71.287°N, 156.739°W · station BRWthr · 107 years of record
32°F
COLDEST SEP 2 SINCE 2018
forecast low · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Barrow.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Barrow — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#51 / 104
coldest Sep 2 in 104 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
22°F
set in 1980
Mildest Sep 2 ever
46°F
set in 1954
Forecast low 32°F — 51st coldest Sep 2 of 104 years · record 22°F (1980) · coldest since 2018.
Ranks
#60 / 105
coldest Sep 3 in 105 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
20°F
set in 1955
Mildest Sep 3 ever
46°F
set in 1977
Forecast low 33°F — 60th coldest Sep 3 of 105 years · record 20°F (1955) · coldest since 2016.
Ranks
#79 / 105
coldest Sep 4 in 105 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
19°F
set in 1955
Mildest Sep 4 ever
43°F
set in 2002
Forecast low 34°F — 79th coldest Sep 4 of 105 years · record 19°F (1955) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#82 / 105
coldest Sep 5 in 105 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
20°F
set in 1983
Mildest Sep 5 ever
44°F
set in 2002
Forecast low 34°F — 82nd coldest Sep 5 of 105 years · record 20°F (1983) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#80 / 105
coldest Sep 6 in 105 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
17°F
set in 1955
Mildest Sep 6 ever
41°F
set in 2002
Forecast low 35°F — 80th coldest Sep 6 of 105 years · record 17°F (1955) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#93 / 105
coldest Sep 7 in 105 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
18°F
set in 1975
Mildest Sep 7 ever
45°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 36°F — 93rd coldest Sep 7 of 105 years · record 18°F (1975) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#96 / 105
coldest Sep 8 in 105 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
20°F
set in 1945
Mildest Sep 8 ever
47°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 36°F — 96th coldest Sep 8 of 105 years · record 20°F (1945) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Barrow in each calendar month, and for the whole 1920–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
36°FJan 4, 1974
-53°FJan 15, 1951
Feb
36°FFeb 4, 1982
-56°FFeb 3, 1924
Mar
34°FMar 21, 1998
-52°FMar 6, 1923
Apr
42°FApr 24, 1936
-42°FApr 4, 1924
May
47°FMay 23, 1996
-19°FMay 6, 1984
Jun
73°FJun 20, 2019
4°FJun 6, 1969
Jul
79°FJul 13, 1993
22°FJul 5, 1936
Aug
76°FAug 8, 1968
20°FAug 31, 1922
Sep
62°FSep 4, 1957
1°FSep 28, 1957
Oct
44°FOct 10, 2016
-32°FOct 27, 1970
Nov
39°FNov 11, 1937
-40°FNov 25, 1948
Dec
40°FDec 5, 2022
-55°FDec 10, 1924
All-time
79°FJul 13, 1993
-56°FFeb 3, 1924
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Barrow so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
2 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
56°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 5, 2023
Coldest high ever
-47°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 3, 1975
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
29°FJan 17, 1922
-47°FJan 3, 1975
Feb
23°FFeb 4, 1989
-45°FFeb 10, 1925
Mar
24°FMar 13, 2020
-38°FMar 15, 1966
Apr
33°FApr 27, 1967
-25°FApr 4, 1943
May
37°FMay 20, 1931
-1°FMay 1, 1938
Jun
48°FJun 29, 1993
18°FJun 3, 1974
Jul
53°FJul 19, 2023
31°FJul 19, 1969
Aug
56°FAug 5, 2023
25°FAug 31, 1980
Sep
47°FSep 8, 2019
10°FSep 29, 1975
Oct
37°FOct 1, 1937
-17°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
32°FNov 10, 1937
-34°FNov 20, 1939
Dec
28°FDec 2, 2022
-46°FDec 31, 1974
All-time
56°FAug 5, 2023
-47°FJan 3, 1975
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
323 days
record run, ended Jun 26 1956
So far in 2026
176 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Barrow's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 33°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.