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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, February 1972

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1972 1-Month	-2.0°F (-18.9°C)	4.8°F (-15.1°C)	-6.8°F (-3.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1990
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
Jan–Feb 1972 2-Month	-3.2°F (-19.6°C)	3.5°F (-15.8°C)	-6.7°F (-3.8°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1925
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
Dec 1971–Feb 1972 3-Month	-0.8°F (-18.2°C)	3.6°F (-15.8°C)	-4.4°F (-2.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1965
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2001
Nov 1971–Feb 1972 4-Month	1.6°F (-16.9°C)	5.6°F (-14.7°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1956
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
Oct 1971–Feb 1972 5-Month	6.1°F (-14.4°C)	9.6°F (-12.4°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1956
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
Sep 1971–Feb 1972 6-Month	11.7°F (-11.3°C)	14.8°F (-9.6°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1956
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
Aug 1971–Feb 1972 7-Month	17.0°F (-8.3°C)	19.7°F (-6.8°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1956
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
Jul 1971–Feb 1972 8-Month	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1956
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
Jun 1971–Feb 1972 9-Month	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1956
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
May 1971–Feb 1972 10-Month	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1956
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
	Ties: 1957
Apr 1971–Feb 1972 11-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1956
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
Mar 1971–Feb 1972 12-Month	22.8°F (-5.1°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1956
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
Sep 1970–Feb 1972 18-Month	18.5°F (-7.5°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
Mar 1970–Feb 1972 24-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1957
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2017
Mar 1969–Feb 1972 36-Month	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1973, 1974
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1951
Mar 1968–Feb 1972 48-Month	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1974
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2019
	Ties: 1934, 1968
Mar 1967–Feb 1972 60-Month	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1935, 1952, 1960, 1978

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/