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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, February 1973

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1973 1-Month	5.8°F (-14.6°C)	4.8°F (-15.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1990
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1953
Jan–Feb 1973 2-Month	-0.2°F (-17.9°C)	3.5°F (-15.8°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1925
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
Dec 1972–Feb 1973 3-Month	1.6°F (-16.9°C)	3.6°F (-15.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1965
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2001
	Ties: 1967
Nov 1972–Feb 1973 4-Month	4.6°F (-15.2°C)	5.6°F (-14.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
	Ties: 1950
Oct 1972–Feb 1973 5-Month	9.1°F (-12.7°C)	9.5°F (-12.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
Sep 1972–Feb 1973 6-Month	14.1°F (-9.9°C)	14.8°F (-9.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
Aug 1972–Feb 1973 7-Month	19.4°F (-7.0°C)	19.7°F (-6.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
	Ties: 1952, 1982
Jul 1972–Feb 1973 8-Month	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
	Ties: 1950, 1959, 1992, 2000
Jun 1972–Feb 1973 9-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
	Ties: 1952, 1993
May 1972–Feb 1973 10-Month	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2003
	Ties: 2012
Apr 1972–Feb 1973 11-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1936
Mar 1972–Feb 1973 12-Month	24.1°F (-4.4°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
Sep 1971–Feb 1973 18-Month	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
Mar 1971–Feb 1973 24-Month	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1957
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2017
Mar 1970–Feb 1973 36-Month	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1973, 1974
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1974
Mar 1969–Feb 1973 48-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1974
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2019
	Ties: 1950, 1956
Mar 1968–Feb 1973 60-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1976
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2019, 2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/