60.785°N, 161.829°W · station BETthr · 104 years of record
38°F
HOTTEST OCT 18 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Oct 18
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bethel.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Bethel — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#51 / 103
warmest Oct 17 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
52°F
set in 1969
Coolest Oct 17 ever
19°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 35°F — 51st warmest Oct 17 of 103 years · record 52°F (1969) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#34 / 103
warmest Oct 18 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
56°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 18 ever
20°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 38°F — 34th warmest Oct 18 of 103 years · record 56°F (1925) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#29 / 103
warmest Oct 19 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
54°F
set in 1957
Coolest Oct 19 ever
19°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 38°F — 29th warmest Oct 19 of 103 years · record 54°F (1957) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#38 / 103
warmest Oct 20 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
55°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 20 ever
11°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 35°F — 38th warmest Oct 20 of 103 years · record 55°F (1925) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#41 / 103
warmest Oct 21 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
54°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 21 ever
13°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 35°F — 41st warmest Oct 21 of 103 years · record 54°F (1926) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#40 / 103
warmest Oct 22 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
52°F
set in 1936
Coolest Oct 22 ever
18°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 35°F — 40th warmest Oct 22 of 103 years · record 52°F (1936) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#43 / 103
warmest Oct 23 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
48°F
set in 1976
Coolest Oct 23 ever
18°F
set in 1994
Forecast high 35°F — 43rd warmest Oct 23 of 103 years · record 48°F (1976) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
49°FJan 6, 1942
-52°FJan 18, 1947
Feb
51°FFeb 13, 1927
-45°FFeb 2, 1947
Mar
53°FMar 29, 1934
-42°FMar 1, 1956
Apr
63°FApr 30, 2004
-31°FApr 5, 1956
May
80°FMay 31, 1993
-5°FMay 2, 1949
Jun
90°FJun 17, 1926
28°FJun 1, 1933
Jul
89°FJul 8, 2019
30°FJul 10, 1934
Aug
87°FAug 9, 2003
28°FAug 26, 1984
Sep
76°FSep 10, 1935
18°FSep 28, 1927
Oct
65°FOct 2, 1954
-6°FOct 30, 2001
Nov
60°FNov 1, 1936
-31°FNov 30, 1939
Dec
49°FDec 31, 1936
-44°FDec 31, 1948
All-time
90°FJun 17, 1926
-52°FJan 18, 1947
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Bethel so far this year — through Oct 15.
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
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
64°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 6, 2019
Coldest high ever
-39°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 27, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
39°FJan 15, 1963
-39°FJan 27, 1989
Feb
40°FFeb 19, 1934
-31°FFeb 2, 1947
Mar
36°FMar 2, 2003
-22°FMar 10, 1971
Apr
40°FApr 25, 2016
-3°FApr 12, 1977
May
54°FMay 31, 1993
10°FMay 2, 1949
Jun
61°FJun 28, 2019
37°FJun 1, 1972
Jul
64°FJul 6, 2019
45°FJul 2, 1961
Aug
60°FAug 12, 1950
45°FAug 31, 1948
Sep
55°FSep 9, 1965
32°FSep 24, 1979
Oct
49°FOct 8, 1932
4°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
44°FNov 1, 1935
-22°FNov 28, 1927
Dec
39°FDec 21, 1983
-33°FDec 21, 1957
All-time
64°FJul 6, 2019
-39°FJan 27, 1989
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: 36°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.