Alaska · THREADEX · 1917–2026

Delta Junction, AK

63.993°N, 145.721°W · station BIGthr · 110 years of record
46°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Delta Junction.
51°TUE7/1450°WED7/1547°THU7/1647°FRI7/1746°SAT7/1847°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#14 / 86
coldest Jul 18 in 86 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

36°F
set in 2003

Mildest Jul 18 ever

58°F
set in 1988

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Delta Junction. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3647581919: 51°F1941: 40°F1942: 55°F1943: 51°F1944: 48°F1945: 45°F1946: 56°F1947: 56°F1948: 49°F1949: 54°F1950: 45°F1951: 54°F1952: 51°F1953: 49°F1954: 56°F1955: 44°F1956: 53°F1957: 54°F1958: 55°F1959: 47°F1960: 45°F1961: 48°F1962: 47°F1963: 45°F1964: 55°F1965: 48°F1966: 48°F1967: 52°F1968: 51°F1969: 50°F1970: 46°F1971: 49°F1972: 48°F1973: 51°F1974: 57°F1975: 50°F1976: 50°F1977: 54°F1978: 55°F1979: 53°F1980: 54°F1981: 57°F1982: 47°F1983: 45°F1984: 52°F1985: 48°F1986: 51°F1987: 55°F1988: 58°F1989: 45°F1990: 50°F1991: 47°F1992: 53°F1993: 48°F1994: 49°F1995: 56°F1996: 51°F1997: 49°F1998: 43°F1999: 42°F2000: 50°F2001: 53°F2002: 53°F2003: 36°F2004: 51°F2005: 54°F2006: 49°F2007: 52°F2008: 49°F2009: 52°F2010: 53°F2011: 45°F2012: 50°F2013: 56°F2014: 49°F2015: 46°F2016: 56°F2017: 52°F2018: 39°F2019: 54°F2020: 51°F2021: 56°F2022: 51°F2023: 57°F2024: 50°F2025: 51°F46° forecast191920252003

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1846°F
Coldest this date since2018
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#14 of 86
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-63°F (1947)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1917–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Delta Junction in each calendar month, and for the whole 1917–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan54°F2009-63°F1947
Feb51°F1943-60°F1947
Mar58°F1981-49°F1964
Apr72°F1979-37°F1944
May90°F1947-1°F1945
Jun92°F196926°F2006
Jul91°F195832°F1971
Aug90°F199422°F1948
Sep79°F1963-2°F1983
Oct74°F2003-39°F1975
Nov52°F1979-47°F1986
Dec55°F1985-62°F1946
All-time92°F1969-63°F1947

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Delta Junction 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

4 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

223 days
record run, ended Apr 29 2022

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Delta Junction's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 52°F · forecast is -6° vs normal.
Jan: 6°FJan: -8°FFeb: 16°FFeb: -1°FMar: 24°FMar: 4°FApr: 44°FApr: 23°FMay: 59°FMay: 38°FJun: 68°FJun: 49°FJul: 70°FJul: 52°FAug: 65°FAug: 47°FSep: 53°FSep: 36°FOct: 33°FOct: 20°FNov: 15°FNov: 1°FDec: 9°FDec: -5°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise1:53 AM
Sunset9:43 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight19h 50m · losing 35 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

63.99°N, 145.72°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Fairbanks, AK85 mi WGulkana, AK126 mi STalkeetna, AK178 mi WAnchorage, AK238 mi SWBettles, AK261 mi NWMcgrath, AK313 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Delta Junction'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.
Delta Junction, AK — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Delta Junction's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Delta Junction, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1917

Each cell is one day's low at Delta Junction, coloured by temperature — 110 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Delta Junction, AK daily low heat map 1917–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Delta Junction — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
116 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 65th most in 110 years. Normal for this point: 96. Record: 142 in 1964.

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