Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Alaska
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2020
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Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 2020 1-Month |
43.3°F (6.3°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
5.5°F (3.1°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1964 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
Apr–May 2020 2-Month |
35.4°F (1.9°C) | 30.6°F (-0.8°C) |
4.8°F (2.7°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1985 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2016 | ||||
Mar–May 2020 3-Month |
27.6°F (-2.4°C) | 24.0°F (-4.4°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1972 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Feb–May 2020 4-Month |
21.1°F (-6.1°C) | 19.2°F (-7.1°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1972 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 2001 | ||||||
Jan–May 2020 5-Month |
15.6°F (-9.1°C) | 15.8°F (-9.0°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1971 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2016 | ||||
Dec 2019–May 2020 6-Month |
14.1°F (-9.9°C) | 13.8°F (-10.1°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1971 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1968, 2008 | ||||||
Nov 2019–May 2020 7-Month |
14.9°F (-9.5°C) | 13.5°F (-10.3°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1972 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1986, 2008 | ||||||
Oct 2019–May 2020 8-Month |
16.9°F (-8.4°C) | 15.0°F (-9.4°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1971 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Sep 2019–May 2020 9-Month |
20.0°F (-6.7°C) | 17.9°F (-7.8°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1971 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 2010 | ||||||
Aug 2019–May 2020 10-Month |
23.1°F (-4.9°C) | 21.0°F (-6.1°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1971 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2017 | ||||||
Jul 2019–May 2020 11-Month |
26.3°F (-3.2°C) | 23.9°F (-4.5°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1971 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2019–May 2020 12-Month |
28.6°F (-1.9°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1971 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2016, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Dec 2018–May 2020 18-Month |
26.3°F (-3.2°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
4.4°F (2.4°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1972 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2016, 2019 | ||||
Jun 2018–May 2020 24-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
4.3°F (2.4°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1972 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2017–May 2020 36-Month |
30.4°F (-0.9°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
4.5°F (2.5°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1973 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 2016–May 2020 48-Month |
29.9°F (-1.2°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1974 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2015–May 2020 60-Month |
30.3°F (-0.9°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
4.3°F (2.4°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1975 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2018 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/