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Fairbanks, AK

64.803°N, 147.876°W · station FAIthr · 123 years of record
64°F
forecast high · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fairbanks.
51°WED9/253°THU9/357°FRI9/459°SAT9/563°SUN9/664°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#40 / 122
warmest Sep 7 in 122 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 7 ever

71°F
set in 1997

Coolest Sep 7 ever

40°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 64°F — 40th warmest Sep 7 of 122 years · record 71°F (1997) · warmest since 2025.
1904: 49°F1905: 54°F1906: 57°F1907: 53°F1908: 46°F1909: 68°F1910: 70°F1911: 67°F1912: 59°F1913: 51°F1914: 58°F1915: 57°F1916: 51°F1917: 70°F1918: 69°F1919: 68°F1920: 61°F1921: 53°F1922: 54°F1923: 62°F1924: 66°F1925: 62°F1926: 56°F1927: 65°F1928: 56°F1929: 66°F1930: 59°F1931: 57°F1932: 58°F1933: 68°F1934: 49°F1935: 56°F1936: 52°F1937: 69°F1938: 62°F1939: 59°F1940: 64°F1941: 66°F1942: 64°F1943: 61°F1944: 44°F1945: 47°F1946: 67°F1947: 64°F1948: 63°F1949: 60°F1950: 61°F1951: 63°F1952: 42°F1953: 63°F1954: 51°F1955: 57°F1956: 63°F1957: 68°F1958: 56°F1959: 52°F1960: 47°F1961: 57°F1962: 49°F1963: 56°F1964: 53°F1965: 56°F1966: 53°F1967: 61°F1968: 67°F1969: 64°F1970: 40°F1971: 62°F1972: 63°F1973: 67°F1974: 69°F1975: 51°F1976: 59°F1977: 59°F1978: 61°F1979: 65°F1980: 54°F1981: 63°F1982: 58°F1983: 52°F1984: 45°F1985: 60°F1986: 63°F1987: 65°F1988: 55°F1989: 70°F1990: 51°F1991: 52°F1992: 66°F1993: 62°F1994: 56°F1995: 66°F1996: 70°F1997: 71°F1998: 53°F1999: 62°F2000: 55°F2001: 56°F2002: 58°F2003: 54°F2004: 53°F2005: 51°F2006: 69°F2007: 65°F2008: 66°F2009: 71°F2010: 61°F2011: 69°F2012: 50°F2013: 54°F2014: 60°F2015: 65°F2016: 53°F2017: 62°F2018: 61°F2019: 70°F2020: 65°F2021: 64°F2022: 61°F2023: 55°F2024: 71°F2025: 68°F64° forecast4045505560657075191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 764°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record71°F
This-date rank#40 of 122
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record96°F (1969)
Odds to tie/break6.0% (daily)
Period of record1904–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Fairbanks in each calendar month, and for the whole 1904–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan52°FJan 16, 2009-66°FJan 14, 1934
Feb50°FFeb 24, 1943-58°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar56°FMar 21, 1915-56°FMar 12, 1911
Apr76°FApr 30, 2009-32°FApr 10, 1911
May90°FMay 28, 1947-1°FMay 9, 1964
Jun96°FJun 15, 196928°FJun 29, 1918
Jul94°FJul 10, 197530°FJul 11, 1905
Aug93°FAug 5, 199421°FAug 30, 1922
Sep84°FSep 5, 19573°FSep 30, 1992
Oct72°FOct 1, 2003-28°FOct 26, 1935
Nov54°FNov 25, 1936-50°FNov 29, 1906
Dec58°FDec 5, 1934-62°FDec 28, 1961
All-time96°FJun 15, 1969-66°FJan 14, 1934

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 4 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

76°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 26, 1915

Coldest high ever

-57°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1906
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan33°FJan 15, 1981-57°FJan 20, 1906
Feb34°FFeb 15, 1920-46°FFeb 1, 1947
Mar35°FMar 28, 1939-28°FMar 12, 1911
Apr48°FApr 29, 19532°FApr 5, 1924
May60°FMay 25, 196017°FMay 2, 1945
Jun76°FJun 26, 191544°FJun 5, 1932
Jul67°FJul 4, 197547°FJul 12, 1922
Aug64°FAug 16, 191237°FAug 29, 1913
Sep65°FSep 20, 199525°FSep 24, 1992
Oct51°FOct 1, 1935-12°FOct 31, 1975
Nov36°FNov 4, 1935-44°FNov 27, 1927
Dec40°FDec 5, 1934-55°FDec 28, 1961
All-time76°FJun 26, 1915-57°FJan 20, 1906

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

3 days
record run, ended Jun 25 1916

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Fairbanks's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 60°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 0°FJan: -17°FFeb: 12°FFeb: -11°FMar: 25°FMar: -3°FApr: 46°FApr: 22°FMay: 62°FMay: 39°FJun: 72°FJun: 50°FJul: 73°FJul: 53°FAug: 66°FAug: 48°FSep: 55°FSep: 36°FOct: 34°FOct: 18°FNov: 12°FNov: -4°FDec: 4°FDec: -13°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:31 AM
Sunset7:10 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 38m · losing 48 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

64.80°N, 147.88°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Delta Junction, AK85 mi EBettles, AK178 mi NWTalkeetna, AK184 mi SWGulkana, AK197 mi SEAnchorage, AK259 mi SWMcgrath, AK267 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Fairbanks's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Fairbanks, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1904

Each cell is one day's high at Fairbanks, coloured by temperature — 123 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Fairbanks, AK daily high heat map 1904–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Fairbanks — counted through Sep 7 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 1916.

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