Alaska · THREADEX · 1923–2026

Bethel, AK

60.785°N, 161.829°W · station BETthr · 104 years of record
45°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Bethel.
46°TUE7/1445°WED7/1545°THU7/1645°FRI7/1746°SAT7/1847°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#19 / 102
coldest Jul 15 in 102 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

32°F
set in 1934

Mildest Jul 15 ever

58°F
set in 1935

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Bethel. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3245581924: 51°F1925: 48°F1926: 52°F1927: 45°F1928: 48°F1929: 44°F1930: 52°F1931: 46°F1932: 42°F1933: 46°F1934: 32°F1935: 58°F1936: 38°F1937: 49°F1938: 44°F1939: 52°F1940: 46°F1941: 48°F1942: 45°F1943: 48°F1944: 48°F1945: 50°F1946: 46°F1947: 44°F1948: 54°F1949: 49°F1950: 47°F1951: 47°F1952: 46°F1953: 49°F1954: 49°F1955: 44°F1956: 57°F1957: 47°F1958: 45°F1959: 39°F1960: 58°F1961: 44°F1962: 47°F1963: 50°F1964: 51°F1965: 44°F1966: 45°F1967: 49°F1968: 47°F1969: 48°F1970: 44°F1971: 42°F1972: 55°F1973: 42°F1974: 46°F1975: 53°F1976: 52°F1977: 48°F1978: 52°F1979: 53°F1980: 46°F1981: 54°F1982: 48°F1983: 47°F1984: 53°F1985: 48°F1986: 47°F1987: 50°F1988: 48°F1989: 44°F1990: 48°F1991: 48°F1992: 45°F1993: 48°F1994: 51°F1995: 53°F1996: 48°F1997: 38°F1998: 50°F1999: 49°F2000: 49°F2001: 51°F2002: 53°F2003: 50°F2004: 48°F2005: 50°F2006: 47°F2007: 47°F2008: 44°F2009: 50°F2010: 49°F2011: 43°F2012: 46°F2013: 49°F2014: 45°F2015: 50°F2016: 58°F2017: 51°F2018: 45°F2019: 53°F2020: 48°F2021: 48°F2022: 50°F2023: 50°F2024: 42°F2025: 51°F45° forecast192419342025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1545°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record32°F
This-date rank#19 of 102
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-52°F (1947)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1923–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bethel in each calendar month, and for the whole 1923–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan49°F1942-52°F1947
Feb51°F1927-45°F1947
Mar53°F1934-42°F1956
Apr63°F2004-31°F1956
May80°F1993-5°F1949
Jun90°F192628°F1933
Jul89°F201930°F1934
Aug87°F200328°F1984
Sep76°F193518°F1927
Oct65°F1954-6°F2001
Nov60°F1936-31°F1939
Dec49°F1936-44°F1948
All-time90°F1926-52°F1947

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 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

213 days
record run, ended May 15 2012

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Bethel's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 49°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 13°FJan: 1°FFeb: 20°FFeb: 6°FMar: 22°FMar: 7°FApr: 37°FApr: 21°FMay: 52°FMay: 34°FJun: 62°FJun: 44°FJul: 64°FJul: 49°FAug: 60°FAug: 47°FSep: 53°FSep: 39°FOct: 38°FOct: 26°FNov: 24°FNov: 13°FDec: 16°FDec: 4°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise2:39 AM
Sunset9:06 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight18h 26m · losing 23 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

60.78°N, 161.83°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

King Salmon, AK231 mi EMcgrath, AK251 mi ENome, AK281 mi NWHomer, AK363 mi ECold Bay, AK385 mi SSt Paul Island, AK389 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Bethel'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.
Bethel, AK — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bethel's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bethel, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1923

Each cell is one day's low at Bethel, coloured by temperature — 104 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bethel, AK daily low heat map 1923–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Bethel — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
128 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 68th most in 104 years. Normal for this point: 131. Record: 153 in 1939.

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