Cold Bay, AK: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Cold Bay, AK: 78°F on Sunday 22 August 1948.

The record begins: 1942

All-time records

Hottest day: 78°F; 22 August 1948
Coldest night: -13°F; 30 January 2000, 12 March 1971
Wettest day: 4.90 in; 22 October 1968
Warmest night: 57°F; 1 September 2026, 1 August 2025, 5 August 2018, 2 September 2016, 1 September 2016, 4 August 1970
Coldest day: 0°F; 27 January 1989, 11 March 1971, 10 March 1971

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Cold Bay, AK by decade since the 1970s: the most record highs, 86, came in the 1970s; the most record lows, 133, in the 1970s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1940s	0	0	8
1950s	0	0	10
1960s	0	0	10
1970s	86	133	10
1980s	79	61	10
1990s	62	36	10
2000s	63	50	10
2010s	79	33	10
2020s	56	22	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	59°F 12 January 1947	-13°F 30 January 2000	2.85 in 22 January 1999
February	54°F 29 February 2020	-9°F 4 February 1947	2.75 in 27 February 1996
March	56°F 2 March 1974	-13°F 12 March 1971	2.98 in 5 March 2023
April	60°F 26 April 1948	4°F 6 April 1976, 4 April 1943	2.16 in 20 April 1993
May	68°F 28 May 2006	18°F 13 May 2012, 22 May 1973	2.13 in 27 May 1958
June	72°F 28 June 2001, 12 June 1995	27°F 4 June 2007, 22 June 2006	2.92 in 23 June 1996
July	77°F 13 July 1960	32°F 6 July 2026	1.77 in 21 July 1986
August	78°F 22 August 1948	32°F 18 August 2022, 28 August 1999	2.17 in 12 August 1951
September	70°F 1 September 1960	26°F 21 September 1992	2.78 in 21 September 1965
October	69°F 26 October 1964, 13 October 1954	6°F 31 October 1999	4.90 in 22 October 1968
November	59°F 13 November 1986	1°F 29 November 1963, 28 November 1963	3.78 in 12 November 2000
December	62°F 26 December 2021	-9°F 29 December 1950	3.63 in 2 December 2000

Streaks, months and years

Longest cold streak	29 days	27 November to 25 December 1942	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	13.94 in	December 2000
Driest month	0.02 in	April 1948
Wettest year	84.32 in	2000
Driest year	23.41 in	1961

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Cold Bay, AK: a low of -13°F on Sunday 30 January 2000 and Friday 12 March 1971.
The wettest day on record in Cold Bay, AK: 4.90 in on Tuesday 22 October 1968.
The warmest night on record in Cold Bay, AK: a low of 57°F on Tuesday 1 September 2026, Friday 1 August 2025, Sunday 5 August 2018 and 3 other days; provisional.
The coldest day on record in Cold Bay, AK: a high of 0°F on Friday 27 January 1989, Thursday 11 March 1971 and Wednesday 10 March 1971.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Cold Bay, AK: 29 days, from Friday 27 November to Friday 25 December 1942.
The wettest month on record in Cold Bay, AK: December 2000, with 13.94 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Cold Bay, AK: April 1948, with 0.02 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Cold Bay, AK: 2000, with 84.32 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Cold Bay, AK: 1961, with 23.41 in of precipitation.

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