Cold Bay, AK

Alaska · Records since 1942–2026

☁️ 51°F
Currently in Cold Bay
As of 11:30 PM

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

69°F

August 11, 1950

+11° from 58° normal

❄ Record Low

38°F

August 11, 2010

-10° from 48° normal
🌞 Normal high: 58°F 🌑 Normal low: 48°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Cold Bay

🔥
78°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 22, 1948
-13°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 30, 2000
🌧
4.90"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 22, 1968
21.4"
Most Snow in One Day
Nov 14, 1983

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 69°F August 11, 1950
2 67°F August 11, 2011
3 66°F August 11, 2019
4 66°F August 11, 2016
5 65°F August 11, 2025
6 65°F August 11, 2001
7 63°F August 11, 2014
8 63°F August 11, 2007
9 63°F August 11, 1987
10 63°F August 11, 1956

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 38°F August 11, 2010
2 41°F August 11, 2025
3 42°F August 11, 2011
4 42°F August 11, 1998
5 42°F August 11, 1954
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1942–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Cold Bay

threshold: 61°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
68°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
0
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

80 of 215 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Cold Bay

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 5, 2019 – Aug 20, 2019 16 72°F (Aug 18) 66°F 51°F
2 Aug 24, 2016 – Sep 4, 2016 12 71°F (Aug 27) 64°F 53°F
3 Jul 4, 2019 – Jul 11, 2019 8 72°F (Jul 7) 65°F 49°F
4 Jul 26, 2013 – Aug 2, 2013 8 67°F (Jul 26) 64°F 53°F
5 Aug 8, 1950 – Aug 14, 1950 7 69°F (Aug 11) 65°F 51°F
6 Jul 18, 1980 – Jul 24, 1980 7 67°F (Jul 21) 64°F 50°F
7 Jul 30, 2014 – Aug 4, 2014 6 73°F (Jul 31) 66°F 51°F
8 Jul 21, 1968 – Jul 26, 1968 6 72°F (Jul 25) 67°F 49°F
9 Aug 9, 2001 – Aug 14, 2001 6 71°F (Aug 12) 66°F 51°F
10 Jul 10, 1967 – Jul 15, 1967 6 67°F (Jul 11) 65°F 46°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

7
2026 so far
above-normal nights
38.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
80
Most in a summer
2019

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

16.19"
2026 YTD
Normal: 21.23"
-5.04"
0.27"
August so far
August normal: 3.71"
-3.44"
5.64"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 8.96"
-3.32"
1
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — July 2026

48.7°F

Average temperature · July 2026

188th-warmest month on record

72nd-warmest July of 85 on record

-2.8° vs. 51.5° average (1991–2020)
57.4°F
Warmest month ever
August 2019
55.8°F
Warmest July ever
2014
64°F
Hottest of 2026
Jun 23

Average July Temperature by Year

1942–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2014 55.8°F
2 2019 55.1°F
3 2016 54.7°F
4 1977 54.0°F
5 2020 54.0°F
6 2013 53.9°F
7 1997 53.3°F
8 2025 53.3°F
9 1969 53.2°F
10 1968 52.9°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2019 57.4°F
2 August 2016 56.5°F
3 August 2014 56.4°F
4 July 2014 55.8°F
5 August 1997 55.2°F
6 July 2019 55.1°F
7 August 1984 54.7°F
8 July 2016 54.7°F
9 August 2004 54.4°F
10 August 1978 54.2°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Cold Bay, AK 48.7°F 72nd of 85
St Paul Island, AK 45.8°F 65th of 109
King Salmon, AK 52.6°F 86th of 97
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 998 complete months on record.