66.886°N, 162.607°W · station OTZthr · 125 years of record
33°F
HOTTEST OCT 18 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 18
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
#52 / 98
warmest Oct 17 in 98 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
43°F
set in 2013
Coolest Oct 17 ever
15°F
set in 1955
Forecast high 30°F — 52nd warmest Oct 17 of 98 years · record 43°F (2013) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#24 / 97
warmest Oct 18 in 97 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
41°F
set in 2013
Coolest Oct 18 ever
13°F
set in 1997
Forecast high 33°F — 24th warmest Oct 18 of 97 years · record 41°F (2013) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#53 / 98
warmest Oct 19 in 98 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
46°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 19 ever
6°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 28°F — 53rd warmest Oct 19 of 98 years · record 46°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#37 / 97
warmest Oct 20 in 97 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
44°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 20 ever
7°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 29°F — 37th warmest Oct 20 of 97 years · record 44°F (1938) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#43 / 98
warmest Oct 21 in 98 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
43°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 21 ever
6°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 28°F — 43rd warmest Oct 21 of 98 years · record 43°F (1938) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#34 / 98
warmest Oct 22 in 98 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
42°F
set in 2024
Coolest Oct 22 ever
8°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 29°F — 34th warmest Oct 22 of 98 years · record 42°F (2024) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#38 / 97
warmest Oct 23 in 97 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
41°F
set in 2002
Coolest Oct 23 ever
7°F
set in 1956
Forecast high 29°F — 38th warmest Oct 23 of 97 years · record 41°F (2002) · warmest since 2024.
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 Oct 15.
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: 29°F · forecast is +4° 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.