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Anchorage, AK

61.169°N, 150.028°W · station ANCthr · 74 years of record
42°F
forecast high · Oct 20

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Anchorage.
41°SAT10/1741°SUN10/1841°MON10/1942°TUE10/2040°WED10/2136°THU10/2236°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1954: 36°F1955: 29°F1956: 38°F1957: 42°F1958: 24°F1959: 33°F1960: 38°F1961: 48°F1962: 40°F1963: 43°F1964: 43°F1965: 33°F1966: 27°F1967: 39°F1968: 33°F1969: 45°F1970: 31°F1971: 34°F1972: 37°F1973: 36°F1974: 32°F1975: 39°F1976: 40°F1977: 37°F1978: 43°F1979: 39°F1980: 49°F1981: 37°F1982: 33°F1983: 34°F1984: 41°F1985: 28°F1986: 39°F1987: 42°F1988: 39°F1989: 34°F1990: 41°F1991: 37°F1992: 33°F1993: 36°F1994: 30°F1995: 45°F1996: 25°F1997: 37°F1998: 46°F1999: 43°F2000: 40°F2001: 28°F2002: 50°F2003: 43°F2004: 41°F2005: 48°F2006: 50°F2007: 41°F2008: 37°F2009: 42°F2010: 47°F2011: 40°F2012: 38°F2013: 52°F2014: 38°F2015: 46°F2016: 42°F2017: 28°F2018: 53°F2019: 42°F2020: 38°F2021: 43°F2022: 44°F2023: 33°F2024: 36°F2025: 44°F42° forecast20253035404550551960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2042°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record53°F
This-date rank#21 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°FJan 19, 1961-34°FJan 5, 1975
Feb49°FFeb 27, 2014-28°FFeb 4, 1999
Mar53°FMar 31, 2016-24°FMar 7, 1971
Apr69°FApr 29, 2005-4°FApr 2, 1985
May77°FMay 24, 196917°FMay 10, 1964
Jun85°FJun 14, 196933°FJun 4, 1961
Jul90°FJul 4, 201936°FJul 1, 1964
Aug82°FAug 6, 196831°FAug 28, 1984
Sep73°FSep 5, 195719°FSep 24, 1992
Oct64°FOct 9, 2006-5°FOct 31, 1956
Nov54°FNov 26, 2002-21°FNov 17, 1956
Dec51°FDec 9, 2019-30°FDec 27, 1961
All-time90°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan38°FJan 24, 2025-19°FJan 28, 1989
Feb37°FFeb 25, 1978-13°FFeb 3, 1999
Mar40°FMar 26, 1970-2°FMar 7, 1971
Apr44°FApr 27, 199814°FApr 1, 1985
May56°FMay 31, 199327°FMay 9, 1964
Jun61°FJun 16, 201547°FJun 17, 1971
Jul63°FJul 10, 200550°FJul 27, 1971
Aug63°FAug 13, 201950°FAug 25, 1983
Sep57°FSep 5, 196534°FSep 30, 1992
Oct52°FOct 10, 198613°FOct 31, 1975
Nov45°FNov 9, 1979-2°FNov 29, 1990
Dec37°FDec 28, 1982-17°FDec 28, 1961
All-time63°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.
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

Sunrise6:45 AM
Sunset4:45 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight10h 00m · losing 40 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 Oct 20 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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