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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, August 1987

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1987 1-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2004
	Ties: 1999
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2004
	Ties: 2014
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949, 1955, 1965
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2004
	Ties: 1950, 1972
May–Aug 1987 4-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1965
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2004
	Ties: 1958, 1978
Apr–Aug 1987 5-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2004
	Ties: 1943, 1980, 2002
Mar–Aug 1987 6-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.2°F (2.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2019
	Ties: 2021
Feb–Aug 1987 7-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	32.6°F (0.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971, 1972
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2019
	Ties: 1943, 1944, 1967, 1970, 1991, 1996
Jan–Aug 1987 8-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 2000
Dec 1986–Aug 1987 9-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Nov 1986–Aug 1987 10-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1940, 1942
Oct 1986–Aug 1987 11-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1942, 1944, 1988
Sep 1986–Aug 1987 12-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2019
	Ties: 1942
Mar 1986–Aug 1987 18-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1972
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1940, 1997, 2008
Sep 1985–Aug 1987 24-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1972
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2019
	Ties: 1940
Sep 1984–Aug 1987 36-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1973
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1983, 2008
Sep 1983–Aug 1987 48-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1974
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2019
	Ties: 1984, 2012, 2013
Sep 1982–Aug 1987 60-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1975
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2019
	Ties: 1946, 1992, 2012

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/