Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Alaska
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1940 1-Month |
40.9°F (4.9°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1964 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
36.9°F (2.7°C) | 30.6°F (-0.8°C) |
6.3°F (3.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1985 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
28.6°F (-1.9°C) | 23.9°F (-4.5°C) |
4.7°F (2.6°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1972 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1926 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
23.8°F (-4.6°C) | 19.2°F (-7.1°C) |
4.6°F (2.5°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1972 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
20.9°F (-6.2°C) | 15.8°F (-9.0°C) |
5.1°F (2.8°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1971 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1926 | 2016 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
18.8°F (-7.3°C) | 13.7°F (-10.2°C) |
5.1°F (2.9°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1971 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
16.8°F (-8.4°C) | 13.5°F (-10.3°C) |
3.3°F (1.9°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1972 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1926 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1977, 1987 | ||||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
17.6°F (-8.0°C) | 15.0°F (-9.4°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1971 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1926 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 1993 | ||||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
20.0°F (-6.7°C) | 17.8°F (-7.9°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1971 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1926 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2010, 2020 | ||||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
22.8°F (-5.1°C) | 21.0°F (-6.1°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1971 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1926 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
25.5°F (-3.6°C) | 23.9°F (-4.5°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1971 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1926 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
27.4°F (-2.6°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1971 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1926 | 2016, 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1970, 1979 | ||||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
22.7°F (-5.2°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1972 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1930 | 2016, 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1989, 1999 | ||||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
27.1°F (-2.7°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1972 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1927 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1987, 1999 | ||||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
27.0°F (-2.8°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1973 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1928 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1944, 2000 | ||||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
26.9°F (-2.8°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1974 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2002, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
26.5°F (-3.1°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1975 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1930 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1987, 1992 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/