Alaska · THREADEX · 1953–2026

Anchorage, AK

61.169°N, 150.028°W · station ANCthr · 74 years of record
48°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Anchorage.
50°TUE7/1450°WED7/1549°THU7/1648°FRI7/1749°SAT7/1849°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#7 / 72
coldest Jul 17 in 72 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

41°F
set in 1955

Mildest Jul 17 ever

58°F
set in 1984

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Anchorage. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4150581954: 52°F1955: 41°F1956: 52°F1957: 55°F1958: 50°F1959: 45°F1960: 51°F1961: 52°F1962: 53°F1963: 50°F1964: 46°F1965: 53°F1966: 48°F1967: 52°F1968: 51°F1969: 49°F1970: 46°F1971: 54°F1972: 47°F1973: 55°F1974: 49°F1975: 54°F1976: 54°F1977: 54°F1978: 49°F1979: 55°F1980: 52°F1981: 55°F1982: 48°F1983: 51°F1984: 58°F1985: 54°F1986: 46°F1987: 52°F1988: 58°F1989: 57°F1990: 51°F1991: 48°F1992: 55°F1993: 55°F1994: 49°F1995: 55°F1996: 52°F1997: 52°F1998: 53°F1999: 51°F2000: 53°F2001: 56°F2002: 52°F2003: 55°F2004: 52°F2005: 54°F2006: 51°F2007: 56°F2008: 54°F2009: 56°F2010: 49°F2011: 54°F2012: 50°F2013: 55°F2014: 56°F2015: 56°F2016: 57°F2017: 56°F2018: 52°F2019: 55°F2020: 53°F2021: 58°F2022: 53°F2023: 54°F2024: 51°F2025: 54°F48° forecast195419552025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1748°F
Coldest this date since1986
This-date record41°F
This-date rank#7 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°F1961-34°F1975
Feb49°F2014-28°F1999
Mar53°F2016-24°F1971
Apr69°F2005-4°F1985
May77°F196917°F1964
Jun85°F196933°F1961
Jul90°F201936°F1964
Aug82°F196831°F1984
Sep73°F195719°F1992
Oct64°F2006-5°F1956
Nov54°F2002-21°F1956
Dec51°F2019-30°F1961
All-time90°F2019-34°F1975

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 53°F · forecast is -5° 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

Sunrise2:48 AM
Sunset9:23 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight18h 34m · losing 24 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 Jul 17 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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