Alaska · THREADEX · 1941–2026
Mcgrath, AK
62.957°N, 155.610°W · station MCGthr · 86 years of record
43°F
COLDEST JUL 17 SINCE 2011
forecast low · Jul 17
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Mcgrath.
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.
| Forecast low · Jul 17 | 43°F |
| Coldest this date since | 2011 |
| This-date record | 31°F |
| This-date rank | #8 of 85 |
| Coldest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | -75°F (1989) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1941–2026 |
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.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 54°F1945 | -75°F1989 |
| Feb | 55°F1943 | -64°F1947 |
| Mar | 55°F1998 | -51°F1956 |
| Apr | 68°F2009 | -40°F1985 |
| May | 86°F2013 | -2°F1945 |
| Jun | 94°F2013 | 27°F2006 |
| Jul | 90°F2024 | 31°F2003 |
| Aug | 89°F1977 | 25°F1984 |
| Sep | 76°F1949 | 2°F1992 |
| Oct | 67°F2009 | -28°F1982 |
| Nov | 50°F2014 | -53°F1990 |
| Dec | 49°F1977 | -67°F1961 |
| All-time | 94°F2013 | -75°F1989 |
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
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
Normal low & low by month, from Mcgrath's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 51°F · forecast is -8° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 2:48 AM |
| Sunset | 10:07 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:28 PM |
| Daylight | 19h 18m · losing 30 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
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.
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.
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.
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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