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Bettles, AK

66.918°N, 151.519°W · station BTTthr · 83 years of record
29°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bettles.
29°SAT10/1722°SUN10/1821°MON10/1923°TUE10/2020°WED10/2114°THU10/2217°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Bettles — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#31 / 81
warmest Oct 17 in 81 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

44°F
set in 2013

Coolest Oct 17 ever

5°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 29°F — 31st warmest Oct 17 of 81 years · record 44°F (2013) · warmest since 2023.
1945: 32°F1946: 37°F1947: 22°F1948: 33°F1949: 25°F1950: 32°F1951: 25°F1952: 33°F1953: 30°F1954: 27°F1955: 20°F1956: 19°F1957: 27°F1958: 14°F1959: 16°F1960: 22°F1961: 22°F1962: 25°F1963: 14°F1964: 26°F1965: 5°F1966: 18°F1967: 24°F1968: 11°F1969: 40°F1970: 12°F1971: 29°F1972: 41°F1973: 29°F1974: 17°F1975: 28°F1976: 33°F1977: 20°F1978: 30°F1979: 22°F1980: 32°F1981: 34°F1982: 24°F1983: 16°F1984: 23°F1985: 21°F1986: 28°F1987: 27°F1988: 14°F1989: 30°F1990: 14°F1991: 24°F1992: 20°F1993: 32°F1994: 22°F1995: 25°F1996: 21°F1997: 15°F1998: 29°F1999: 13°F2000: 25°F2001: 20°F2002: 16°F2003: 35°F2004: 29°F2005: 27°F2006: 36°F2007: 36°F2008: 13°F2009: 32°F2010: 30°F2011: 32°F2012: 31°F2013: 44°F2014: 32°F2015: 39°F2016: 31°F2017: 18°F2018: 37°F2019: 36°F2020: 20°F2021: 30°F2022: 30°F2023: 32°F2024: 24°F2025: 27°F29° forecast5101520253035404519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1729°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#31 of 81
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record93°F (1986)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1944–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bettles in each calendar month, and for the whole 1944–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan42°FJan 21, 1961-70°FJan 4, 1975
Feb40°FFeb 21, 1977-64°FFeb 9, 1999
Mar49°FMar 22, 1998-56°FMar 14, 1964
Apr66°FApr 29, 2010-39°FApr 9, 2021
May86°FMay 31, 1983-10°FMay 4, 1945
Jun92°FJun 16, 196927°FJun 1, 1960
Jul93°FJul 6, 198629°FJul 14, 1959
Aug88°FAug 6, 199415°FAug 31, 2013
Sep79°FSep 5, 19570°FSep 23, 1992
Oct59°FOct 1, 2018-35°FOct 31, 1992
Nov45°FNov 13, 1976-57°FNov 25, 1974
Dec38°FDec 9, 1960-60°FDec 15, 1946
All-time93°FJul 6, 1986-70°FJan 4, 1975

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Bettles 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

67°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 22, 1987

Coldest high ever

-65°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 4, 1975
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan32°FJan 21, 1961-65°FJan 4, 1975
Feb32°FFeb 29, 1996-48°FFeb 3, 1993
Mar31°FMar 21, 1982-41°FMar 13, 1964
Apr42°FApr 29, 2010-6°FApr 6, 1986
May60°FMay 30, 198315°FMay 3, 1965
Jun67°FJun 22, 198737°FJun 2, 2023
Jul66°FJul 13, 197547°FJul 25, 1957
Aug61°FAug 8, 197739°FAug 29, 1948
Sep54°FSep 20, 199524°FSep 30, 1957
Oct49°FOct 2, 2003-18°FOct 31, 1992
Nov32°FNov 2, 1951-51°FNov 26, 1974
Dec28°FDec 14, 2017-55°FDec 27, 2019
All-time67°FJun 22, 1987-65°FJan 4, 1975

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

2 days
record run, ended Jun 16 1969

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Bettles's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 27°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: -2°FJan: -19°FFeb: 6°FFeb: -13°FMar: 17°FMar: -9°FApr: 36°FApr: 13°FMay: 56°FMay: 34°FJun: 70°FJun: 47°FJul: 70°FJul: 49°FAug: 63°FAug: 43°FSep: 50°FSep: 33°FOct: 28°FOct: 14°FNov: 8°FNov: -7°FDec: 2°FDec: -14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise7:09 AM
Sunset4:32 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight9h 23m · losing 52 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

66.92°N, 151.52°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Fairbanks, AK178 mi SEDelta Junction, AK261 mi SEMcgrath, AK298 mi SWKotzebue, AK300 mi WTalkeetna, AK320 mi SBarrow, AK327 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bettles's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bettles, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1944

Each cell is one day's high at Bettles, coloured by temperature — 83 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bettles, AK daily high heat map 1944–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Bettles — counted through Oct 17 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: 3 in 1991.

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