Alaska · THREADEX · 1920–2026

Barrow, AK

71.287°N, 156.739°W · station BRWthr · 107 years of record
29°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Barrow.
33°TUE7/1433°WED7/1532°THU7/1630°FRI7/1729°SAT7/1830°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#5 / 105
coldest Jul 18 in 105 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

25°F
set in 1931

Mildest Jul 18 ever

49°F
set in 2017

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Barrow. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
2537491921: 35°F1922: 31°F1923: 35°F1924: 31°F1925: 28°F1926: 32°F1927: 42°F1928: 33°F1929: 30°F1930: 32°F1931: 25°F1932: 34°F1933: 26°F1934: 33°F1935: 35°F1936: 40°F1937: 35°F1938: 45°F1939: 34°F1940: 35°F1941: 30°F1942: 35°F1943: 35°F1944: 30°F1945: 39°F1946: 28°F1947: 42°F1948: 44°F1949: 30°F1950: 32°F1951: 47°F1952: 39°F1953: 34°F1954: 33°F1955: 32°F1956: 30°F1957: 32°F1958: 30°F1959: 34°F1960: 32°F1961: 34°F1962: 43°F1963: 33°F1964: 33°F1965: 34°F1966: 30°F1967: 35°F1968: 40°F1969: 30°F1970: 33°F1971: 37°F1972: 37°F1973: 30°F1974: 38°F1975: 38°F1976: 31°F1977: 32°F1978: 36°F1979: 37°F1980: 35°F1981: 33°F1982: 34°F1983: 31°F1984: 35°F1985: 32°F1986: 37°F1987: 31°F1988: 32°F1989: 39°F1990: 42°F1991: 32°F1992: 34°F1993: 41°F1994: 30°F1995: 35°F1996: 31°F1997: 37°F1998: 41°F1999: 39°F2000: 35°F2001: 40°F2002: 41°F2003: 38°F2004: 37°F2005: 36°F2006: 37°F2007: 44°F2008: 32°F2009: 36°F2010: 34°F2011: 36°F2012: 32°F2013: 43°F2014: 33°F2015: 35°F2016: 32°F2017: 49°F2018: 38°F2019: 41°F2020: 33°F2021: 42°F2022: 35°F2023: 40°F2024: 38°F2025: 35°F29° forecast192119312025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1829°F
Coldest this date since1946
This-date record25°F
This-date rank#5 of 105
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-56°F (1924)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1920–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan36°F1974-53°F1951
Feb36°F1982-56°F1924
Mar34°F1998-52°F1923
Apr42°F1936-42°F1924
May47°F1996-19°F1984
Jun73°F20194°F1969
Jul79°F199322°F1936
Aug76°F196820°F1922
Sep62°F19571°F1957
Oct44°F2016-32°F1970
Nov39°F1937-40°F1948
Dec40°F2022-55°F1924
All-time79°F1993-56°F1924

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

4 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

323 days
record run, ended Jun 26 1956

So far in 2026

165 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: 36°F · forecast is -7° vs normal.
Jan: -5°FJan: -18°FFeb: -6°FFeb: -18°FMar: -4°FMar: -17°FApr: 10°FApr: -3°FMay: 27°FMay: 18°FJun: 41°FJun: 31°FJul: 48°FJul: 36°FAug: 44°FAug: 35°FSep: 37°FSep: 30°FOct: 26°FOct: 17°FNov: 12°FNov: 0°FDec: 0°FDec: -12°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise
Sunset
Solar noon
Daylight— · steady
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

71.29°N, 156.74°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Bettles, AK327 mi SEKotzebue, AK336 mi SWFairbanks, AK501 mi SENome, AK518 mi SWMcgrath, AK576 mi SDelta Junction, AK579 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Barrow's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Barrow, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1920

Each cell is one day's low at Barrow, coloured by temperature — 107 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Barrow, AK daily low heat map 1920–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Barrow — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
165 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 101st most in 107 years. Normal for this point: 177. Record: 192 in 1974.

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