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Cold Bay, AK

55.221°N, 162.732°W · station CDBthr · 85 years of record
62°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Cold Bay.
62°WED9/262°THU9/361°FRI9/459°SAT9/557°SUN9/656°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#4 / 84
warmest Sep 2 in 84 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

70°F
set in 1960

Coolest Sep 2 ever

48°F
set in 1955
Forecast high 62°F — 4th warmest Sep 2 of 84 years · record 70°F (1960) · warmest since 2023.
1942: 62°F1943: 54°F1944: 50°F1945: 50°F1946: 56°F1947: 50°F1948: 49°F1949: 51°F1950: 52°F1951: 49°F1952: 51°F1953: 53°F1954: 53°F1955: 48°F1956: 52°F1957: 50°F1958: 52°F1959: 54°F1960: 70°F1961: 51°F1962: 60°F1963: 49°F1964: 53°F1965: 59°F1966: 50°F1967: 54°F1968: 57°F1969: 57°F1970: 51°F1971: 49°F1972: 55°F1973: 51°F1974: 55°F1975: 54°F1976: 52°F1977: 60°F1978: 55°F1979: 56°F1980: 53°F1981: 56°F1982: 51°F1983: 53°F1984: 54°F1985: 52°F1986: 54°F1987: 57°F1988: 56°F1989: 54°F1990: 56°F1991: 56°F1992: 54°F1993: 56°F1994: 53°F1995: 55°F1996: 55°F1997: 55°F1998: 51°F1999: 52°F2000: 55°F2001: 52°F2002: 59°F2003: 57°F2004: 56°F2005: 60°F2006: 54°F2007: 53°F2008: 56°F2009: 52°F2010: 58°F2011: 54°F2012: 59°F2013: 58°F2014: 60°F2015: 60°F2016: 65°F2017: 52°F2018: 55°F2019: 58°F2020: 56°F2021: 55°F2022: 53°F2023: 65°F2024: 55°F2025: 59°F62° forecast45505560657019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 262°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record70°F
This-date rank#4 of 84
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record78°F (1948)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1942–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Cold Bay in each calendar month, and for the whole 1942–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan59°FJan 12, 1947-13°FJan 30, 2000
Feb54°FFeb 29, 2020-9°FFeb 4, 1947
Mar56°FMar 2, 1974-13°FMar 12, 1971
Apr60°FApr 26, 19484°FApr 4, 1943
May68°FMay 28, 200618°FMay 22, 1973
Jun72°FJun 12, 199527°FJun 22, 2006
Jul77°FJul 13, 196032°FJul 6, 2026
Aug78°FAug 22, 194832°FAug 28, 1999
Sep70°FSep 1, 196026°FSep 21, 1992
Oct69°FOct 13, 19546°FOct 31, 1999
Nov59°FNov 13, 19861°FNov 28, 1963
Dec62°FDec 26, 2021-9°FDec 29, 1950
All-time78°FAug 22, 1948-13°FMar 12, 1971

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Cold Bay so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

6 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Monthly low record this year: Jul (32°F)

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

57°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 4, 1970

Coldest high ever

0°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Mar 10, 1971
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan43°FJan 27, 19630°FJan 27, 1989
Feb41°FFeb 5, 20144°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar40°FMar 24, 19790°FMar 10, 1971
Apr44°FApr 29, 201915°FApr 11, 1985
May49°FMay 26, 199728°FMay 3, 1944
Jun51°FJun 26, 201936°FJun 5, 1962
Jul56°FJul 31, 201342°FJul 1, 1971
Aug57°FAug 4, 197046°FAug 1, 1946
Sep57°FSep 1, 201640°FSep 15, 1943
Oct51°FOct 6, 201626°FOct 28, 1966
Nov48°FNov 7, 201916°FNov 30, 1945
Dec47°FDec 6, 201312°FDec 30, 1955
All-time57°FAug 4, 19700°FMar 10, 1971

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 Cold Bay's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 56°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 33°FJan: 24°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 25°FMar: 35°FMar: 24°FApr: 40°FApr: 30°FMay: 46°FMay: 36°FJun: 52°FJun: 42°FJul: 56°FJul: 47°FAug: 57°FAug: 48°FSep: 53°FSep: 43°FOct: 46°FOct: 36°FNov: 40°FNov: 31°FDec: 36°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Solar noon11:50 AM
Daylight13h 47m · losing 31 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

55.22°N, 162.73°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

St Paul Island, AK317 mi WKing Salmon, AK330 mi NEBethel, AK385 mi NKodiak, AK427 mi EHomer, AK516 mi EMcgrath, AK590 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Cold Bay'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.
Cold Bay, AK — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Cold Bay's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Cold Bay, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1942

Each cell is one day's high at Cold Bay, coloured by temperature — 85 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Cold Bay, AK daily high heat map 1942–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Cold Bay — counted through Sep 2 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 1942.

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