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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, January 1989

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1989 1-Month	-11.9°F (-24.4°C)	2.2°F (-16.6°C)	-14.1°F (-7.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	2012
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1981
Dec 1988–Jan 1989 2-Month	-1.0°F (-18.3°C)	3.0°F (-16.1°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1934
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2001
	Ties: 1951, 2000
Nov 1988–Jan 1989 3-Month	1.1°F (-17.2°C)	5.9°F (-14.5°C)	-4.8°F (-2.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1943
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2001
Oct 1988–Jan 1989 4-Month	6.0°F (-14.4°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-4.8°F (-2.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1934
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2003
	Ties: 1971
Sep 1988–Jan 1989 5-Month	12.7°F (-10.7°C)	16.7°F (-8.5°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2003
	Ties: 1957
Aug 1988–Jan 1989 6-Month	18.9°F (-7.3°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-3.3°F (-1.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2003
Jul 1988–Jan 1989 7-Month	24.0°F (-4.4°C)	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1934
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2003
Jun 1988–Jan 1989 8-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1934
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2003
	Ties: 1975
May 1988–Jan 1989 9-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1934
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2003
Apr 1988–Jan 1989 10-Month	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1956
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2018
Mar 1988–Jan 1989 11-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1956
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1993
Feb 1988–Jan 1989 12-Month	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1956
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2020
	Ties: 1932, 1943, 1955
Aug 1987–Jan 1989 18-Month	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1957, 1972
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2020
	Ties: 1929, 1943, 2009
Feb 1987–Jan 1989 24-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1957
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017, 2020
	Ties: 1992
Feb 1986–Jan 1989 36-Month	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1957
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2017, 2018
	Ties: 2012, 2014
Feb 1985–Jan 1989 48-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1975
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2020
	Ties: 1932, 2012
Feb 1984–Jan 1989 60-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/