Alaska · THREADEX · 1941–2026

Mcgrath, AK

62.957°N, 155.610°W · station MCGthr · 86 years of record
43°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Mcgrath.
46°TUE7/1445°WED7/1545°THU7/1643°FRI7/1743°SAT7/1845°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#8 / 85
coldest Jul 17 in 85 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

31°F
set in 2003

Mildest Jul 17 ever

60°F
set in 1993

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Mcgrath. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3146601941: 50°F1942: 48°F1943: 50°F1944: 54°F1945: 49°F1946: 53°F1947: 54°F1948: 57°F1949: 51°F1950: 51°F1951: 39°F1952: 47°F1953: 43°F1954: 51°F1955: 46°F1956: 54°F1957: 55°F1958: 50°F1959: 43°F1960: 57°F1961: 50°F1962: 46°F1963: 46°F1964: 56°F1965: 49°F1966: 45°F1967: 48°F1968: 45°F1969: 49°F1970: 50°F1971: 51°F1972: 47°F1973: 50°F1974: 47°F1975: 42°F1976: 49°F1977: 50°F1978: 48°F1979: 50°F1980: 50°F1981: 55°F1982: 49°F1983: 47°F1984: 50°F1985: 58°F1986: 50°F1987: 54°F1988: 50°F1989: 47°F1990: 52°F1991: 45°F1992: 56°F1993: 60°F1994: 46°F1995: 54°F1996: 41°F1997: 45°F1998: 53°F1999: 46°F2000: 52°F2001: 47°F2002: 53°F2003: 31°F2004: 56°F2005: 52°F2006: 51°F2007: 51°F2008: 54°F2009: 50°F2010: 57°F2011: 38°F2012: 46°F2013: 54°F2014: 51°F2015: 51°F2016: 57°F2017: 53°F2018: 52°F2019: 58°F2020: 50°F2021: 50°F2022: 53°F2023: 54°F2024: 48°F2025: 50°F43° forecast194120252003

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1743°F
Coldest this date since2011
This-date record31°F
This-date rank#8 of 85
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-75°F (1989)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1941–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Mcgrath in each calendar month, and for the whole 1941–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan54°F1945-75°F1989
Feb55°F1943-64°F1947
Mar55°F1998-51°F1956
Apr68°F2009-40°F1985
May86°F2013-2°F1945
Jun94°F201327°F2006
Jul90°F202431°F2003
Aug89°F197725°F1984
Sep76°F19492°F1992
Oct67°F2009-28°F1982
Nov50°F2014-53°F1990
Dec49°F1977-67°F1961
All-time94°F2013-75°F1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Mcgrath 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

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

223 days
record run, ended May 8 1948

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Mcgrath's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 51°F · forecast is -8° vs normal.
Jan: 2°FJan: -15°FFeb: 15°FFeb: -7°FMar: 24°FMar: -2°FApr: 43°FApr: 20°FMay: 59°FMay: 37°FJun: 69°FJun: 48°FJul: 70°FJul: 51°FAug: 64°FAug: 47°FSep: 54°FSep: 37°FOct: 34°FOct: 21°FNov: 15°FNov: 0°FDec: 6°FDec: -11°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise2:48 AM
Sunset10:07 PM
Solar noon12:28 PM
Daylight19h 18m · losing 30 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

62.96°N, 155.61°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Talkeetna, AK180 mi EAnchorage, AK218 mi EBethel, AK251 mi WHomer, AK266 mi SEFairbanks, AK267 mi EKing Salmon, AK297 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Mcgrath's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Mcgrath, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1941

Each cell is one day's low at Mcgrath, coloured by temperature — 86 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Mcgrath, AK daily low heat map 1941–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Mcgrath — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
122 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 61st most in 86 years. Normal for this point: 126. Record: 147 in 1964.

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