62.159°N, 145.459°W · station GKNthr · 118 years of record
38°F
HOTTEST OCT 19 SINCE 2018
forecast high · Oct 19
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Gulkana.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Gulkana — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#41 / 87
warmest Oct 17 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
52°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 17 ever
14°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 37°F — 41st warmest Oct 17 of 87 years · record 52°F (1972) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#43 / 86
warmest Oct 18 in 86 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
50°F
set in 1957
Coolest Oct 18 ever
14°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 34°F — 43rd warmest Oct 18 of 86 years · record 50°F (1957) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#30 / 87
warmest Oct 19 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
53°F
set in 2002
Coolest Oct 19 ever
15°F
set in 1959
Forecast high 38°F — 30th warmest Oct 19 of 87 years · record 53°F (2002) · warmest since 2018.
Ranks
#21 / 87
warmest Oct 20 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
51°F
set in 2002
Coolest Oct 20 ever
14°F
set in 1992
Forecast high 38°F — 21st warmest Oct 20 of 87 years · record 51°F (2002) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#29 / 87
warmest Oct 21 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
50°F
set in 2018
Coolest Oct 21 ever
11°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 37°F — 29th warmest Oct 21 of 87 years · record 50°F (2018) · warmest since 2021.
Ranks
#37 / 87
warmest Oct 22 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
49°F
set in 1987
Coolest Oct 22 ever
11°F
set in 1958
Forecast high 32°F — 37th warmest Oct 22 of 87 years · record 49°F (1987) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#48 / 87
warmest Oct 23 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
49°F
set in 2002
Coolest Oct 23 ever
5°F
set in 1958
Forecast high 30°F — 48th warmest Oct 23 of 87 years · record 49°F (2002) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Gulkana in each calendar month, and for the whole 1909–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
52°FJan 15, 1917
-60°FJan 30, 1947
Feb
53°FFeb 14, 2017
-65°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar
54°FMar 28, 2019
-48°FMar 2, 1956
Apr
70°FApr 27, 2003
-42°FApr 2, 1944
May
85°FMay 24, 1960
5°FMay 9, 1964
Jun
90°FJun 14, 1969
22°FJun 14, 1919
Jul
97°FJul 10, 1915
29°FJul 25, 1919
Aug
88°FAug 1, 1976
20°FAug 25, 1948
Sep
76°FSep 4, 1917
2°FSep 23, 1992
Oct
69°FOct 2, 2003
-23°FOct 25, 1958
Nov
48°FNov 10, 1948
-45°FNov 30, 1917
Dec
49°FDec 21, 1999
-65°FDec 27, 1917
All-time
97°FJul 10, 1915
-65°FDec 27, 1917
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Gulkana 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
2 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
62°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 30, 2019
Coldest high ever
-47°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 11, 1972
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
40°FJan 15, 1917
-47°FJan 11, 1972
Feb
37°FFeb 14, 1920
-34°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar
38°FMar 11, 1965
-14°FMar 5, 1971
Apr
43°FApr 26, 1989
-2°FApr 1, 1944
May
51°FMay 28, 1998
17°FMay 9, 1964
Jun
62°FJun 30, 2019
43°FJun 6, 1985
Jul
61°FJul 26, 1914
49°FJul 15, 1960
Aug
59°FAug 6, 2024
46°FAug 22, 1974
Sep
56°FSep 13, 2014
27°FSep 29, 1981
Oct
49°FOct 5, 2012
0°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
42°FNov 18, 1964
-31°FNov 27, 1948
Dec
38°FDec 28, 1982
-42°FDec 20, 1942
All-time
62°FJun 30, 2019
-47°FJan 11, 1972
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
2 days
record run, ended Jul 23 1915
So far in 2026
0 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Gulkana's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 34°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Gulkana'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 Gulkana's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.