Alaska · THREADEX · 1902–2026

Kotzebue, AK

66.886°N, 162.607°W · station OTZthr · 125 years of record
48°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Kotzebue.
48°TUE7/1453°WED7/1550°THU7/1649°FRI7/1751°SAT7/1852°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#38 / 94
coldest Jul 14 in 94 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

35°F
set in 1959

Mildest Jul 14 ever

62°F
set in 2016

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Kotzebue. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3548621903: 47°F1904: 47°F1929: 42°F1931: 42°F1935: 54°F1936: 44°F1937: 57°F1938: 38°F1939: 48°F1940: 50°F1941: 53°F1942: 46°F1943: 49°F1944: 47°F1945: 43°F1946: 51°F1947: 50°F1948: 49°F1949: 56°F1950: 56°F1951: 45°F1952: 50°F1953: 41°F1954: 42°F1955: 44°F1956: 47°F1957: 46°F1958: 51°F1959: 35°F1960: 49°F1961: 50°F1962: 48°F1963: 46°F1964: 47°F1965: 46°F1966: 42°F1967: 53°F1968: 53°F1969: 49°F1970: 50°F1971: 43°F1972: 55°F1973: 44°F1974: 52°F1975: 49°F1976: 39°F1977: 49°F1978: 58°F1979: 53°F1980: 47°F1981: 40°F1982: 49°F1983: 43°F1984: 51°F1985: 48°F1986: 52°F1987: 42°F1988: 49°F1989: 44°F1990: 50°F1991: 52°F1992: 47°F1993: 57°F1994: 46°F1995: 50°F1996: 52°F1997: 46°F1998: 50°F1999: 57°F2000: 50°F2001: 54°F2002: 51°F2003: 41°F2004: 59°F2005: 50°F2006: 42°F2007: 61°F2008: 52°F2009: 56°F2010: 37°F2011: 48°F2012: 50°F2013: 59°F2014: 51°F2015: 56°F2016: 62°F2017: 58°F2018: 58°F2020: 47°F2021: 48°F2022: 47°F2023: 50°F2024: 52°F2025: 47°F48° forecast190319592025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1448°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record35°F
This-date rank#38 of 94
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-58°F (1930)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1902–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan40°F2014-55°F1934
Feb40°F1980-52°F1964
Mar42°F2019-58°F1930
Apr49°F2017-44°F1943
May74°F1947-18°F1945
Jun85°F199120°F1903
Jul85°F195830°F1931
Aug80°F196826°F1902
Sep69°F197813°F1992
Oct57°F1904-19°F1975
Nov40°F2003-37°F1935
Dec39°F2024-49°F1935
All-time85°F1958-58°F1930

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Kotzebue so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

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: 51°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Jan: 4°FJan: -8°FFeb: 8°FFeb: -6°FMar: 9°FMar: -6°FApr: 24°FApr: 9°FMay: 39°FMay: 27°FJun: 53°FJun: 42°FJul: 60°FJul: 50°FAug: 56°FAug: 48°FSep: 47°FSep: 39°FOct: 31°FOct: 23°FNov: 16°FNov: 6°FDec: 9°FDec: -4°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise12:45 AM
Sunset11:04 PM
Solar noon11:54 AM
Daylight22h 19m · steady
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

66.89°N, 162.61°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Nome, AK182 mi SWBettles, AK300 mi EBarrow, AK336 mi NEMcgrath, AK339 mi SEBethel, AK422 mi SFairbanks, AK439 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Kotzebue, AK — last six weeks of daily low

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.
Kotzebue, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1902

Each cell is one day's low at Kotzebue, coloured by temperature — 125 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Kotzebue, AK daily low heat map 1902–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Kotzebue — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
145 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 62nd most in 125 years. Normal for this point: 115. Record: 166 in 1949.

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