Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Alaska

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1988

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Coolest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1988 1-Month	20.6°F (-6.3°C)	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1996
October 1988 1-Month	20.6°F (-6.3°C)	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1992
	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2018
	Ties: 1933, 1958, 1985
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1996
	36.8°F (2.7°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2018
	Ties: 1958, 1982
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
	41.2°F (5.1°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1931, 1932
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1958, 1966
May–Oct 1988 6-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1965, 1970
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1976, 1980, 2012
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016, 2019
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
	36.7°F (2.6°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1954
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	32.6°F (0.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
	33.6°F (0.9°C)	32.6°F (0.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1967, 1977, 2001
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1991, 2011
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1956
	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1978
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1956, 1971
	32.7°F (0.4°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1940, 1978, 1993
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1972
	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2019
	Ties: 1980, 2014
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1973
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1974
	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2019
	Ties: 1929, 1945, 1979, 1994
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1975
	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2019
	Ties: 1994, 1996, 1999, 2010

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings