66.918°N, 151.519°W · station BTTthr · 83 years of record
29°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bettles.
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.
Ranks
#51 / 82
warmest Oct 18 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
44°F
set in 2013
Coolest Oct 18 ever
4°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 22°F — 51st warmest Oct 18 of 82 years · record 44°F (2013) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#58 / 82
warmest Oct 19 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
43°F
set in 2013
Coolest Oct 19 ever
0°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 21°F — 58th warmest Oct 19 of 82 years · record 43°F (2013) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#49 / 82
warmest Oct 20 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
42°F
set in 2013
Coolest Oct 20 ever
-1°F
set in 1958
Forecast high 23°F — 49th warmest Oct 20 of 82 years · record 42°F (2013) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#50 / 82
warmest Oct 21 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
40°F
set in 1957
Coolest Oct 21 ever
-4°F
set in 1958
Forecast high 20°F — 50th warmest Oct 21 of 82 years · record 40°F (1957) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#69 / 82
warmest Oct 22 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
43°F
set in 2002
Coolest Oct 22 ever
-1°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 14°F — 69th warmest Oct 22 of 82 years · record 43°F (2002) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#56 / 82
warmest Oct 23 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
44°F
set in 2002
Coolest Oct 23 ever
-5°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 17°F — 56th warmest Oct 23 of 82 years · record 44°F (2002) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
42°FJan 21, 1961
-70°FJan 4, 1975
Feb
40°FFeb 21, 1977
-64°FFeb 9, 1999
Mar
49°FMar 22, 1998
-56°FMar 14, 1964
Apr
66°FApr 29, 2010
-39°FApr 9, 2021
May
86°FMay 31, 1983
-10°FMay 4, 1945
Jun
92°FJun 16, 1969
27°FJun 1, 1960
Jul
93°FJul 6, 1986
29°FJul 14, 1959
Aug
88°FAug 6, 1994
15°FAug 31, 2013
Sep
79°FSep 5, 1957
0°FSep 23, 1992
Oct
59°FOct 1, 2018
-35°FOct 31, 1992
Nov
45°FNov 13, 1976
-57°FNov 25, 1974
Dec
38°FDec 9, 1960
-60°FDec 15, 1946
All-time
93°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
32°FJan 21, 1961
-65°FJan 4, 1975
Feb
32°FFeb 29, 1996
-48°FFeb 3, 1993
Mar
31°FMar 21, 1982
-41°FMar 13, 1964
Apr
42°FApr 29, 2010
-6°FApr 6, 1986
May
60°FMay 30, 1983
15°FMay 3, 1965
Jun
67°FJun 22, 1987
37°FJun 2, 2023
Jul
66°FJul 13, 1975
47°FJul 25, 1957
Aug
61°FAug 8, 1977
39°FAug 29, 1948
Sep
54°FSep 20, 1995
24°FSep 30, 1957
Oct
49°FOct 2, 2003
-18°FOct 31, 1992
Nov
32°FNov 2, 1951
-51°FNov 26, 1974
Dec
28°FDec 14, 2017
-55°FDec 27, 2019
All-time
67°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.
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.
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.