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Anchorage, Alaska
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1973
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1973 1-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.3°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1964 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2014 | ||||
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
39.6°F (4.2°C) | 42.1°F (5.6°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 2002, 2008 | ||||||
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
34.4°F (1.3°C) | 36.8°F (2.7°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
29.0°F (-1.7°C) | 32.6°F (0.3°C) |
-3.6°F (-2.0°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1976 | ||||||
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
23.8°F (-4.6°C) | 29.5°F (-1.4°C) |
-5.7°F (-3.2°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
21.8°F (-5.7°C) | 27.6°F (-2.4°C) |
-5.8°F (-3.3°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
21.7°F (-5.7°C) | 26.8°F (-2.9°C) |
-5.1°F (-2.8°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1956 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
23.0°F (-5.0°C) | 27.9°F (-2.3°C) |
-4.9°F (-2.7°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1956 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
25.3°F (-3.7°C) | 30.1°F (-1.1°C) |
-4.8°F (-2.6°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1956 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
28.4°F (-2.0°C) | 32.7°F (0.4°C) |
-4.3°F (-2.4°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1956 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1962 | ||||||
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
31.2°F (-0.4°C) | 35.1°F (1.7°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.1°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1956 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1967 | ||||||
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
32.9°F (0.5°C) | 36.7°F (2.6°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1956 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016, 2019 | ||||
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
28.7°F (-1.8°C) | 33.7°F (0.9°C) |
-5.0°F (-2.7°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
32.2°F (0.1°C) | 36.7°F (2.6°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
32.3°F (0.2°C) | 36.8°F (2.7°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1973 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
33.8°F (1.0°C) | 36.8°F (2.7°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1974 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1957 | ||||||
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
33.8°F (1.0°C) | 36.8°F (2.7°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1975 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/