71.287°N, 156.739°W · station BRWthr · 107 years of record
29°F
HOTTEST OCT 18 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 18
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Barrow.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Barrow — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#34 / 105
warmest Oct 17 in 105 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
38°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 17 ever
-4°F
set in 1988
Forecast high 27°F — 34th warmest Oct 17 of 105 years · record 38°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#18 / 106
warmest Oct 18 in 106 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
38°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 18 ever
-3°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 29°F — 18th warmest Oct 18 of 106 years · record 38°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#24 / 106
warmest Oct 19 in 106 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
35°F
set in 1961
Coolest Oct 19 ever
-4°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 28°F — 24th warmest Oct 19 of 106 years · record 35°F (1961) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#25 / 106
warmest Oct 20 in 106 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
37°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 20 ever
-3°F
set in 1933
Forecast high 27°F — 25th warmest Oct 20 of 106 years · record 37°F (1925) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#40 / 106
warmest Oct 21 in 106 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
34°F
set in 1949
Coolest Oct 21 ever
-4°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 23°F — 40th warmest Oct 21 of 106 years · record 34°F (1949) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#45 / 106
warmest Oct 22 in 106 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
42°F
set in 1957
Coolest Oct 22 ever
-17°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 22°F — 45th warmest Oct 22 of 106 years · record 42°F (1957) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#44 / 105
warmest Oct 23 in 105 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
37°F
set in 1957
Coolest Oct 23 ever
-12°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 23°F — 44th warmest Oct 23 of 105 years · record 37°F (1957) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
36°FJan 4, 1974
-53°FJan 15, 1951
Feb
36°FFeb 4, 1982
-56°FFeb 3, 1924
Mar
34°FMar 21, 1998
-52°FMar 6, 1923
Apr
42°FApr 24, 1936
-42°FApr 4, 1924
May
47°FMay 23, 1996
-19°FMay 6, 1984
Jun
73°FJun 20, 2019
4°FJun 6, 1969
Jul
79°FJul 13, 1993
22°FJul 5, 1936
Aug
76°FAug 8, 1968
20°FAug 31, 1922
Sep
62°FSep 4, 1957
1°FSep 28, 1957
Oct
44°FOct 10, 2016
-32°FOct 27, 1970
Nov
39°FNov 11, 1937
-40°FNov 25, 1948
Dec
40°FDec 5, 2022
-55°FDec 10, 1924
All-time
79°FJul 13, 1993
-56°FFeb 3, 1924
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Barrow so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
2 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
56°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 5, 2023
Coldest high ever
-47°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 3, 1975
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
29°FJan 17, 1922
-47°FJan 3, 1975
Feb
23°FFeb 4, 1989
-45°FFeb 10, 1925
Mar
24°FMar 13, 2020
-38°FMar 15, 1966
Apr
33°FApr 27, 1967
-25°FApr 4, 1943
May
37°FMay 20, 1931
-1°FMay 1, 1938
Jun
48°FJun 29, 1993
18°FJun 3, 1974
Jul
53°FJul 19, 2023
31°FJul 19, 1969
Aug
56°FAug 5, 2023
25°FAug 31, 1980
Sep
47°FSep 8, 2019
10°FSep 29, 1975
Oct
37°FOct 1, 1937
-17°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
32°FNov 10, 1937
-34°FNov 20, 1939
Dec
28°FDec 2, 2022
-46°FDec 31, 1974
All-time
56°FAug 5, 2023
-47°FJan 3, 1975
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: 24°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.