Gulkana, AK

Alaska · Records since 1909–2026

🌙 54°F Feels like 51°
Currently in Gulkana
As of 12:45 AM AKDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

85°F

August 11, 2005

+19° from 66° normal

❄ Record Low

29°F

August 11, 1975

-15° from 44° normal
🌞 Normal high: 66°F 🌑 Normal low: 44°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Gulkana

🔥
97°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 10, 1915
-65°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 3, 1947
🌧
2.06"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 14, 1951
14.3"
Most Snow in One Day
Apr 11, 1992

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 85°F August 11, 2005
2 83°F August 11, 1957
3 82°F August 11, 1994
4 82°F August 11, 1960
5 80°F August 11, 1990
6 80°F August 11, 1980
7 79°F August 11, 1950
8 77°F August 11, 1972
9 77°F August 11, 1951
10 76°F August 11, 1989

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 29°F August 11, 1975
2 31°F August 11, 1969
3 32°F August 11, 1951
4 33°F August 11, 1968
5 34°F August 11, 2007
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 1909–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Gulkana

threshold: 77°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
83°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

60 of 219 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 — Gulkana

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 25, 2019 – Jul 10, 2019 16 90°F (Jul 5) 84°F 53°F
2 Jul 3, 1951 – Jul 18, 1951 16 88°F (Jul 12) 82°F 50°F
3 Jul 21, 2023 – Aug 5, 2023 16 83°F (Jul 23) 80°F 50°F
4 Jun 22, 2022 – Jul 6, 2022 15 84°F (Jun 28) 81°F 48°F
5 Jul 2, 2009 – Jul 14, 2009 13 86°F (Jul 8) 80°F 48°F
6 Aug 1, 1994 – Aug 12, 1994 12 86°F (Aug 6) 81°F 52°F
7 Jun 14, 2015 – Jun 24, 2015 11 83°F (Jun 16) 80°F 46°F
8 Jul 4, 1989 – Jul 14, 1989 11 82°F (Jul 11) 79°F 50°F
9 Jul 22, 1953 – Jul 31, 1953 10 91°F (Jul 25) 84°F 49°F
10 Jun 18, 2004 – Jun 27, 2004 10 89°F (Jun 26) 85°F 51°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

34
2026 so far
above-normal nights
45.8
Avg / summer
1970–2020
78
Most in a summer
1914

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

7.68"
2026 YTD
Normal: 6.40"
+1.28"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 1.91"
-1.91"
3.01"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 5.01"
-2.00"
0
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

55.5°F

Average temperature · July 2026

110th-warmest month on record

72nd-warmest July of 87 on record

-2.5° vs. 58.0° average (1991–2020)
62.4°F
Warmest month ever
July 2019
62.4°F
Warmest July ever
2019
79°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 1

Average July Temperature by Year

1914–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2019 62.4°F
2 1914 62.0°F
3 1915 61.8°F
4 2009 61.4°F
5 1989 61.1°F
6 1951 61.0°F
7 2023 61.0°F
8 1993 60.9°F
9 2013 60.7°F
10 1947 60.7°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2019 62.4°F
2 July 1914 62.0°F
3 July 1915 61.8°F
4 July 2009 61.4°F
5 July 1989 61.1°F
6 July 1951 61.0°F
7 July 2023 61.0°F
8 July 1993 60.9°F
9 July 2013 60.7°F
10 July 1947 60.7°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Gulkana, AK 55.5°F 72nd of 87
Delta Junction, AK 58.3°F 69th of 83
Talkeetna, AK 56.1°F 98th of 104
Anchorage, AK 56.3°F 67th of 73
Fairbanks, AK 60.1°F 91st of 122
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 1033 complete months on record.