Alaska · THREADEX · 1920–2026

Barrow, AK

71.287°N, 156.739°W · station BRWthr · 107 years of record
43°F
forecast high · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Barrow.
40°MON7/1343°TUE7/1439°WED7/1537°THU7/1636°FRI7/1736°SAT7/1839°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#59 / 104
warmest Jul 14 in 104 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 14 ever

78°F
set in 1927

Coolest Jul 14 ever

34°F
set in 1942

Hottest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 14 at Barrow. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
3456781921: 45°F1922: 43°F1923: 38°F1925: 41°F1926: 46°F1927: 78°F1928: 40°F1929: 41°F1930: 47°F1931: 54°F1932: 40°F1933: 38°F1934: 35°F1935: 58°F1936: 55°F1937: 44°F1938: 44°F1939: 38°F1940: 41°F1941: 46°F1942: 34°F1943: 50°F1944: 41°F1945: 35°F1946: 58°F1947: 43°F1948: 52°F1949: 55°F1950: 49°F1951: 41°F1952: 56°F1953: 36°F1954: 48°F1955: 41°F1956: 39°F1957: 47°F1958: 46°F1959: 37°F1960: 55°F1961: 46°F1962: 51°F1963: 36°F1964: 40°F1965: 37°F1966: 47°F1967: 56°F1968: 39°F1969: 35°F1970: 52°F1971: 34°F1972: 56°F1973: 53°F1974: 55°F1975: 40°F1976: 39°F1977: 42°F1978: 39°F1979: 54°F1980: 35°F1981: 35°F1982: 36°F1983: 39°F1984: 39°F1985: 42°F1986: 60°F1987: 63°F1988: 61°F1989: 59°F1990: 64°F1991: 62°F1992: 39°F1993: 73°F1994: 60°F1995: 56°F1996: 56°F1997: 52°F1998: 44°F1999: 67°F2000: 39°F2001: 46°F2002: 50°F2003: 38°F2004: 43°F2005: 58°F2006: 48°F2007: 56°F2008: 44°F2009: 74°F2010: 38°F2011: 45°F2012: 56°F2013: 53°F2014: 34°F2015: 42°F2016: 66°F2017: 65°F2018: 58°F2019: 51°F2020: 39°F2021: 40°F2022: 37°F2023: 43°F2024: 45°F2025: 55°F43° forecast192119272025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1443°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record78°F
This-date rank#59 of 104
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record79°F (1993)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1920–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Barrow in each calendar month, and for the whole 1920–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan36°F1974-53°F1951
Feb36°F1982-56°F1924
Mar34°F1998-52°F1923
Apr42°F1936-42°F1924
May47°F1996-19°F1984
Jun73°F20194°F1969
Jul79°F199322°F1936
Aug76°F196820°F1922
Sep62°F19571°F1957
Oct44°F2016-32°F1970
Nov39°F1937-40°F1948
Dec40°F2022-55°F1924
All-time79°F1993-56°F1924

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

4 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

0 days
record run, ended —

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Barrow's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 48°F · forecast is -5° vs normal.
Jan: -5°FJan: -18°FFeb: -6°FFeb: -18°FMar: -4°FMar: -17°FApr: 10°FApr: -3°FMay: 27°FMay: 18°FJun: 41°FJun: 31°FJul: 48°FJul: 36°FAug: 44°FAug: 35°FSep: 37°FSep: 30°FOct: 26°FOct: 17°FNov: 12°FNov: 0°FDec: 0°FDec: -12°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise
Sunset
Solar noon
Daylight— · steady
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

71.29°N, 156.74°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Bettles, AK327 mi SEKotzebue, AK336 mi SWFairbanks, AK501 mi SENome, AK518 mi SWMcgrath, AK576 mi SDelta Junction, AK579 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Barrow's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Barrow, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1920

Each cell is one day's high at Barrow, coloured by temperature — 107 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Barrow, AK daily high heat map 1920–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Barrow — counted through Jul 14 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: 0 in 1920.

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