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Alaska · THREADEX · 1902–2026

Kotzebue, AK

66.886°N, 162.607°W · station OTZthr · 125 years of record
38°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Kotzebue.
38°WED9/240°THU9/342°FRI9/445°SAT9/545°SUN9/644°MON9/745°TUE9/8

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.
1902: 40°F1904: 40°F1929: 42°F1930: 40°F1931: 40°F1933: 46°F1934: 34°F1935: 46°F1936: 37°F1937: 48°F1938: 40°F1939: 41°F1941: 44°F1942: 51°F1943: 36°F1944: 35°F1945: 40°F1946: 35°F1947: 32°F1949: 42°F1950: 38°F1951: 37°F1952: 43°F1953: 40°F1954: 43°F1955: 33°F1956: 39°F1957: 46°F1958: 41°F1959: 36°F1960: 42°F1961: 42°F1962: 42°F1963: 51°F1964: 43°F1965: 40°F1966: 38°F1967: 33°F1968: 46°F1969: 48°F1970: 39°F1971: 40°F1972: 48°F1973: 36°F1974: 45°F1975: 39°F1976: 48°F1977: 46°F1978: 49°F1979: 45°F1980: 29°F1981: 41°F1982: 42°F1983: 37°F1984: 41°F1985: 46°F1986: 37°F1987: 43°F1988: 40°F1989: 49°F1990: 41°F1991: 44°F1992: 45°F1993: 34°F1994: 37°F1995: 42°F1996: 42°F1997: 46°F1998: 43°F1999: 48°F2000: 44°F2001: 49°F2002: 47°F2003: 47°F2004: 42°F2005: 43°F2006: 42°F2007: 50°F2008: 42°F2009: 46°F2010: 48°F2011: 43°F2012: 41°F2013: 41°F2014: 39°F2015: 48°F2016: 46°F2017: 39°F2018: 49°F2020: 47°F2021: 48°F2022: 49°F2023: 44°F2024: 38°F2025: 49°F38° forecast25303540455055193019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 238°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record29°F
This-date rank#17 of 95
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°FJan 27, 2014-55°FJan 15, 1934
Feb40°FFeb 11, 1980-52°FFeb 15, 1964
Mar42°FMar 31, 2019-58°FMar 16, 1930
Apr49°FApr 30, 2017-44°FApr 5, 1943
May74°FMay 29, 1947-18°FMay 1, 1945
Jun85°FJun 22, 199120°FJun 6, 1903
Jul85°FJul 5, 195830°FJul 4, 1931
Aug80°FAug 6, 196826°FAug 21, 1902
Sep69°FSep 3, 197813°FSep 29, 1992
Oct57°FOct 6, 1904-19°FOct 31, 1975
Nov40°FNov 5, 2003-37°FNov 24, 1935
Dec39°FDec 11, 2024-49°FDec 13, 1935
All-time85°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan34°FJan 27, 2014-50°FJan 16, 1934
Feb33°FFeb 15, 2006-45°FFeb 4, 1968
Mar35°FMar 30, 2019-40°FMar 4, 1929
Apr40°FApr 22, 1931-23°FApr 4, 1943
May52°FMay 30, 20165°FMay 2, 1935
Jun65°FJun 26, 198230°FJun 4, 1974
Jul68°FJul 28, 193337°FJul 1, 1976
Aug64°FAug 1, 193340°FAug 25, 1902
Sep56°FSep 6, 201926°FSep 29, 1992
Oct45°FOct 1, 2018-6°FOct 31, 1975
Nov35°FNov 3, 2003-30°FNov 29, 1948
Dec33°FDec 6, 2002-43°FDec 15, 1935
All-time68°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.
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

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset7:17 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight14h 55m · losing 53 min/wk
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 Sep 2 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: 116. Record: 166 in 1949.

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