Alaska · THREADEX · 1909–2026

Gulkana, AK

62.159°N, 145.459°W · station GKNthr · 118 years of record
63°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Gulkana.
63°MON7/1360°TUE7/1463°WED7/1562°THU7/1660°FRI7/1762°SAT7/1862°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#72 / 87
warmest Jul 13 in 87 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

85°F
set in 1951

Coolest Jul 13 ever

55°F
set in 2012

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Gulkana. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
5570851914: 69°F1915: 72°F1917: 76°F1919: 68°F1943: 73°F1944: 83°F1945: 58°F1946: 81°F1947: 69°F1948: 75°F1949: 64°F1950: 67°F1951: 85°F1952: 76°F1953: 61°F1954: 66°F1955: 67°F1956: 77°F1957: 77°F1958: 64°F1959: 61°F1960: 81°F1961: 68°F1962: 68°F1963: 69°F1964: 63°F1965: 75°F1966: 70°F1967: 82°F1968: 68°F1969: 72°F1970: 58°F1971: 67°F1972: 79°F1973: 60°F1974: 60°F1975: 70°F1976: 66°F1977: 70°F1978: 69°F1979: 67°F1980: 62°F1981: 66°F1982: 67°F1983: 67°F1984: 68°F1985: 65°F1986: 62°F1987: 58°F1988: 71°F1989: 81°F1990: 65°F1991: 64°F1992: 60°F1993: 81°F1994: 78°F1995: 69°F1996: 64°F1997: 65°F1998: 73°F1999: 71°F2000: 74°F2001: 58°F2002: 73°F2003: 80°F2004: 83°F2005: 71°F2006: 77°F2007: 72°F2008: 71°F2009: 83°F2010: 56°F2011: 69°F2012: 55°F2013: 79°F2014: 63°F2015: 67°F2016: 81°F2017: 73°F2018: 68°F2019: 71°F2020: 66°F2021: 68°F2022: 56°F2023: 70°F2024: 67°F2025: 77°F63° forecast191419512025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1363°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record85°F
This-date rank#72 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°F1917-60°F1947
Feb53°F2017-65°F1947
Mar54°F2019-48°F1956
Apr70°F2003-42°F1944
May85°F19605°F1964
Jun90°F196922°F1919
Jul97°F191529°F1919
Aug88°F197620°F1948
Sep76°F19172°F1992
Oct69°F2003-23°F1958
Nov48°F1948-45°F1917
Dec49°F1999-65°F1917
All-time97°F1915-65°F1917

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 70°F · forecast is -7° 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

Sunrise2:18 AM
Sunset9:16 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight18h 58m · losing 26 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 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: 2 in 1969.

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