61.169°N, 150.028°W · station ANCthr · 74 years of record
61°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Sep 3
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
#57 / 72
warmest Sep 2 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
70°F
set in 1963
Coolest Sep 2 ever
51°F
set in 1958
Forecast high 59°F — 57th warmest Sep 2 of 72 years · record 70°F (1963) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#29 / 72
warmest Sep 3 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
71°F
set in 2016
Coolest Sep 3 ever
51°F
set in 1980
Forecast high 61°F — 29th warmest Sep 3 of 72 years · record 71°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#29 / 72
warmest Sep 4 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
70°F
set in 1974
Coolest Sep 4 ever
49°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 60°F — 29th warmest Sep 4 of 72 years · record 70°F (1974) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#23 / 72
warmest Sep 5 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
73°F
set in 1957
Coolest Sep 5 ever
48°F
set in 1971
Forecast high 61°F — 23rd warmest Sep 5 of 72 years · record 73°F (1957) · warmest since 2021.
Ranks
#20 / 72
warmest Sep 6 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
71°F
set in 1996
Coolest Sep 6 ever
49°F
set in 1971
Forecast high 61°F — 20th warmest Sep 6 of 72 years · record 71°F (1996) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#19 / 72
warmest Sep 7 in 72 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
69°F
set in 2018
Coolest Sep 7 ever
48°F
set in 1992
Forecast high 61°F — 19th warmest Sep 7 of 72 years · record 69°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 Aug 28.
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
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: 60°F · forecast is +1° 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.