62.957°N, 155.610°W · station MCGthr · 86 years of record
36°F
COLDEST SEP 2 SINCE 2015
forecast low · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Mcgrath.
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.
Ranks
#36 / 85
coldest Sep 3 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
28°F
set in 1984
Mildest Sep 3 ever
56°F
set in 1949
Forecast low 39°F — 36th coldest Sep 3 of 85 years · record 28°F (1984) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#77 / 85
coldest Sep 4 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
26°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 4 ever
52°F
set in 2002
Forecast low 48°F — 77th coldest Sep 4 of 85 years · record 26°F (1962) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#75 / 85
coldest Sep 5 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
28°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 5 ever
55°F
set in 1965
Forecast low 47°F — 75th coldest Sep 5 of 85 years · record 28°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#60 / 85
coldest Sep 6 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
23°F
set in 1976
Mildest Sep 6 ever
55°F
set in 1946
Forecast low 43°F — 60th coldest Sep 6 of 85 years · record 23°F (1976) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#66 / 84
coldest Sep 7 in 84 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
26°F
set in 1976
Mildest Sep 7 ever
53°F
set in 1946
Forecast low 45°F — 66th coldest Sep 7 of 84 years · record 26°F (1976) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#63 / 84
coldest Sep 8 in 84 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
22°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 8 ever
53°F
set in 1989
Forecast low 44°F — 63rd coldest Sep 8 of 84 years · record 22°F (1952) · coldest since 2023.
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°FJan 30, 1945
-75°FJan 27, 1989
Feb
55°FFeb 24, 1943
-64°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar
55°FMar 20, 1998
-51°FMar 2, 1956
Apr
68°FApr 29, 2009
-40°FApr 1, 1985
May
86°FMay 29, 2013
-2°FMay 2, 1945
Jun
94°FJun 17, 2013
27°FJun 4, 2006
Jul
90°FJul 24, 2024
31°FJul 17, 2003
Aug
89°FAug 21, 1977
25°FAug 28, 1984
Sep
76°FSep 3, 1949
2°FSep 24, 1992
Oct
67°FOct 10, 2009
-28°FOct 30, 1982
Nov
50°FNov 12, 2014
-53°FNov 30, 1990
Dec
49°FDec 29, 1977
-67°FDec 27, 1961
All-time
94°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
35°FJan 16, 2009
-53°FJan 3, 1975
Feb
37°FFeb 10, 1986
-44°FFeb 4, 1947
Mar
39°FMar 17, 1998
-16°FMar 29, 1944
Apr
42°FApr 28, 1953
1°FApr 5, 1956
May
54°FMay 29, 1947
15°FMay 2, 1945
Jun
64°FJun 29, 2019
43°FJun 2, 1962
Jul
65°FJul 14, 1988
45°FJul 2, 1961
Aug
64°FAug 13, 2007
42°FAug 20, 1966
Sep
59°FSep 1, 1942
27°FSep 30, 1992
Oct
50°FOct 7, 2025
-7°FOct 30, 1982
Nov
42°FNov 29, 1983
-41°FNov 30, 1990
Dec
35°FDec 20, 1970
-57°FDec 27, 1961
All-time
65°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.