Alaska · THREADEX · 1909–2026

Gulkana, AK

62.159°N, 145.459°W · station GKNthr · 118 years of record
42°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Gulkana.
45°TUE7/1444°WED7/1544°THU7/1642°FRI7/1742°SAT7/1843°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#13 / 87
coldest Jul 17 in 87 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

32°F
set in 1915

Mildest Jul 17 ever

55°F
set in 1958

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Gulkana. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3244551914: 53°F1915: 32°F1917: 34°F1919: 39°F1943: 45°F1944: 43°F1945: 47°F1946: 50°F1947: 49°F1948: 44°F1949: 45°F1950: 44°F1951: 51°F1952: 46°F1953: 49°F1954: 49°F1955: 44°F1956: 52°F1957: 49°F1958: 55°F1959: 45°F1960: 45°F1961: 45°F1962: 49°F1963: 46°F1964: 47°F1965: 48°F1966: 48°F1967: 52°F1968: 43°F1969: 41°F1970: 38°F1971: 41°F1972: 48°F1973: 50°F1974: 46°F1975: 49°F1976: 42°F1977: 43°F1978: 49°F1979: 36°F1980: 49°F1981: 50°F1982: 45°F1983: 52°F1984: 49°F1985: 50°F1986: 42°F1987: 41°F1988: 48°F1989: 51°F1990: 48°F1991: 45°F1992: 48°F1993: 54°F1994: 47°F1995: 47°F1996: 46°F1997: 45°F1998: 48°F1999: 39°F2000: 50°F2001: 46°F2002: 51°F2003: 52°F2004: 50°F2005: 44°F2006: 42°F2007: 49°F2008: 49°F2009: 48°F2010: 43°F2011: 47°F2012: 45°F2013: 55°F2014: 50°F2015: 52°F2016: 53°F2017: 52°F2018: 39°F2019: 37°F2020: 48°F2021: 45°F2022: 49°F2023: 38°F2024: 47°F2025: 50°F42° forecast191419152025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1742°F
Coldest this date since2023
This-date record32°F
This-date rank#13 of 87
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-65°F (1917)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1909–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Gulkana in each calendar month, and for the whole 1909–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan52°F1917-60°F1947
Feb53°F2017-65°F1947
Mar54°F2019-48°F1956
Apr70°F2003-42°F1944
May85°F19605°F1964
Jun90°F196922°F1919
Jul97°F191529°F1919
Aug88°F197620°F1948
Sep76°F19172°F1992
Oct69°F2003-23°F1958
Nov48°F1948-45°F1917
Dec49°F1999-65°F1917
All-time97°F1915-65°F1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Gulkana 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

2 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

224 days
record run, ended May 11 1969

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Gulkana's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 47°F · forecast is -5° vs normal.
Jan: 5°FJan: -11°FFeb: 16°FFeb: -5°FMar: 28°FMar: 2°FApr: 44°FApr: 21°FMay: 58°FMay: 34°FJun: 67°FJun: 43°FJul: 69°FJul: 47°FAug: 65°FAug: 43°FSep: 54°FSep: 33°FOct: 36°FOct: 18°FNov: 15°FNov: -1°FDec: 8°FDec: -8°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise2:18 AM
Sunset9:16 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight18h 58m · losing 26 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

62.16°N, 145.46°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Delta Junction, AK126 mi NTalkeetna, AK149 mi WAnchorage, AK164 mi WFairbanks, AK197 mi NWHomer, AK266 mi SWYakutat, AK267 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Gulkana's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Gulkana, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1909

Each cell is one day's low at Gulkana, coloured by temperature — 118 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Gulkana, AK daily low heat map 1909–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Gulkana — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
121 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 83rd most in 118 years. Normal for this point: 100. Record: 148 in 1952.

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