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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, April 1979

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1979 1-Month	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1985
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
Mar–Apr 1979 2-Month	19.8°F (-6.8°C)	17.1°F (-8.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1972
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 2020
Feb–Apr 1979 3-Month	10.6°F (-11.9°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1972
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
Jan–Apr 1979 4-Month	10.6°F (-11.9°C)	10.3°F (-12.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1971
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1992
Dec 1978–Apr 1979 5-Month	10.5°F (-11.9°C)	9.0°F (-12.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1971
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1995
Nov 1978–Apr 1979 6-Month	11.6°F (-11.3°C)	9.5°F (-12.5°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1972
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1931, 2021
Oct 1978–Apr 1979 7-Month	13.3°F (-10.4°C)	11.7°F (-11.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1971
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1978, 2022
Sep 1978–Apr 1979 8-Month	17.0°F (-8.3°C)	15.3°F (-9.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1971
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1978, 2020
Aug 1978–Apr 1979 9-Month	20.9°F (-6.2°C)	19.1°F (-7.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1971
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 2010, 2020
Jul 1978–Apr 1979 10-Month	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1971
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
Jun 1978–Apr 1979 11-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1971
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1940, 1963
May 1978–Apr 1979 12-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1971
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
Nov 1977–Apr 1979 18-Month	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1972
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 2022
May 1977–Apr 1979 24-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1972
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1998
May 1976–Apr 1979 36-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1973
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1982
May 1975–Apr 1979 48-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1974
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
	Ties: 1984, 1987, 2013
May 1974–Apr 1979 60-Month	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1975
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2019
	Ties: 1962, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/