66.886°N, 162.607°W · station OTZthr · 125 years of record
38°F
COLDEST SEP 2 SINCE 2024
forecast low · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Kotzebue.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Kotzebue — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#17 / 95
coldest Sep 2 in 95 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
29°F
set in 1980
Mildest Sep 2 ever
51°F
set in 1942
Forecast low 38°F — 17th coldest Sep 2 of 95 years · record 29°F (1980) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#34 / 94
coldest Sep 3 in 94 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
31°F
set in 1947
Mildest Sep 3 ever
51°F
set in 1949
Forecast low 40°F — 34th coldest Sep 3 of 94 years · record 31°F (1947) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#50 / 96
coldest Sep 4 in 96 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
30°F
set in 1931
Mildest Sep 4 ever
53°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 42°F — 50th coldest Sep 4 of 96 years · record 30°F (1931) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#66 / 96
coldest Sep 5 in 96 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
31°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 5 ever
54°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 45°F — 66th coldest Sep 5 of 96 years · record 31°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#69 / 97
coldest Sep 6 in 97 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
28°F
set in 1975
Mildest Sep 6 ever
56°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 45°F — 69th coldest Sep 6 of 97 years · record 28°F (1975) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#72 / 96
coldest Sep 7 in 96 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
28°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 7 ever
54°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 44°F — 72nd coldest Sep 7 of 96 years · record 28°F (1952) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#85 / 97
coldest Sep 8 in 97 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
29°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 8 ever
54°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 45°F — 85th coldest Sep 8 of 97 years · record 29°F (1952) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Kotzebue in each calendar month, and for the whole 1902–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
40°FJan 27, 2014
-55°FJan 15, 1934
Feb
40°FFeb 11, 1980
-52°FFeb 15, 1964
Mar
42°FMar 31, 2019
-58°FMar 16, 1930
Apr
49°FApr 30, 2017
-44°FApr 5, 1943
May
74°FMay 29, 1947
-18°FMay 1, 1945
Jun
85°FJun 22, 1991
20°FJun 6, 1903
Jul
85°FJul 5, 1958
30°FJul 4, 1931
Aug
80°FAug 6, 1968
26°FAug 21, 1902
Sep
69°FSep 3, 1978
13°FSep 29, 1992
Oct
57°FOct 6, 1904
-19°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
40°FNov 5, 2003
-37°FNov 24, 1935
Dec
39°FDec 11, 2024
-49°FDec 13, 1935
All-time
85°FJul 5, 1958
-58°FMar 16, 1930
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Kotzebue so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 1 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
68°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 28, 1933
Coldest high ever
-50°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 16, 1934
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
34°FJan 27, 2014
-50°FJan 16, 1934
Feb
33°FFeb 15, 2006
-45°FFeb 4, 1968
Mar
35°FMar 30, 2019
-40°FMar 4, 1929
Apr
40°FApr 22, 1931
-23°FApr 4, 1943
May
52°FMay 30, 2016
5°FMay 2, 1935
Jun
65°FJun 26, 1982
30°FJun 4, 1974
Jul
68°FJul 28, 1933
37°FJul 1, 1976
Aug
64°FAug 1, 1933
40°FAug 25, 1902
Sep
56°FSep 6, 2019
26°FSep 29, 1992
Oct
45°FOct 1, 2018
-6°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
35°FNov 3, 2003
-30°FNov 29, 1948
Dec
33°FDec 6, 2002
-43°FDec 15, 1935
All-time
68°FJul 28, 1933
-50°FJan 16, 1934
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
251 days
record run, ended May 25 1971
So far in 2026
145 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Kotzebue's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 44°F · forecast is -6° vs normal.
Kotzebue'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Kotzebue's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.