Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alaska
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1972
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1972 1-Month |
-4.5°F (-20.3°C) | 2.2°F (-16.6°C) |
-6.7°F (-3.7°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 2012 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 1981 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month |
-0.2°F (-17.9°C) | 3.0°F (-16.1°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2001 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month |
2.9°F (-16.2°C) | 5.9°F (-14.5°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1943 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2001 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month |
8.1°F (-13.3°C) | 10.7°F (-11.8°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.5°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2003 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month |
14.4°F (-9.8°C) | 16.7°F (-8.5°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2003 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month |
20.2°F (-6.6°C) | 22.2°F (-5.4°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.2°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2003 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month |
24.7°F (-4.1°C) | 26.6°F (-3.0°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2003 | ||||
| Ties: 1966, 1969 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month |
27.8°F (-2.3°C) | 29.4°F (-1.4°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2003 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month |
28.5°F (-1.9°C) | 30.3°F (-0.9°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2003 | ||||
|
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month |
27.5°F (-2.5°C) | 29.7°F (-1.3°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1956 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month |
25.1°F (-3.8°C) | 27.9°F (-2.3°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1956 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
|
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month |
22.9°F (-5.1°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.8°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month |
21.3°F (-5.9°C) | 24.7°F (-4.1°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.8°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1957, 1972 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1957 | ||||||
|
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month |
23.8°F (-4.6°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2017, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1956 | ||||||
|
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month |
24.9°F (-3.9°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1957 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2017, 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month |
24.8°F (-4.0°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1975 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1950, 1956, 1977 | ||||||
|
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month |
25.3°F (-3.7°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1976 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1952, 1965 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 16, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/