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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Alaska
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2020
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| Period | Value | 1925-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1925-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2020 1-Month |
10.6°F (-11.9°C) | 3.7°F (-15.7°C) |
6.9°F (3.8°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1942 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month |
12.5°F (-10.8°C) | 7.7°F (-13.5°C) |
4.8°F (2.7°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1956 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2002 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month |
18.0°F (-7.8°C) | 13.6°F (-10.2°C) |
4.4°F (2.4°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1956 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2002 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month |
24.0°F (-4.4°C) | 20.4°F (-6.4°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1956 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 2000, 2015 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month |
29.6°F (-1.3°C) | 26.2°F (-3.2°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1956 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 2004 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month |
33.6°F (0.9°C) | 30.6°F (-0.8°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1956 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month |
36.0°F (2.2°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1956 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017, 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 2015, 2016 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2020 8-Month |
36.9°F (2.7°C) | 33.8°F (1.0°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1956 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month |
35.9°F (2.2°C) | 32.7°F (0.4°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1955, 1956 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month |
33.5°F (0.8°C) | 30.5°F (-0.8°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1956 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month |
30.6°F (-0.8°C) | 28.1°F (-2.2°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1956 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month |
27.5°F (-2.5°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1956 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1944, 1987 | ||||||
|
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month |
30.1°F (-1.1°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1956 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month |
29.9°F (-1.2°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1956 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2018 | ||||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month |
30.0°F (-1.1°C) | 25.9°F (-3.4°C) |
4.1°F (2.3°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1956 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month |
29.9°F (-1.2°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1974 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month |
30.3°F (-0.9°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
4.3°F (2.4°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1975 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/