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Mcgrath, AK

62.957°N, 155.610°W · station MCGthr · 86 years of record
60°F
forecast high · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Mcgrath.
52°WED9/257°THU9/359°FRI9/459°SAT9/559°SUN9/660°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#24 / 84
warmest Sep 7 in 84 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 7 ever

69°F
set in 1974

Coolest Sep 7 ever

43°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 60°F — 24th warmest Sep 7 of 84 years · record 69°F (1974) · warmest since 2024.
1941: 62°F1942: 55°F1943: 53°F1944: 50°F1945: 50°F1946: 59°F1947: 54°F1948: 61°F1949: 57°F1950: 50°F1951: 56°F1952: 48°F1953: 61°F1954: 55°F1955: 48°F1956: 64°F1957: 64°F1958: 56°F1959: 55°F1960: 49°F1961: 48°F1962: 53°F1963: 53°F1964: 60°F1965: 49°F1966: 53°F1967: 49°F1968: 61°F1969: 63°F1970: 43°F1971: 52°F1972: 63°F1973: 66°F1974: 69°F1975: 45°F1976: 60°F1977: 58°F1978: 61°F1979: 63°F1980: 51°F1981: 59°F1982: 54°F1983: 50°F1984: 50°F1985: 60°F1986: 51°F1987: 47°F1988: 59°F1989: 65°F1990: 55°F1991: 58°F1992: 58°F1993: 54°F1994: 50°F1995: 58°F1996: 67°F1997: 68°F1998: 55°F1999: 63°F2000: 49°F2001: 53°F2002: 56°F2003: 61°F2004: 59°F2005: 57°F2006: 56°F2007: 63°F2008: 65°F2009: 69°F2010: 58°F2011: 65°F2012: 49°F2013: 55°F2014: 60°F2015: 63°F2016: 53°F2017: 60°F2018: 60°F2019: 59°F2020: 59°F2022: 58°F2023: 51°F2024: 65°F2025: 55°F60° forecast4045505560657019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 760°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record69°F
This-date rank#24 of 84
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record94°F (2013)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (daily)
Period of record1941–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Mcgrath in each calendar month, and for the whole 1941–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan54°FJan 30, 1945-75°FJan 27, 1989
Feb55°FFeb 24, 1943-64°FFeb 3, 1947
Mar55°FMar 20, 1998-51°FMar 2, 1956
Apr68°FApr 29, 2009-40°FApr 1, 1985
May86°FMay 29, 2013-2°FMay 2, 1945
Jun94°FJun 17, 201327°FJun 4, 2006
Jul90°FJul 24, 202431°FJul 17, 2003
Aug89°FAug 21, 197725°FAug 28, 1984
Sep76°FSep 3, 19492°FSep 24, 1992
Oct67°FOct 10, 2009-28°FOct 30, 1982
Nov50°FNov 12, 2014-53°FNov 30, 1990
Dec49°FDec 29, 1977-67°FDec 27, 1961
All-time94°FJun 17, 2013-75°FJan 27, 1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Mcgrath 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 2 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

65°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 14, 1988

Coldest high ever

-57°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 27, 1961
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan35°FJan 16, 2009-53°FJan 3, 1975
Feb37°FFeb 10, 1986-44°FFeb 4, 1947
Mar39°FMar 17, 1998-16°FMar 29, 1944
Apr42°FApr 28, 19531°FApr 5, 1956
May54°FMay 29, 194715°FMay 2, 1945
Jun64°FJun 29, 201943°FJun 2, 1962
Jul65°FJul 14, 198845°FJul 2, 1961
Aug64°FAug 13, 200742°FAug 20, 1966
Sep59°FSep 1, 194227°FSep 30, 1992
Oct50°FOct 7, 2025-7°FOct 30, 1982
Nov42°FNov 29, 1983-41°FNov 30, 1990
Dec35°FDec 20, 1970-57°FDec 27, 1961
All-time65°FJul 14, 1988-57°FDec 27, 1961

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

3 days
record run, ended Jun 18 2013

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Mcgrath's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 59°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 2°FJan: -15°FFeb: 15°FFeb: -7°FMar: 24°FMar: -2°FApr: 43°FApr: 20°FMay: 59°FMay: 37°FJun: 69°FJun: 48°FJul: 70°FJul: 51°FAug: 64°FAug: 47°FSep: 54°FSep: 37°FOct: 34°FOct: 21°FNov: 15°FNov: 0°FDec: 6°FDec: -11°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Solar noon12:22 PM
Daylight14h 26m · losing 43 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

62.96°N, 155.61°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Talkeetna, AK180 mi EAnchorage, AK218 mi EBethel, AK251 mi WHomer, AK266 mi SEFairbanks, AK267 mi EKing Salmon, AK297 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Mcgrath's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Mcgrath, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1941

Each cell is one day's high at Mcgrath, coloured by temperature — 86 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Mcgrath, AK daily high heat map 1941–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Mcgrath — 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 2013.

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