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Kotzebue, AK

66.886°N, 162.607°W · station OTZthr · 125 years of record
54°F
forecast high · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Kotzebue.
45°WED9/246°THU9/351°FRI9/453°SAT9/553°SUN9/654°MON9/7

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

#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.
1902: 57°F1904: 60°F1929: 48°F1930: 53°F1931: 42°F1933: 48°F1934: 38°F1935: 50°F1936: 49°F1937: 56°F1938: 44°F1939: 49°F1941: 56°F1943: 48°F1944: 39°F1945: 44°F1946: 52°F1947: 54°F1948: 45°F1949: 56°F1950: 50°F1951: 45°F1952: 45°F1953: 45°F1954: 45°F1955: 47°F1956: 62°F1957: 54°F1958: 46°F1959: 50°F1960: 46°F1961: 50°F1962: 51°F1963: 51°F1964: 47°F1965: 51°F1966: 48°F1967: 49°F1968: 54°F1969: 50°F1970: 42°F1971: 48°F1972: 57°F1973: 55°F1974: 61°F1975: 43°F1976: 44°F1977: 56°F1978: 54°F1979: 51°F1980: 44°F1981: 60°F1982: 54°F1983: 42°F1984: 52°F1985: 52°F1986: 50°F1987: 43°F1988: 50°F1989: 59°F1990: 43°F1991: 53°F1992: 53°F1993: 50°F1994: 48°F1995: 54°F1996: 64°F1997: 64°F1998: 59°F1999: 48°F2000: 48°F2001: 48°F2002: 50°F2003: 52°F2004: 54°F2005: 47°F2006: 53°F2007: 58°F2008: 53°F2009: 47°F2010: 58°F2011: 49°F2012: 48°F2013: 49°F2014: 53°F2015: 48°F2016: 54°F2017: 51°F2018: 55°F2019: 58°F2020: 51°F2021: 52°F2022: 54°F2023: 48°F2024: 47°F2025: 51°F54° forecast35404550556065193019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 754°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record64°F
This-date rank#20 of 96
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°FJan 27, 2014-55°FJan 15, 1934
Feb40°FFeb 11, 1980-52°FFeb 15, 1964
Mar42°FMar 31, 2019-58°FMar 16, 1930
Apr49°FApr 30, 2017-44°FApr 5, 1943
May74°FMay 29, 1947-18°FMay 1, 1945
Jun85°FJun 22, 199120°FJun 6, 1903
Jul85°FJul 5, 195830°FJul 4, 1931
Aug80°FAug 6, 196826°FAug 21, 1902
Sep69°FSep 3, 197813°FSep 29, 1992
Oct57°FOct 6, 1904-19°FOct 31, 1975
Nov40°FNov 5, 2003-37°FNov 24, 1935
Dec39°FDec 11, 2024-49°FDec 13, 1935
All-time85°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan34°FJan 27, 2014-50°FJan 16, 1934
Feb33°FFeb 15, 2006-45°FFeb 4, 1968
Mar35°FMar 30, 2019-40°FMar 4, 1929
Apr40°FApr 22, 1931-23°FApr 4, 1943
May52°FMay 30, 20165°FMay 2, 1935
Jun65°FJun 26, 198230°FJun 4, 1974
Jul68°FJul 28, 193337°FJul 1, 1976
Aug64°FAug 1, 193340°FAug 25, 1902
Sep56°FSep 6, 201926°FSep 29, 1992
Oct45°FOct 1, 2018-6°FOct 31, 1975
Nov35°FNov 3, 2003-30°FNov 29, 1948
Dec33°FDec 6, 2002-43°FDec 15, 1935
All-time68°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.
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

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset7:17 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight14h 55m · losing 53 min/wk
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 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: 0 in 1902.

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