Alaska · THREADEX · 1942–2026

Cold Bay, AK

55.221°N, 162.732°W · station CDBthr · 85 years of record
43°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Cold Bay.
47°TUE7/1444°WED7/1545°THU7/1643°FRI7/1744°SAT7/1845°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#12 / 84
coldest Jul 17 in 84 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

40°F
set in 1951

Mildest Jul 17 ever

53°F
set in 2019

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Cold Bay. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4046531942: 45°F1943: 48°F1944: 42°F1945: 49°F1946: 45°F1947: 43°F1948: 48°F1949: 44°F1950: 47°F1951: 40°F1952: 44°F1953: 45°F1954: 45°F1955: 45°F1956: 44°F1957: 49°F1958: 44°F1959: 43°F1960: 49°F1961: 44°F1962: 48°F1963: 45°F1964: 43°F1965: 45°F1966: 42°F1967: 45°F1968: 47°F1969: 50°F1970: 40°F1971: 41°F1972: 44°F1973: 42°F1974: 49°F1975: 45°F1976: 44°F1977: 50°F1978: 46°F1979: 50°F1980: 47°F1981: 48°F1982: 44°F1983: 47°F1984: 45°F1985: 49°F1986: 47°F1987: 49°F1988: 47°F1989: 44°F1990: 49°F1991: 44°F1992: 44°F1993: 45°F1994: 48°F1995: 49°F1996: 49°F1997: 50°F1998: 47°F1999: 48°F2000: 44°F2001: 49°F2002: 50°F2003: 49°F2004: 50°F2005: 48°F2006: 50°F2007: 48°F2008: 45°F2009: 48°F2010: 48°F2011: 46°F2012: 43°F2013: 52°F2014: 43°F2015: 48°F2016: 50°F2017: 50°F2018: 45°F2019: 53°F2020: 50°F2021: 49°F2022: 46°F2023: 46°F2024: 45°F2025: 50°F43° forecast194219512025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1743°F
Coldest this date since2014
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#12 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°F1947-13°F2000
Feb54°F2020-9°F1947
Mar56°F1974-13°F1971
Apr60°F19484°F1943
May68°F200618°F1973
Jun72°F199527°F2006
Jul77°F196032°F2026
Aug78°F194832°F1999
Sep70°F196026°F1992
Oct69°F19546°F1999
Nov59°F19861°F1963
Dec62°F2021-9°F1950
All-time78°F1948-13°F1971

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

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

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: 47°F · forecast is -4° 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

Sunrise3:28 AM
Sunset8:25 PM
Solar noon11:56 AM
Daylight16h 56m · losing 16 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 Jul 17 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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