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Gulkana, AK

62.159°N, 145.459°W · station GKNthr · 118 years of record
38°F
forecast high · Oct 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Gulkana.
37°SAT10/1734°SUN10/1838°MON10/1938°TUE10/2037°WED10/2132°THU10/2230°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1909: 40°F1914: 42°F1917: 36°F1918: 35°F1919: 41°F1943: 33°F1944: 44°F1945: 40°F1946: 41°F1947: 25°F1948: 34°F1949: 41°F1950: 42°F1951: 25°F1952: 29°F1953: 30°F1954: 32°F1955: 39°F1956: 36°F1957: 52°F1958: 24°F1959: 15°F1960: 36°F1961: 27°F1962: 42°F1963: 32°F1964: 35°F1965: 15°F1966: 27°F1967: 31°F1968: 28°F1969: 45°F1970: 17°F1971: 26°F1972: 46°F1973: 35°F1974: 36°F1975: 32°F1976: 43°F1977: 22°F1978: 44°F1979: 39°F1980: 47°F1981: 34°F1982: 36°F1983: 31°F1984: 27°F1985: 28°F1986: 30°F1987: 40°F1988: 30°F1989: 37°F1990: 36°F1991: 24°F1992: 16°F1993: 33°F1994: 25°F1995: 34°F1996: 18°F1997: 19°F1998: 43°F1999: 43°F2000: 27°F2001: 24°F2002: 53°F2003: 39°F2004: 29°F2005: 41°F2006: 43°F2007: 32°F2008: 34°F2009: 32°F2010: 45°F2011: 39°F2012: 31°F2013: 53°F2014: 21°F2015: 46°F2016: 28°F2017: 28°F2018: 41°F2019: 35°F2020: 20°F2021: 35°F2022: 36°F2023: 33°F2024: 27°F38° forecast15202530354045505519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1938°F
Hottest this date since2018
This-date record53°F
This-date rank#30 of 87
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record97°F (1915)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1909–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan52°FJan 15, 1917-60°FJan 30, 1947
Feb53°FFeb 14, 2017-65°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar54°FMar 28, 2019-48°FMar 2, 1956
Apr70°FApr 27, 2003-42°FApr 2, 1944
May85°FMay 24, 19605°FMay 9, 1964
Jun90°FJun 14, 196922°FJun 14, 1919
Jul97°FJul 10, 191529°FJul 25, 1919
Aug88°FAug 1, 197620°FAug 25, 1948
Sep76°FSep 4, 19172°FSep 23, 1992
Oct69°FOct 2, 2003-23°FOct 25, 1958
Nov48°FNov 10, 1948-45°FNov 30, 1917
Dec49°FDec 21, 1999-65°FDec 27, 1917
All-time97°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan40°FJan 15, 1917-47°FJan 11, 1972
Feb37°FFeb 14, 1920-34°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar38°FMar 11, 1965-14°FMar 5, 1971
Apr43°FApr 26, 1989-2°FApr 1, 1944
May51°FMay 28, 199817°FMay 9, 1964
Jun62°FJun 30, 201943°FJun 6, 1985
Jul61°FJul 26, 191449°FJul 15, 1960
Aug59°FAug 6, 202446°FAug 22, 1974
Sep56°FSep 13, 201427°FSep 29, 1981
Oct49°FOct 5, 20120°FOct 31, 1975
Nov42°FNov 18, 1964-31°FNov 27, 1948
Dec38°FDec 28, 1982-42°FDec 20, 1942
All-time62°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.
Jan: 5°FJan: -11°FFeb: 16°FFeb: -5°FMar: 28°FMar: 2°FApr: 44°FApr: 21°FMay: 58°FMay: 34°FJun: 67°FJun: 43°FJul: 69°FJul: 47°FAug: 65°FAug: 43°FSep: 54°FSep: 33°FOct: 36°FOct: 18°FNov: 15°FNov: -1°FDec: 8°FDec: -8°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:29 AM
Sunset4:24 PM
Solar noon11:27 AM
Daylight9h 55m · losing 41 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

62.16°N, 145.46°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Delta Junction, AK126 mi NTalkeetna, AK149 mi WAnchorage, AK164 mi WFairbanks, AK197 mi NWHomer, AK266 mi SWYakutat, AK267 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Gulkana, AK — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Gulkana, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1909

Each cell is one day's high at Gulkana, coloured by temperature — 118 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Gulkana, AK daily high heat map 1909–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Gulkana — counted through Oct 19 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: 4 in 1915.

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