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Fairbanks, AK

64.803°N, 147.876°W · station FAIthr · 123 years of record
36°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fairbanks.
36°SAT10/1732°SUN10/1836°MON10/1933°TUE10/2028°WED10/2126°THU10/2226°FRI10/23

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

#48 / 122
warmest Oct 17 in 122 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

54°F
set in 1925

Coolest Oct 17 ever

10°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 36°F — 48th warmest Oct 17 of 122 years · record 54°F (1925) · warmest since 2025.
1904: 46°F1905: 27°F1906: 34°F1907: 11°F1908: 30°F1909: 32°F1910: 44°F1911: 34°F1912: 41°F1913: 21°F1914: 44°F1915: 14°F1916: 40°F1917: 37°F1918: 47°F1919: 38°F1920: 22°F1921: 25°F1922: 36°F1923: 41°F1924: 13°F1925: 54°F1926: 33°F1927: 20°F1928: 40°F1929: 24°F1930: 35°F1931: 44°F1932: 24°F1933: 30°F1934: 45°F1935: 29°F1936: 41°F1937: 33°F1938: 52°F1939: 20°F1940: 40°F1941: 24°F1942: 37°F1943: 41°F1944: 40°F1945: 39°F1946: 39°F1947: 32°F1948: 41°F1949: 40°F1950: 34°F1951: 39°F1952: 41°F1953: 39°F1954: 30°F1955: 23°F1956: 29°F1957: 40°F1958: 25°F1959: 20°F1960: 33°F1961: 32°F1962: 34°F1963: 28°F1964: 30°F1965: 10°F1966: 28°F1967: 26°F1968: 27°F1969: 48°F1970: 18°F1971: 39°F1972: 51°F1973: 44°F1974: 23°F1975: 38°F1976: 40°F1977: 21°F1978: 39°F1979: 37°F1980: 43°F1981: 40°F1982: 36°F1983: 34°F1984: 32°F1985: 31°F1986: 34°F1987: 37°F1988: 16°F1989: 31°F1990: 20°F1991: 33°F1992: 28°F1993: 33°F1994: 21°F1995: 32°F1996: 22°F1997: 18°F1998: 32°F1999: 23°F2000: 41°F2001: 27°F2002: 26°F2003: 30°F2004: 33°F2005: 36°F2006: 41°F2007: 31°F2008: 20°F2009: 35°F2010: 40°F2011: 33°F2012: 21°F2013: 48°F2014: 34°F2015: 38°F2016: 28°F2017: 32°F2018: 45°F2019: 38°F2020: 23°F2021: 34°F2022: 40°F2023: 40°F2024: 31°F2025: 36°F36° forecast10152025303540455055191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1736°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record54°F
This-date rank#48 of 122
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record96°F (1969)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (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 Oct 15.

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: 32°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

Sunrise6:47 AM
Sunset4:26 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight9h 39m · losing 47 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 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 1916.

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