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Gulkana, AK

62.159°N, 145.459°W · station GKNthr · 118 years of record
27°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Gulkana.
27°WED9/229°THU9/337°FRI9/441°SAT9/541°SUN9/641°MON9/742°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#6 / 87
coldest Sep 2 in 87 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

23°F
set in 1984

Mildest Sep 2 ever

51°F
set in 2013
Forecast low 27°F — 6th coldest Sep 2 of 87 years · record 23°F (1984) · coldest since 2015.
1909: 40°F1914: 31°F1917: 27°F1918: 40°F1943: 40°F1944: 31°F1945: 33°F1946: 46°F1947: 34°F1948: 32°F1949: 45°F1950: 32°F1951: 49°F1952: 45°F1953: 36°F1954: 35°F1955: 28°F1956: 32°F1957: 46°F1958: 43°F1959: 39°F1960: 24°F1961: 38°F1962: 50°F1963: 38°F1964: 30°F1965: 32°F1966: 40°F1967: 42°F1968: 33°F1969: 28°F1970: 46°F1971: 42°F1972: 47°F1973: 31°F1974: 44°F1975: 36°F1976: 26°F1977: 41°F1978: 45°F1979: 28°F1980: 34°F1981: 25°F1982: 28°F1983: 42°F1984: 23°F1985: 45°F1986: 38°F1987: 40°F1988: 41°F1989: 45°F1990: 43°F1991: 36°F1992: 42°F1993: 49°F1994: 39°F1995: 45°F1996: 36°F1997: 29°F1998: 24°F1999: 34°F2000: 31°F2001: 44°F2002: 35°F2003: 44°F2004: 37°F2005: 32°F2006: 38°F2007: 43°F2008: 41°F2009: 43°F2010: 33°F2011: 34°F2012: 43°F2013: 51°F2014: 42°F2015: 27°F2016: 30°F2017: 36°F2018: 31°F2019: 49°F2020: 46°F2021: 47°F2022: 33°F2023: 32°F2024: 37°F2025: 44°F27° forecast202530354045505519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 227°F
Coldest this date since2015
This-date record23°F
This-date rank#6 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°FJan 15, 1917-60°FJan 30, 1947
Feb53°FFeb 14, 2017-65°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar54°FMar 28, 2019-48°FMar 2, 1956
Apr70°FApr 27, 2003-42°FApr 2, 1944
May85°FMay 24, 19605°FMay 9, 1964
Jun90°FJun 14, 196922°FJun 14, 1919
Jul97°FJul 10, 191529°FJul 25, 1919
Aug88°FAug 1, 197620°FAug 25, 1948
Sep76°FSep 4, 19172°FSep 23, 1992
Oct69°FOct 2, 2003-23°FOct 25, 1958
Nov48°FNov 10, 1948-45°FNov 30, 1917
Dec49°FDec 21, 1999-65°FDec 27, 1917
All-time97°FJul 10, 1915-65°FDec 27, 1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Gulkana so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

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

62°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 30, 2019

Coldest high ever

-47°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 11, 1972
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan40°FJan 15, 1917-47°FJan 11, 1972
Feb37°FFeb 14, 1920-34°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar38°FMar 11, 1965-14°FMar 5, 1971
Apr43°FApr 26, 1989-2°FApr 1, 1944
May51°FMay 28, 199817°FMay 9, 1964
Jun62°FJun 30, 201943°FJun 6, 1985
Jul61°FJul 26, 191449°FJul 15, 1960
Aug59°FAug 6, 202446°FAug 22, 1974
Sep56°FSep 13, 201427°FSep 29, 1981
Oct49°FOct 5, 20120°FOct 31, 1975
Nov42°FNov 18, 1964-31°FNov 27, 1948
Dec38°FDec 28, 1982-42°FDec 20, 1942
All-time62°FJun 30, 2019-47°FJan 11, 1972

Cold Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

224 days
record run, ended May 11 1969

So far in 2026

124 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: 37°F · forecast is -10° 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

Sunrise4:31 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight14h 21m · losing 41 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 Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
124 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 84th most in 118 years. Normal for this point: 103. Record: 153 in 2000.

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