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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 1981

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1981 1-Month	20.1°F (-6.6°C)	2.2°F (-16.6°C)	17.9°F (10.0°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	2012
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1981
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month	6.3°F (-14.3°C)	2.9°F (-16.2°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1934
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2001
	Ties: 1964
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month	9.5°F (-12.5°C)	5.8°F (-14.6°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1943
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2001
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month	14.2°F (-9.9°C)	10.7°F (-11.8°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1934
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2003
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month	19.2°F (-7.1°C)	16.8°F (-8.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1934
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2003
	Ties: 2017
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month	24.0°F (-4.4°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1934
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2003
	Ties: 1980, 1988, 2007, 2011
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1934
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2003
	Ties: 2007
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1934
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2003
	Ties: 1942, 2004
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1934
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2003
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1956
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2018
	Ties: 1996, 2004, 2010
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1956
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1945, 1980, 1999
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1956
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2020
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1957, 1972
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2020
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1957
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017, 2020
	Ties: 2011, 2014, 2022
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1957
				14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017, 2018
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1975
				15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 2001
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1976
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2020
	Ties: 1982, 2015

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/