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Cold Bay, AK

55.221°N, 162.732°W · station CDBthr · 85 years of record
48°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Cold Bay.
55°WED9/255°THU9/352°FRI9/450°SAT9/550°SUN9/649°MON9/748°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Cold Bay — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#60 / 84
coldest Sep 8 in 84 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

34°F
set in 1975

Mildest Sep 8 ever

53°F
set in 2014
Forecast low 48°F — 60th coldest Sep 8 of 84 years · record 34°F (1975) · coldest since 2025.
1942: 46°F1943: 36°F1944: 49°F1945: 47°F1946: 48°F1947: 42°F1948: 50°F1949: 50°F1950: 46°F1951: 43°F1952: 48°F1953: 36°F1954: 50°F1955: 43°F1956: 47°F1957: 48°F1958: 35°F1959: 40°F1960: 40°F1961: 47°F1962: 38°F1963: 48°F1964: 44°F1965: 49°F1966: 38°F1967: 41°F1968: 47°F1969: 44°F1970: 48°F1971: 41°F1972: 41°F1973: 43°F1974: 50°F1975: 34°F1976: 45°F1977: 44°F1978: 47°F1979: 47°F1980: 39°F1981: 48°F1982: 43°F1983: 40°F1984: 52°F1985: 46°F1986: 43°F1987: 43°F1988: 46°F1989: 51°F1990: 51°F1991: 50°F1992: 46°F1993: 47°F1994: 45°F1995: 47°F1996: 44°F1997: 50°F1998: 39°F1999: 47°F2000: 46°F2001: 44°F2002: 45°F2003: 50°F2004: 43°F2005: 48°F2006: 45°F2007: 50°F2008: 37°F2009: 49°F2010: 46°F2011: 45°F2012: 37°F2013: 49°F2014: 53°F2015: 44°F2016: 44°F2017: 45°F2018: 45°F2019: 52°F2020: 47°F2021: 50°F2022: 45°F2023: 43°F2024: 44°F2025: 42°F48° forecast30354045505519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 848°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record34°F
This-date rank#60 of 84
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-13°F (1971)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1942–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Cold Bay in each calendar month, and for the whole 1942–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan59°FJan 12, 1947-13°FJan 30, 2000
Feb54°FFeb 29, 2020-9°FFeb 4, 1947
Mar56°FMar 2, 1974-13°FMar 12, 1971
Apr60°FApr 26, 19484°FApr 4, 1943
May68°FMay 28, 200618°FMay 22, 1973
Jun72°FJun 12, 199527°FJun 22, 2006
Jul77°FJul 13, 196032°FJul 6, 2026
Aug78°FAug 22, 194832°FAug 28, 1999
Sep70°FSep 1, 196026°FSep 21, 1992
Oct69°FOct 13, 19546°FOct 31, 1999
Nov59°FNov 13, 19861°FNov 28, 1963
Dec62°FDec 26, 2021-9°FDec 29, 1950
All-time78°FAug 22, 1948-13°FMar 12, 1971

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Cold Bay 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

6 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Monthly low record this year: Jul (32°F)

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

57°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 4, 1970

Coldest high ever

0°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Mar 10, 1971
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan43°FJan 27, 19630°FJan 27, 1989
Feb41°FFeb 5, 20144°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar40°FMar 24, 19790°FMar 10, 1971
Apr44°FApr 29, 201915°FApr 11, 1985
May49°FMay 26, 199728°FMay 3, 1944
Jun51°FJun 26, 201936°FJun 5, 1962
Jul56°FJul 31, 201342°FJul 1, 1971
Aug57°FAug 4, 197046°FAug 1, 1946
Sep57°FSep 1, 201640°FSep 15, 1943
Oct51°FOct 6, 201626°FOct 28, 1966
Nov48°FNov 7, 201916°FNov 30, 1945
Dec47°FDec 6, 201312°FDec 30, 1955
All-time57°FAug 4, 19700°FMar 10, 1971

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

71 days
record run, ended Apr 3 1999

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Cold Bay's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 45°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 33°FJan: 24°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 25°FMar: 35°FMar: 24°FApr: 40°FApr: 30°FMay: 46°FMay: 36°FJun: 52°FJun: 42°FJul: 56°FJul: 47°FAug: 57°FAug: 48°FSep: 53°FSep: 43°FOct: 46°FOct: 36°FNov: 40°FNov: 31°FDec: 36°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Solar noon11:50 AM
Daylight13h 47m · losing 31 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

55.22°N, 162.73°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

St Paul Island, AK317 mi WKing Salmon, AK330 mi NEBethel, AK385 mi NKodiak, AK427 mi EHomer, AK516 mi EMcgrath, AK590 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Cold Bay'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.
Cold Bay, AK — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Cold Bay's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Cold Bay, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1942

Each cell is one day's low at Cold Bay, coloured by temperature — 85 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Cold Bay, AK daily low heat map 1942–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Cold Bay — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
96 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 49th most in 85 years. Normal for this point: 99. Record: 134 in 1972.

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