Statewide Rankings

Statewide Data Info
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Alaska

December 2020 Average Temperature Rankings

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PeriodValue
1925-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1925-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
December 2020
1-Month
10.6°F
(-11.9°C)
3.7°F
(-15.7°C)
6.9°F86th Coolest
Coolest since:
1942
15th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Nov–Dec 2020
2-Month
12.6°F
(-10.8°C)
7.7°F
(-13.5°C)
4.9°F80th Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
21st Warmest
Warmest since:
2002
Oct–Dec 2020
3-Month
18.0°F
(-7.8°C)
13.6°F
(-10.2°C)
4.4°F84th Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
2002
Sep–Dec 2020
4-Month
24.0°F
(-4.4°C)
20.4°F
(-6.4°C)
3.6°F89th Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2002
Ties: 1937, 2000, 2015
Aug–Dec 2020
5-Month
29.6°F
(-1.3°C)
26.2°F
(-3.2°C)
3.4°F93rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2002
Jul–Dec 2020
6-Month
33.6°F
(0.9°C)
30.6°F
(-0.8°C)
3.0°F91st Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
2002
Ties: 1938
Jun–Dec 2020
7-Month
36.0°F
(2.2°C)
33.3°F
(0.7°C)
2.7°F89th Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
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°F90th Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Apr–Dec 2020
9-Month
35.8°F
(2.1°C)
32.7°F
(0.4°C)
3.1°F90th Coolest
Coolest since:
1955, 1956
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Mar–Dec 2020
10-Month
33.5°F
(0.8°C)
30.5°F
(-0.8°C)
3.0°F89th Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Feb–Dec 2020
11-Month
30.6°F
(-0.8°C)
28.1°F
(-2.2°C)
2.5°F82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Ties: 1978
Jan–Dec 2020
12-Month
27.5°F
(-2.5°C)
26.0°F
(-3.3°C)
1.5°F73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
28th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Ties: 1944, 1987
Jul 2019–Dec 2020
18-Month
30.1°F
(-1.1°C)
27.5°F
(-2.5°C)
2.6°F88th Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Jan 2019–Dec 2020
24-Month
29.8°F
(-1.2°C)
26.0°F
(-3.3°C)
3.8°F94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
6th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Jan 2018–Dec 2020
36-Month
30.0°F
(-1.1°C)
26.0°F
(-3.3°C)
4.0°F94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1956
5th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Jan 2017–Dec 2020
48-Month
29.9°F
(-1.2°C)
25.9°F
(-3.4°C)
4.0°F93rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1974
5th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Jan 2016–Dec 2020
60-Month
30.3°F
(-0.9°C)
25.9°F
(-3.4°C)
4.4°F94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1975
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2019

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