Alaska · THREADEX · 1942–2026

Cold Bay, AK

55.221°N, 162.732°W · station CDBthr · 85 years of record
55°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Cold Bay.
55°MON7/1354°TUE7/1453°WED7/1553°THU7/1653°FRI7/1755°SAT7/1855°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#46 / 84
warmest Jul 13 in 84 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

70°F
set in 1960

Coolest Jul 13 ever

48°F
set in 1982

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Cold Bay. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
4859701942: 54°F1943: 55°F1944: 54°F1945: 50°F1946: 55°F1947: 52°F1948: 58°F1949: 53°F1950: 57°F1951: 51°F1952: 50°F1953: 61°F1954: 58°F1955: 51°F1956: 56°F1957: 57°F1958: 54°F1959: 50°F1960: 70°F1961: 55°F1962: 52°F1963: 61°F1964: 56°F1965: 49°F1966: 50°F1967: 66°F1968: 58°F1969: 58°F1970: 56°F1971: 55°F1972: 56°F1973: 53°F1974: 50°F1975: 55°F1976: 51°F1977: 56°F1978: 55°F1979: 59°F1980: 51°F1981: 54°F1982: 48°F1983: 60°F1984: 48°F1985: 51°F1986: 56°F1987: 54°F1988: 52°F1989: 54°F1990: 59°F1991: 54°F1992: 51°F1993: 56°F1994: 58°F1995: 51°F1996: 54°F1997: 55°F1998: 56°F1999: 54°F2000: 56°F2001: 56°F2002: 54°F2003: 54°F2004: 56°F2005: 60°F2006: 52°F2007: 55°F2008: 52°F2009: 59°F2010: 53°F2011: 52°F2012: 52°F2013: 64°F2014: 60°F2015: 52°F2016: 62°F2017: 67°F2018: 57°F2019: 59°F2020: 60°F2021: 65°F2022: 51°F2023: 67°F2024: 51°F2025: 59°F55° forecast194219602025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1355°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record70°F
This-date rank#46 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°F1947-13°F2000
Feb54°F2020-9°F1947
Mar56°F1974-13°F1971
Apr60°F19484°F1943
May68°F200618°F1973
Jun72°F199527°F2006
Jul77°F196032°F2026
Aug78°F194832°F1999
Sep70°F196026°F1992
Oct69°F19546°F1999
Nov59°F19861°F1963
Dec62°F2021-9°F1950
All-time78°F1948-13°F1971

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

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

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 -1° 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

Sunrise3:28 AM
Sunset8:25 PM
Solar noon11:56 AM
Daylight16h 56m · losing 16 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 Jul 13 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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