Alaska · THREADEX · 1923–2026

Bethel, AK

60.785°N, 161.829°W · station BETthr · 104 years of record
61°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bethel.
54°MON7/1354°TUE7/1454°WED7/1556°THU7/1658°FRI7/1760°SAT7/1861°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#49 / 102
warmest Jul 19 in 102 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

81°F
set in 2003

Coolest Jul 19 ever

51°F
set in 1929

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Bethel. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
5166811924: 66°F1925: 65°F1926: 60°F1927: 70°F1928: 56°F1929: 51°F1930: 57°F1931: 70°F1932: 57°F1933: 58°F1934: 58°F1935: 68°F1936: 72°F1937: 65°F1938: 62°F1939: 76°F1940: 57°F1941: 65°F1942: 58°F1943: 58°F1944: 54°F1945: 69°F1946: 65°F1947: 75°F1948: 65°F1949: 55°F1950: 68°F1951: 53°F1952: 66°F1953: 58°F1954: 68°F1955: 65°F1956: 56°F1957: 59°F1958: 67°F1959: 57°F1960: 71°F1961: 51°F1962: 80°F1963: 58°F1964: 64°F1965: 53°F1966: 68°F1967: 56°F1968: 54°F1969: 58°F1970: 56°F1971: 67°F1972: 54°F1973: 55°F1974: 55°F1975: 66°F1976: 60°F1977: 64°F1978: 56°F1979: 73°F1980: 75°F1981: 57°F1982: 62°F1983: 59°F1984: 51°F1985: 74°F1986: 54°F1987: 61°F1988: 73°F1989: 51°F1990: 67°F1991: 59°F1992: 58°F1993: 78°F1994: 57°F1995: 72°F1996: 55°F1997: 78°F1998: 70°F1999: 55°F2000: 61°F2001: 59°F2002: 66°F2003: 81°F2004: 73°F2005: 62°F2006: 72°F2007: 55°F2008: 62°F2009: 57°F2010: 52°F2011: 64°F2012: 61°F2013: 54°F2014: 51°F2015: 59°F2016: 59°F2017: 70°F2018: 66°F2019: 61°F2020: 70°F2021: 72°F2022: 56°F2023: 66°F2024: 59°F2025: 58°F61° forecast192420252003

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1961°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record81°F
This-date rank#49 of 102
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record90°F (1926)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1923–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bethel in each calendar month, and for the whole 1923–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan49°F1942-52°F1947
Feb51°F1927-45°F1947
Mar53°F1934-42°F1956
Apr63°F2004-31°F1956
May80°F1993-5°F1949
Jun90°F192628°F1933
Jul89°F201930°F1934
Aug87°F200328°F1984
Sep76°F193518°F1927
Oct65°F1954-6°F2001
Nov60°F1936-31°F1939
Dec49°F1936-44°F1948
All-time90°F1926-52°F1947

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

0 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

1 days
record run, ended Jun 17 1926

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Bethel's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 64°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Jan: 13°FJan: 1°FFeb: 20°FFeb: 6°FMar: 22°FMar: 7°FApr: 37°FApr: 21°FMay: 52°FMay: 34°FJun: 62°FJun: 44°FJul: 64°FJul: 49°FAug: 60°FAug: 47°FSep: 53°FSep: 39°FOct: 38°FOct: 26°FNov: 24°FNov: 13°FDec: 16°FDec: 4°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise2:39 AM
Sunset9:06 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight18h 26m · losing 23 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

60.78°N, 161.83°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

King Salmon, AK231 mi EMcgrath, AK251 mi ENome, AK281 mi NWHomer, AK363 mi ECold Bay, AK385 mi SSt Paul Island, AK389 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Bethel'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.
Bethel, AK — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bethel's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bethel, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1923

Each cell is one day's high at Bethel, coloured by temperature — 104 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bethel, AK daily high heat map 1923–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Bethel — counted through Jul 19 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 1926.

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