Climate at a Glance
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Anchorage, Alaska
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1972
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1952-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1972 1-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
-4.4°F (-2.4°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1964 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2014 | ||||
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
35.7°F (2.1°C) | 42.8°F (6.0°C) |
-7.1°F (-3.9°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1972 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
29.3°F (-1.5°C) | 37.6°F (3.1°C) |
-8.3°F (-4.6°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1972 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
25.5°F (-3.6°C) | 33.4°F (0.8°C) |
-7.9°F (-4.4°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1972 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
21.8°F (-5.7°C) | 30.2°F (-1.0°C) |
-8.4°F (-4.7°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1972 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
21.0°F (-6.1°C) | 28.4°F (-2.0°C) |
-7.4°F (-4.1°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1972 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
20.7°F (-6.3°C) | 27.6°F (-2.4°C) |
-6.9°F (-3.9°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1956 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
22.3°F (-5.4°C) | 28.6°F (-1.9°C) |
-6.3°F (-3.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1956 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
25.0°F (-3.9°C) | 30.9°F (-0.6°C) |
-5.9°F (-3.3°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1956 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2003 | ||||
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
28.1°F (-2.2°C) | 33.5°F (0.8°C) |
-5.4°F (-3.0°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1956 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
30.6°F (-0.8°C) | 35.8°F (2.1°C) |
-5.2°F (-2.9°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1956 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
32.4°F (0.2°C) | 37.5°F (3.1°C) |
-5.1°F (-2.9°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1956 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
28.8°F (-1.8°C) | 34.5°F (1.4°C) |
-5.7°F (-3.2°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1972 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
32.8°F (0.4°C) | 37.5°F (3.1°C) |
-4.7°F (-2.7°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1972 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
34.9°F (1.6°C) | 37.6°F (3.1°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1973 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
34.8°F (1.6°C) | 37.6°F (3.1°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1974 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
35.3°F (1.8°C) | 37.6°F (3.1°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1975 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 15, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/