Alaska · THREADEX · 1953–2026

Anchorage, AK

61.169°N, 150.028°W · station ANCthr · 74 years of record
63°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Anchorage.
56°MON7/1362°TUE7/1462°WED7/1560°THU7/1661°FRI7/1763°SAT7/1862°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#48 / 72
warmest Jul 18 in 72 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

81°F
set in 2021

Coolest Jul 18 ever

54°F
set in 1970

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Anchorage. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
5468811954: 70°F1955: 68°F1956: 57°F1957: 57°F1958: 63°F1959: 61°F1960: 68°F1961: 67°F1962: 74°F1963: 62°F1964: 68°F1965: 56°F1966: 72°F1967: 66°F1968: 69°F1969: 63°F1970: 54°F1971: 59°F1972: 61°F1973: 67°F1974: 73°F1975: 67°F1976: 63°F1977: 75°F1978: 70°F1979: 65°F1980: 67°F1981: 64°F1982: 60°F1983: 62°F1984: 61°F1985: 69°F1986: 71°F1987: 60°F1988: 63°F1989: 79°F1990: 75°F1991: 63°F1992: 63°F1993: 66°F1994: 65°F1995: 71°F1996: 73°F1997: 70°F1998: 65°F1999: 55°F2000: 59°F2001: 70°F2002: 65°F2003: 72°F2004: 68°F2005: 63°F2006: 64°F2007: 66°F2008: 57°F2009: 71°F2010: 59°F2011: 67°F2012: 67°F2013: 73°F2014: 66°F2015: 69°F2016: 76°F2017: 62°F2018: 70°F2019: 77°F2020: 65°F2021: 81°F2022: 67°F2023: 71°F2024: 61°F2025: 67°F63° forecast195420212025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1863°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record81°F
This-date rank#48 of 72
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record90°F (2019)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1953–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Anchorage in each calendar month, and for the whole 1953–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan50°F1961-34°F1975
Feb49°F2014-28°F1999
Mar53°F2016-24°F1971
Apr69°F2005-4°F1985
May77°F196917°F1964
Jun85°F196933°F1961
Jul90°F201936°F1964
Aug82°F196831°F1984
Sep73°F195719°F1992
Oct64°F2006-5°F1956
Nov54°F2002-21°F1956
Dec51°F2019-30°F1961
All-time90°F2019-34°F1975

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

1 days
record run, ended Jul 4 2019

So far in 2026

0 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Anchorage's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 66°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 11°FFeb: 28°FFeb: 15°FMar: 33°FMar: 19°FApr: 45°FApr: 30°FMay: 56°FMay: 40°FJun: 64°FJun: 48°FJul: 66°FJul: 53°FAug: 64°FAug: 51°FSep: 56°FSep: 43°FOct: 42°FOct: 31°FNov: 29°FNov: 18°FDec: 25°FDec: 14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise2:48 AM
Sunset9:23 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight18h 34m · losing 24 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

61.17°N, 150.03°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Talkeetna, AK79 mi NHomer, AK116 mi SWGulkana, AK164 mi EMcgrath, AK218 mi WDelta Junction, AK238 mi NEKodiak, AK251 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Anchorage's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Anchorage, AK — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Anchorage's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Anchorage, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1953

Each cell is one day's high at Anchorage, coloured by temperature — 74 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Anchorage, AK daily high heat map 1953–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Anchorage — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
No days ≥90°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 0. Record: 1 in 2019.

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