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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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Alaska

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1970

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1970 1-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2004
	Ties: 1945, 1980, 1984
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2004
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949, 1955, 1965
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2004
	Ties: 1933
May–Aug 1970 4-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1965
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2004
	Ties: 1985
Apr–Aug 1970 5-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1949
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2004
Mar–Aug 1970 6-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1971
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019
	Ties: 1992
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	32.6°F (0.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1971, 1972
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2019
	Ties: 1943, 1944, 1967, 1987, 1991, 1996
Jan–Aug 1970 8-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1971
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1953
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1971
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
	Ties: 1957, 1990
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1971
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1963
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1971
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1945, 1978
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1971
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1978
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1972
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 2011, 2022
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1972
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2019
	Ties: 1929, 1992
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1973
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1937
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1974
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
	Ties: 1938, 1939
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1975
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2019
	Ties: 1962

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/