66.886°N, 162.607°W · station OTZthr · 125 years of record
54°F
HOTTEST SEP 7 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Kotzebue.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Kotzebue — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#84 / 94
warmest Sep 2 in 94 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
66°F
set in 1969
Coolest Sep 2 ever
38°F
set in 1993
Forecast high 45°F — 84th warmest Sep 2 of 94 years · record 66°F (1969) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#82 / 94
warmest Sep 3 in 94 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
69°F
set in 1978
Coolest Sep 3 ever
42°F
set in 1934
Forecast high 46°F — 82nd warmest Sep 3 of 94 years · record 69°F (1978) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#42 / 95
warmest Sep 4 in 95 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
68°F
set in 2016
Coolest Sep 4 ever
40°F
set in 1931
Forecast high 51°F — 42nd warmest Sep 4 of 95 years · record 68°F (2016) · warmest since 2019.
Ranks
#31 / 95
warmest Sep 5 in 95 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
67°F
set in 1996
Coolest Sep 5 ever
41°F
set in 1944
Forecast high 53°F — 31st warmest Sep 5 of 95 years · record 67°F (1996) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#28 / 96
warmest Sep 6 in 96 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
66°F
set in 1982
Coolest Sep 6 ever
38°F
set in 1944
Forecast high 53°F — 28th warmest Sep 6 of 96 years · record 66°F (1982) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#20 / 96
warmest Sep 7 in 96 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
64°F
set in 1996
Coolest Sep 7 ever
38°F
set in 1934
Forecast high 54°F — 20th warmest Sep 7 of 96 years · record 64°F (1996) · warmest since 2022.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Kotzebue in each calendar month, and for the whole 1902–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
40°FJan 27, 2014
-55°FJan 15, 1934
Feb
40°FFeb 11, 1980
-52°FFeb 15, 1964
Mar
42°FMar 31, 2019
-58°FMar 16, 1930
Apr
49°FApr 30, 2017
-44°FApr 5, 1943
May
74°FMay 29, 1947
-18°FMay 1, 1945
Jun
85°FJun 22, 1991
20°FJun 6, 1903
Jul
85°FJul 5, 1958
30°FJul 4, 1931
Aug
80°FAug 6, 1968
26°FAug 21, 1902
Sep
69°FSep 3, 1978
13°FSep 29, 1992
Oct
57°FOct 6, 1904
-19°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
40°FNov 5, 2003
-37°FNov 24, 1935
Dec
39°FDec 11, 2024
-49°FDec 13, 1935
All-time
85°FJul 5, 1958
-58°FMar 16, 1930
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Kotzebue so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 1 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
68°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 28, 1933
Coldest high ever
-50°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 16, 1934
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
34°FJan 27, 2014
-50°FJan 16, 1934
Feb
33°FFeb 15, 2006
-45°FFeb 4, 1968
Mar
35°FMar 30, 2019
-40°FMar 4, 1929
Apr
40°FApr 22, 1931
-23°FApr 4, 1943
May
52°FMay 30, 2016
5°FMay 2, 1935
Jun
65°FJun 26, 1982
30°FJun 4, 1974
Jul
68°FJul 28, 1933
37°FJul 1, 1976
Aug
64°FAug 1, 1933
40°FAug 25, 1902
Sep
56°FSep 6, 2019
26°FSep 29, 1992
Oct
45°FOct 1, 2018
-6°FOct 31, 1975
Nov
35°FNov 3, 2003
-30°FNov 29, 1948
Dec
33°FDec 6, 2002
-43°FDec 15, 1935
All-time
68°FJul 28, 1933
-50°FJan 16, 1934
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
0 days
record run, ended —
So far in 2026
0 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Kotzebue's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 52°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Kotzebue'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 Kotzebue's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.