61.169°N, 150.028°W · station ANCthr · 74 years of record
42°F
HOTTEST OCT 20 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 20
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Anchorage.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Anchorage — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#40 / 72
warmest Oct 17 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
56°F
set in 2018
Coolest Oct 17 ever
24°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 41°F — 40th warmest Oct 17 of 72 years · record 56°F (2018) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#36 / 72
warmest Oct 18 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
54°F
set in 2013
Coolest Oct 18 ever
26°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 41°F — 36th warmest Oct 18 of 72 years · record 54°F (2013) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#30 / 72
warmest Oct 19 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
56°F
set in 1957
Coolest Oct 19 ever
23°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 41°F — 30th warmest Oct 19 of 72 years · record 56°F (1957) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#21 / 72
warmest Oct 20 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
53°F
set in 2018
Coolest Oct 20 ever
24°F
set in 1958
Forecast high 42°F — 21st warmest Oct 20 of 72 years · record 53°F (2018) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#30 / 72
warmest Oct 21 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
53°F
set in 2002
Coolest Oct 21 ever
24°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 40°F — 30th warmest Oct 21 of 72 years · record 53°F (2002) · warmest since 2021.
Ranks
#46 / 72
warmest Oct 22 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
52°F
set in 1957
Coolest Oct 22 ever
23°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 36°F — 46th warmest Oct 22 of 72 years · record 52°F (1957) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#49 / 72
warmest Oct 23 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
55°F
set in 2018
Coolest Oct 23 ever
21°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 36°F — 49th warmest Oct 23 of 72 years · record 55°F (2018) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
50°FJan 19, 1961
-34°FJan 5, 1975
Feb
49°FFeb 27, 2014
-28°FFeb 4, 1999
Mar
53°FMar 31, 2016
-24°FMar 7, 1971
Apr
69°FApr 29, 2005
-4°FApr 2, 1985
May
77°FMay 24, 1969
17°FMay 10, 1964
Jun
85°FJun 14, 1969
33°FJun 4, 1961
Jul
90°FJul 4, 2019
36°FJul 1, 1964
Aug
82°FAug 6, 1968
31°FAug 28, 1984
Sep
73°FSep 5, 1957
19°FSep 24, 1992
Oct
64°FOct 9, 2006
-5°FOct 31, 1956
Nov
54°FNov 26, 2002
-21°FNov 17, 1956
Dec
51°FDec 9, 2019
-30°FDec 27, 1961
All-time
90°FJul 4, 2019
-34°FJan 5, 1975
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Anchorage so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
1 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
63°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 10, 2005
Coldest high ever
-19°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 28, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
38°FJan 24, 2025
-19°FJan 28, 1989
Feb
37°FFeb 25, 1978
-13°FFeb 3, 1999
Mar
40°FMar 26, 1970
-2°FMar 7, 1971
Apr
44°FApr 27, 1998
14°FApr 1, 1985
May
56°FMay 31, 1993
27°FMay 9, 1964
Jun
61°FJun 16, 2015
47°FJun 17, 1971
Jul
63°FJul 10, 2005
50°FJul 27, 1971
Aug
63°FAug 13, 2019
50°FAug 25, 1983
Sep
57°FSep 5, 1965
34°FSep 30, 1992
Oct
52°FOct 10, 1986
13°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
45°FNov 9, 1979
-2°FNov 29, 1990
Dec
37°FDec 28, 1982
-17°FDec 28, 1961
All-time
63°FJul 10, 2005
-19°FJan 28, 1989
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: 40°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
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.
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.