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Mcgrath, AK

62.957°N, 155.610°W · station MCGthr · 86 years of record
36°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Mcgrath.
36°WED9/239°THU9/348°FRI9/447°SAT9/543°SUN9/645°MON9/744°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#20 / 85
coldest Sep 2 in 85 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

23°F
set in 1983

Mildest Sep 2 ever

52°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 36°F — 20th coldest Sep 2 of 85 years · record 23°F (1983) · coldest since 2015.
1941: 39°F1942: 50°F1943: 44°F1944: 32°F1945: 43°F1946: 35°F1947: 32°F1948: 30°F1949: 48°F1950: 36°F1951: 50°F1952: 43°F1953: 34°F1954: 48°F1955: 42°F1956: 39°F1957: 49°F1958: 40°F1959: 39°F1960: 44°F1961: 33°F1962: 50°F1963: 47°F1964: 45°F1965: 45°F1966: 46°F1967: 37°F1968: 41°F1969: 34°F1970: 38°F1971: 43°F1972: 46°F1973: 32°F1974: 42°F1975: 41°F1976: 33°F1977: 40°F1978: 38°F1979: 38°F1980: 30°F1981: 33°F1982: 38°F1983: 23°F1984: 27°F1985: 43°F1986: 46°F1987: 44°F1988: 35°F1989: 40°F1990: 35°F1991: 34°F1992: 44°F1993: 48°F1994: 43°F1995: 34°F1996: 37°F1997: 44°F1998: 37°F1999: 41°F2000: 47°F2001: 48°F2002: 43°F2003: 40°F2004: 48°F2005: 28°F2006: 39°F2007: 49°F2008: 38°F2009: 46°F2010: 40°F2011: 47°F2012: 39°F2013: 48°F2014: 36°F2015: 31°F2016: 38°F2017: 39°F2018: 50°F2019: 52°F2020: 42°F2021: 44°F2022: 43°F2023: 38°F2024: 37°F2025: 44°F36° forecast202530354045505519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 236°F
Coldest this date since2015
This-date record23°F
This-date rank#20 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°FJan 30, 1945-75°FJan 27, 1989
Feb55°FFeb 24, 1943-64°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar55°FMar 20, 1998-51°FMar 2, 1956
Apr68°FApr 29, 2009-40°FApr 1, 1985
May86°FMay 29, 2013-2°FMay 2, 1945
Jun94°FJun 17, 201327°FJun 4, 2006
Jul90°FJul 24, 202431°FJul 17, 2003
Aug89°FAug 21, 197725°FAug 28, 1984
Sep76°FSep 3, 19492°FSep 24, 1992
Oct67°FOct 10, 2009-28°FOct 30, 1982
Nov50°FNov 12, 2014-53°FNov 30, 1990
Dec49°FDec 29, 1977-67°FDec 27, 1961
All-time94°FJun 17, 2013-75°FJan 27, 1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Mcgrath 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

0 broke
plus 2 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

65°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 14, 1988

Coldest high ever

-57°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 27, 1961
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan35°FJan 16, 2009-53°FJan 3, 1975
Feb37°FFeb 10, 1986-44°FFeb 4, 1947
Mar39°FMar 17, 1998-16°FMar 29, 1944
Apr42°FApr 28, 19531°FApr 5, 1956
May54°FMay 29, 194715°FMay 2, 1945
Jun64°FJun 29, 201943°FJun 2, 1962
Jul65°FJul 14, 198845°FJul 2, 1961
Aug64°FAug 13, 200742°FAug 20, 1966
Sep59°FSep 1, 194227°FSep 30, 1992
Oct50°FOct 7, 2025-7°FOct 30, 1982
Nov42°FNov 29, 1983-41°FNov 30, 1990
Dec35°FDec 20, 1970-57°FDec 27, 1961
All-time65°FJul 14, 1988-57°FDec 27, 1961

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

124 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: 42°F · forecast is -6° 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

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Solar noon12:22 PM
Daylight14h 26m · losing 43 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 Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
124 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 55th most in 86 years. Normal for this point: 127. Record: 147 in 1964.

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