Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alaska
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1972
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Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1972 1-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 49.5°F (9.7°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1969 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2004 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1976 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1972 2-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1969 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2004 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1972 3-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1949, 1955, 1965 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2004 | ||||
Ties: 1950, 1987 | ||||||
May–Aug 1972 4-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 47.3°F (8.5°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1965 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2004 | ||||
Ties: 1967, 1974, 2006 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 1972 5-Month |
41.1°F (5.1°C) | 42.5°F (5.8°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1949 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2004 | ||||
Ties: 1975, 1982 | ||||||
Mar–Aug 1972 6-Month |
34.0°F (1.1°C) | 37.2°F (2.9°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1972 7-Month |
28.9°F (-1.7°C) | 32.6°F (0.3°C) |
-3.7°F (-2.0°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971, 1972 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Jan–Aug 1972 8-Month |
24.7°F (-4.1°C) | 28.8°F (-1.8°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.3°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Dec 1971–Aug 1972 9-Month |
22.4°F (-5.3°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
-3.6°F (-2.0°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 1971–Aug 1972 10-Month |
21.1°F (-6.1°C) | 24.6°F (-4.1°C) |
-3.5°F (-2.0°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1971–Aug 1972 11-Month |
21.3°F (-5.9°C) | 24.6°F (-4.1°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.8°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1971–Aug 1972 12-Month |
22.9°F (-5.1°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.8°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
Mar 1971–Aug 1972 18-Month |
26.6°F (-3.0°C) | 29.8°F (-1.2°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1972 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1970–Aug 1972 24-Month |
22.4°F (-5.3°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
-3.6°F (-2.0°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1972 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
Sep 1969–Aug 1972 36-Month |
24.0°F (-4.4°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1973 |
91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1966 | ||||||
Sep 1968–Aug 1972 48-Month |
24.2°F (-4.3°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1974 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1976 | ||||||
Sep 1967–Aug 1972 60-Month |
24.7°F (-4.1°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1975 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/