F1972: 50°F1973: 42°F1974: 47°F1975: 48°F1976: 48°F1977: 43°F1978: 46°F1979: 39°F1980: 38°F1981: 50°F1982: 44°F1983: 44°F1984: 37°F1985: 47°F1986: 49°F1987: 48°F1988: 48°F1989: 47°F1990: 49°F1991: 44°F1992: 46°F1993: 55°F1994: 43°F1995: 43°F1996: 46°F1997: 43°F1998: 38°F1999: 49°F2000: 44°F2001: 47°F2002: 47°F2003: 47°F2004: 52°F2005: 40°F2006: 51°F2007: 50°F2008: 44°F2009: 50°F2010: 50°F2011: 47°F2012: 48°F2013: 54°F2014: 56°F2015: 36°F2016: 46°F2017: 47°F2018: 44°F2019: 56°F2020: 52°F2021: 51°F2022: 46°F2023: 53°F2024: 49°F2025: 54°F35° forecast3540455055601960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 235°F
Coldest this date sinceon record
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#1 of 72
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-34°F (1975)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1953–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan50°FJan 19, 1961-34°FJan 5, 1975
Feb49°FFeb 27, 2014-28°FFeb 4, 1999
Mar53°FMar 31, 2016-24°FMar 7, 1971
Apr69°FApr 29, 2005-4°FApr 2, 1985
May77°FMay 24, 196917°FMay 10, 1964
Jun85°FJun 14, 196933°FJun 4, 1961
Jul90°FJul 4, 201936°FJul 1, 1964
Aug82°FAug 6, 196831°FAug 28, 1984
Sep73°FSep 5, 195719°FSep 24, 1992
Oct64°FOct 9, 2006-5°FOct 31, 1956
Nov54°FNov 26, 2002-21°FNov 17, 1956
Dec51°FDec 9, 2019-30°FDec 27, 1961
All-time90°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan38°FJan 24, 2025-19°FJan 28, 1989
Feb37°FFeb 25, 1978-13°FFeb 3, 1999
Mar40°FMar 26, 1970-2°FMar 7, 1971
Apr44°FApr 27, 199814°FApr 1, 1985
May56°FMay 31, 199327°FMay 9, 1964
Jun61°FJun 16, 201547°FJun 17, 1971
Jul63°FJul 10, 200550°FJul 27, 1971
Aug63°FAug 13, 201950°FAug 25, 1983
Sep57°FSep 5, 196534°FSep 30, 1992
Oct52°FOct 10, 198613°FOct 31, 1975
Nov45°FNov 9, 1979-2°FNov 29, 1990
Dec37°FDec 28, 1982-17°FDec 28, 1961
All-time63°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.
Jan: 23°FJan: 11°FFeb: 28°FFeb: 15°FMar: 33°FMar: 19°FApr: 45°FApr: 30°FMay: 56°FMay: 40°FJun: 64°FJun: 48°FJul: 66°FJul: 53°FAug: 64°FAug: 51°FSep: 56°FSep: 43°FOct: 42°FOct: 31°FNov: 29°FNov: 18°FDec: 25°FDec: 14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:52 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon11:59 AM
Daylight14h 15m · losing 39 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

61.17°N, 150.03°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Talkeetna, AK79 mi NHomer, AK116 mi SWGulkana, AK164 mi EMcgrath, AK218 mi WDelta Junction, AK238 mi NEKodiak, AK251 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Anchorage, AK — last six weeks of daily low

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.
Anchorage, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1953

Each cell is one day's low at Anchorage, coloured by temperature — 74 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Anchorage, AK daily low heat map 1953–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Anchorage — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
111 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 34th most in 74 years. Normal for this point: 109. Record: 131 in 1964.

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