Alaska · THREADEX · 1902–2026

Kotzebue, AK

66.886°N, 162.607°W · station OTZthr · 125 years of record
62°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Kotzebue.
56°MON7/1360°TUE7/1458°WED7/1556°THU7/1659°FRI7/1761°SAT7/1862°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#32 / 95
warmest Jul 19 in 95 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

76°F
set in 1971

Coolest Jul 19 ever

43°F
set in 1964

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Kotzebue. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
4360761903: 63°F1904: 70°F1929: 52°F1931: 56°F1933: 50°F1935: 62°F1936: 59°F1937: 72°F1938: 55°F1939: 75°F1940: 63°F1941: 55°F1942: 64°F1943: 59°F1944: 55°F1945: 65°F1946: 54°F1947: 68°F1948: 66°F1949: 58°F1950: 64°F1951: 60°F1952: 65°F1953: 56°F1954: 54°F1955: 52°F1956: 68°F1957: 60°F1958: 57°F1959: 65°F1960: 72°F1961: 58°F1962: 68°F1963: 52°F1964: 43°F1965: 48°F1966: 63°F1967: 53°F1968: 62°F1969: 54°F1970: 63°F1971: 76°F1972: 63°F1973: 50°F1974: 56°F1975: 49°F1976: 56°F1977: 56°F1978: 66°F1979: 65°F1980: 66°F1981: 52°F1982: 62°F1983: 55°F1984: 57°F1985: 76°F1986: 57°F1987: 65°F1988: 61°F1989: 52°F1990: 58°F1991: 48°F1992: 61°F1993: 60°F1994: 62°F1995: 60°F1996: 60°F1997: 56°F1998: 49°F1999: 57°F2000: 56°F2001: 57°F2002: 66°F2003: 69°F2004: 64°F2005: 51°F2006: 58°F2007: 59°F2008: 53°F2009: 67°F2010: 50°F2011: 58°F2012: 51°F2013: 60°F2014: 53°F2015: 59°F2016: 57°F2017: 59°F2018: 54°F2020: 59°F2021: 72°F2022: 46°F2023: 63°F2024: 57°F2025: 65°F62° forecast190319712025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1962°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record76°F
This-date rank#32 of 95
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record85°F (1958)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1902–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan40°F2014-55°F1934
Feb40°F1980-52°F1964
Mar42°F2019-58°F1930
Apr49°F2017-44°F1943
May74°F1947-18°F1945
Jun85°F199120°F1903
Jul85°F195830°F1931
Aug80°F196826°F1902
Sep69°F197813°F1992
Oct57°F1904-19°F1975
Nov40°F2003-37°F1935
Dec39°F2024-49°F1935
All-time85°F1958-58°F1930

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

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: 60°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 4°FJan: -8°FFeb: 8°FFeb: -6°FMar: 9°FMar: -6°FApr: 24°FApr: 9°FMay: 39°FMay: 27°FJun: 53°FJun: 42°FJul: 60°FJul: 50°FAug: 56°FAug: 48°FSep: 47°FSep: 39°FOct: 31°FOct: 23°FNov: 16°FNov: 6°FDec: 9°FDec: -4°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise12:45 AM
Sunset11:04 PM
Solar noon11:54 AM
Daylight22h 19m · steady
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

66.89°N, 162.61°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Nome, AK182 mi SWBettles, AK300 mi EBarrow, AK336 mi NEMcgrath, AK339 mi SEBethel, AK422 mi SFairbanks, AK439 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Kotzebue, AK — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Kotzebue, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1902

Each cell is one day's high at Kotzebue, coloured by temperature — 125 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Kotzebue, AK daily high heat map 1902–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Kotzebue — counted through Jul 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: 0 in 1902.

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