Alaska · THREADEX · 1918–2026

Talkeetna, AK

62.320°N, 150.097°W · station TKAthr · 109 years of record
43°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Talkeetna.
44°TUE7/1444°WED7/1544°THU7/1643°FRI7/1743°SAT7/1844°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#10 / 108
coldest Jul 17 in 108 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

37°F
set in 1940

Mildest Jul 17 ever

58°F
set in 1988

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Talkeetna. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3748581918: 53°F1919: 48°F1920: 46°F1921: 49°F1922: 44°F1923: 56°F1924: 45°F1925: 42°F1926: 50°F1927: 43°F1928: 50°F1929: 40°F1930: 45°F1931: 49°F1932: 48°F1933: 48°F1934: 45°F1935: 47°F1936: 41°F1937: 51°F1938: 50°F1939: 41°F1940: 37°F1941: 46°F1942: 48°F1943: 51°F1944: 53°F1945: 50°F1946: 49°F1947: 49°F1948: 52°F1949: 44°F1950: 44°F1951: 56°F1952: 47°F1953: 51°F1954: 53°F1955: 48°F1956: 51°F1957: 56°F1958: 48°F1959: 42°F1960: 46°F1961: 51°F1962: 52°F1963: 47°F1964: 54°F1965: 48°F1966: 46°F1967: 51°F1968: 52°F1969: 41°F1970: 46°F1971: 49°F1972: 50°F1973: 50°F1974: 44°F1975: 49°F1976: 49°F1977: 45°F1978: 47°F1979: 50°F1980: 51°F1981: 56°F1982: 47°F1983: 46°F1984: 55°F1985: 55°F1986: 43°F1987: 51°F1988: 58°F1989: 47°F1990: 52°F1991: 49°F1992: 53°F1993: 52°F1994: 53°F1995: 47°F1996: 44°F1997: 51°F1998: 53°F1999: 50°F2000: 53°F2001: 58°F2002: 52°F2003: 48°F2004: 52°F2005: 50°F2006: 50°F2007: 49°F2008: 52°F2009: 55°F2010: 49°F2011: 46°F2012: 48°F2013: 58°F2014: 47°F2015: 51°F2016: 56°F2017: 53°F2018: 50°F2019: 50°F2020: 58°F2021: 52°F2022: 52°F2023: 54°F2024: 51°F2025: 46°F43° forecast191820251940

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1743°F
Coldest this date since1986
This-date record37°F
This-date rank#10 of 108
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-53°F (1961)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1918–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Talkeetna in each calendar month, and for the whole 1918–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan47°F2014-48°F1919
Feb52°F2004-46°F1947
Mar55°F1926-43°F1944
Apr77°F2003-37°F1944
May87°F20038°F1945
Jun96°F201324°F1937
Jul93°F201926°F1934
Aug89°F200225°F1974
Sep78°F195711°F1935
Oct68°F1926-21°F1956
Nov52°F1926-41°F1956
Dec49°F2009-53°F1961
All-time96°F2013-53°F1961

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

225 days
record run, ended May 14 1974

So far in 2026

115 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Talkeetna's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 52°F · forecast is -9° vs normal.
Jan: 22°FJan: 6°FFeb: 28°FFeb: 10°FMar: 35°FMar: 13°FApr: 47°FApr: 26°FMay: 59°FMay: 37°FJun: 67°FJun: 47°FJul: 69°FJul: 52°FAug: 65°FAug: 48°FSep: 56°FSep: 39°FOct: 42°FOct: 27°FNov: 28°FNov: 13°FDec: 24°FDec: 8°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise2:35 AM
Sunset9:36 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight19h 01m · losing 27 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

62.32°N, 150.10°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Anchorage, AK79 mi SGulkana, AK149 mi EDelta Junction, AK178 mi EMcgrath, AK180 mi WFairbanks, AK184 mi NEHomer, AK190 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Talkeetna'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.
Talkeetna, AK — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Talkeetna's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Talkeetna, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1918

Each cell is one day's low at Talkeetna, coloured by temperature — 109 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Talkeetna, AK daily low heat map 1918–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Talkeetna — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
115 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 97th most in 109 years. Normal for this point: 125. Record: 147 in 1964.

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