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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

Year: 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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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, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/