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Anchorage, Alaska
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1988
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1988 1-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.0°F (8.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1964 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 2003, 2018 | ||||||
Apr–May 1988 2-Month |
42.8°F (6.0°C) | 42.5°F (5.8°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1972 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1989, 1994, 2011 | ||||||
Mar–May 1988 3-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 37.3°F (2.9°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1972 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1970 | ||||||
Feb–May 1988 4-Month |
34.9°F (1.6°C) | 33.0°F (0.6°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1972 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
Jan–May 1988 5-Month |
31.5°F (-0.3°C) | 29.9°F (-1.2°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1972 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month |
29.3°F (-1.5°C) | 28.0°F (-2.2°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1972 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month |
29.0°F (-1.7°C) | 27.3°F (-2.6°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1956 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 28.2°F (-2.1°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1956 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month |
32.2°F (0.1°C) | 30.5°F (-0.8°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1956 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month |
34.7°F (1.5°C) | 33.1°F (0.6°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1956 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month |
36.7°F (2.6°C) | 35.5°F (1.9°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1972 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1958, 1970 | ||||||
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month |
38.0°F (3.3°C) | 37.2°F (2.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1972 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016, 2019 | ||||
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month |
35.8°F (2.1°C) | 34.1°F (1.2°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1972 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1987, 2014 | ||||||
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month |
38.5°F (3.6°C) | 37.2°F (2.9°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1972 |
10th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month |
37.7°F (3.2°C) | 37.2°F (2.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1973 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month |
37.5°F (3.1°C) | 37.1°F (2.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1974 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1987 | ||||||
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month |
37.6°F (3.1°C) | 37.2°F (2.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1975 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2003 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/