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Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026

Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026: 51 records at 33 stations, peak on 2 September 2026. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026 set or tied 51 station records at 33 stations.
  • It ran from 29 August 2026 to 5 September 2026 (8 days) and its peak day was 2 September 2026.
  • Status: closed.
  • Yakataga AP set a daily record low minimum temperature of 1.1 C (34.0 F) on 1 September 2026 (provisional).
  • The busiest day was 2 September 2026 with 16 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 81 years.

Footprint

29 August to 5 September 2026
Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026 The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Yakataga APRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2026-09-01
Elmendorf AFBRecord low minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)2026-09-01
WisemanRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)2026-09-02
ChickenRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)2026-09-03
Hogatza River AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2026-09-03
Selawik AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2026-09-03
Kiana AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2026-09-03
Seven Mile AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2026-09-05
Swanson River AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2026-08-30
Poorman AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)2026-09-02
Lake Minchumina AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2026-09-03
Innoko Flats AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2026-09-02
Upper ChenaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2026-09-02
Chatanika AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2026-09-03
Kenai Moose PensRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2026-08-30
Haycock AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2026-09-01
Koyukuk Nwr AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2026-09-01
Munson RidgeRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2026-09-02
Preacher Creek AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2026-09-05
Caribou Peak AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2026-09-03
Ben Creek AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2026-09-02
Eagle AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2026-09-02
Main BayRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2026-08-29
Jatahmund Lake AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)2026-09-03
Round Lake AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2026-09-03
Rabbit Creek AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2026-09-01
Kanuti Nwr AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2026-09-01
Broadview AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2026-08-31
Quartz Creek AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)2026-09-02
Granite CrkRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2026-08-31
GrandviewRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2026-09-01
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl APRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2026-09-01
McKinley ParkRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2026-09-01
Gilmore CreekRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2026-09-03
N PoleRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2026-08-31

Records per Day

Peak day 16
Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026 Records set or tied each day from 29 August 2026 to 5 September 2026. The most in one day was 16 on 2 September 2026. 0 5 10 15 20 08-2908-3008-3109-0109-0209-0309-0409-05
Records set or tied each day from 29 August 2026 to 5 September 2026. The most in one day was 16 on 2 September 2026.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026
DateRecords
2026-08-291
2026-08-302
2026-08-312
2026-09-0111
2026-09-0216
2026-09-0315
2026-09-042
2026-09-052

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026 ranked by margin
Chicken, 09-034.5 C (8.1 F)
Innoko Flats Alaska, 09-023.4 C (6.1 F)
Yakataga AP, 09-012.8 C (5.0 F)
Wiseman, 09-022.8 C (5.0 F)
Hogatza River Alaska, 09-032.8 C (5.0 F)
Kiana Alaska, 09-032.8 C (5.0 F)
Selawik Alaska, 09-032.8 C (5.0 F)
Poorman Alaska, 09-022.8 C (5.0 F)
Selawik Alaska, 09-022.7 C (4.9 F)
Chicken, 09-042.3 C (4.1 F)
Seven Mile Alaska, 09-051.4 C (2.5 F)
Lake Minchumina Alaska, 09-031.2 C (2.2 F)
Chatanika Alaska, 09-031.1 C (2.0 F)
Haycock Alaska, 09-011.1 C (2.0 F)
Upper Chena, 09-020.8 C (1.4 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026 51 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right. 0 25 50 75 100 0.01.32.53.85.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
51 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.
Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
2.881
0.645
2.820
4.58
2.831
2.832
2.832
1.437
2.312
2.820
0.635
1.131
0.533
3.412
0.533
1.231
2.721
0.831
0.631
1.128
2.221
0.632
1.720
1.131
0.331
1.617
1.720
1.723
0.625
0.625
0.528
1.112
0.621
0.620
1.113
2.38
0.521
1.111
2.212
0.515
2.23
0.58
0.512
0.512
0.511
0.612
1.012
0.512
0.212
1.13
0.38

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 202112,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 20209,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 20188,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 20247,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 20265,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026 (this event)51 records

Every Record Set

60 of 51
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 29 August to 5 September 2026, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2026-08-29WisemanRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)412 of 100 (Routine)
2026-08-29Main BayRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)10.6 C (51.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1210 of 100 (Routine)
2026-08-30Swanson River AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3515 of 100 (Routine)
2026-08-30Kenai Moose PensRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)0.0 C (32.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)1713 of 100 (Routine)
2026-08-31Broadview AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)11.7 C (53.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)158 of 100 (Routine)
2026-08-31Granite CrkRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)6.1 C (43.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)127 of 100 (Routine)
2026-08-31N PoleRecord low maximum temperature (tie) (provisional)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie112 of 100 (Routine)
2026-08-31Rabbit Creek AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (tie) (provisional)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie151 of 100 (Routine)
2026-08-31Rabbit Creek AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (tie) (provisional)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie111 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01Yakataga APRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)1.1 C (34.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)8141 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-01Elmendorf AFBRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)1.6 C (34.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4522 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01Haycock AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)8.3 C (46.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2813 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01Koyukuk Nwr AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)2013 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01Hogatza River AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)7.8 C (46.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)2811 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01Kanuti Nwr AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)7.8 C (46.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)139 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01Koyukuk Nwr AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)4.4 C (39.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)89 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01Rabbit Creek AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)119 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01Lake Minchumina AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)117 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01GrandviewRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)0.6 C (33.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)126 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl APRecord low minimum temperature (tie) (provisional)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie646 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-01McKinley ParkRecord low maximum temperature (tie) (provisional)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie415 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02WisemanRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)3.3 C (37.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)2021 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Poorman AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-2.2 C (28.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)2015 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Hogatza River AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3314 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Innoko Flats AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-1.7 C (28.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)1214 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Selawik AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-4.4 C (24.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)2114 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Upper ChenaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)2.2 C (36.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)3114 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Kiana AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-3.9 C (25.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)2113 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Munson RidgeRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)1.7 C (35.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)3113 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Kenai Moose PensRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)2013 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Ben Creek AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)8.3 C (46.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2511 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Eagle AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2511 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Quartz Creek AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-5.0 C (23.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)38 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Koyukuk Nwr AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)3.9 C (39.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)127 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Koyukuk Nwr AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)127 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-02Caribou Peak AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)5.6 C (42.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)126 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03ChickenRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-11.7 C (10.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)819 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Hogatza River AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)4.4 C (39.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)3117 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Kiana AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)4.4 C (39.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)3217 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Selawik AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)5.0 C (41.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)3217 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Chatanika AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3114 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Kiana AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3314 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Lake Minchumina AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)9.4 C (48.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)3114 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Chatanika AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3113 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Koyukuk Nwr AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3213 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Caribou Peak AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)4.4 C (39.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)2312 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Jatahmund Lake AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2110 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Round Lake AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)8.3 C (46.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2010 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03WisemanRecord low maximum temperature (tie) (provisional)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie818 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Preacher Creek AlaskaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Granite CrkRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)85 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Gilmore CreekRecord low minimum temperature (tie) (provisional)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie454 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-03Kanuti Nwr AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (tie) (provisional)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie363 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-04ChickenRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-10.6 C (12.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)1215 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-04Preacher Creek AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)8.9 C (48.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)219 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-04WisemanRecord low maximum temperature (tie) (provisional)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie818 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-04Seven Mile AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (tie) (provisional)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie323 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-04Hogatza River AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (tie) (provisional)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie131 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-05Seven Mile AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)6.7 C (44.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)3716 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-05Preacher Creek AlaskaRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)7.8 C (46.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3113 of 100 (Routine)

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.