Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Anchorage (USC00150155), Kentucky, United States, with 88 years of record.
Key Facts for Anchorage
Anchorage (USC00150155) is a weather station in Kentucky, United States at 38.27 latitude and -85.53 longitude, 223 m (732 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 1982, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Anchorage still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Anchorage set a daily record high maximum temperature of 23.9 C (75.0 F) on 23 February 1982.
About the Station
Location: Kentucky, United States, 38.27 latitude, -85.53 longitude.
Elevation: 223 m (732 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 1982, 88 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Anchorage. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Anchorage, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Anchorage still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Anchorage by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
22
1896
28
1901
29
1902
26
1903
21
1904
12
1905
13
1906
24
1907
26
1908
17
1909
16
1910
19
1911
26
1912
20
1913
30
1914
36
1915
19
1916
22
1917
34
1918
34
1919
15
1920
21
1921
18
1922
18
1923
19
1924
24
1925
45
1926
20
1927
29
1928
15
1929
33
1930
43
1931
14
1932
18
1933
17
1934
12
1935
16
1936
48
1937
12
1938
10
1939
15
1940
25
1941
10
1942
18
1943
17
1944
17
1945
20
1946
16
1947
25
1948
15
1949
11
1950
19
1951
20
1952
13
1953
19
1954
18
1955
13
1956
7
1957
8
1958
5
1959
12
1960
20
1961
10
1963
3
1964
9
1965
8
1966
9
1967
17
1968
8
1969
2
1970
15
1971
7
1972
9
1973
8
1974
18
1975
12
1976
13
1977
18
1978
1
1979
3
1980
12
1981
13
1982
5
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Anchorage between 28 July 1930 and 24 January 1937. Each dot is a new record.
When Anchorage set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1930-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937-01-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1937-01-24
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 160.5 mm (6.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 160.5 mm (6.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Anchorage. The most was 160.5 mm (6.3 in) on 24 January 1937.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Anchorage
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
24 January 1937
Feb
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
23 February 1909
Mar
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
9 March 1964
Apr
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2 April 1970
May
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
10 May 1950
Jun
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
23 June 1960
Jul
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
13 July 1916
Aug
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
11 August 1914
Sep
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
20 September 1954
Oct
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
6 October 1910
Nov
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
17 November 1921
Dec
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
17 December 1933
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 1982
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
84 years of record at Anchorage, 1895 to 1982. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1900, 1908, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1975 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 69 complete years at Anchorage, 1901 to 1981. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.7 C (54.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.9 C (51.5 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 14.7 C (58.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Anchorage as warming stripes, 1901 to 1981
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1901
12.3 C
-0.39 C
1902
12.6 C
-0.15 C
1903
12.3 C
-0.39 C
1904
12.2 C
-0.55 C
1905
12.2 C
-0.49 C
1906
12.8 C
+0.05 C
1907
12.6 C
-0.13 C
1909
12.5 C
-0.22 C
1910
11.5 C
-1.24 C
1911
12.9 C
+0.19 C
1912
11.5 C
-1.26 C
1913
13.7 C
+1.00 C
1914
12.8 C
+0.05 C
1915
12.8 C
+0.09 C
1916
12.5 C
-0.18 C
1917
10.9 C
-1.86 C
1918
12.6 C
-0.08 C
1919
13.2 C
+0.47 C
1920
12.0 C
-0.70 C
1921
14.7 C
+1.96 C
1922
14.0 C
+1.32 C
1923
12.8 C
+0.08 C
1924
11.7 C
-1.06 C
1925
13.2 C
+0.50 C
1926
12.2 C
-0.53 C
1927
13.3 C
+0.55 C
1928
12.1 C
-0.64 C
1929
12.1 C
-0.64 C
1930
13.2 C
+0.45 C
1931
13.6 C
+0.91 C
1932
12.6 C
-0.12 C
1933
13.3 C
+0.61 C
1934
12.9 C
+0.22 C
1935
12.4 C
-0.36 C
1936
12.6 C
-0.12 C
1937
12.3 C
-0.39 C
1938
13.7 C
+0.98 C
1939
13.3 C
+0.60 C
1940
11.5 C
-1.20 C
1941
13.3 C
+0.61 C
1942
12.5 C
-0.20 C
1943
12.3 C
-0.39 C
1944
13.1 C
+0.36 C
1945
12.6 C
-0.16 C
1946
13.6 C
+0.88 C
1947
12.0 C
-0.75 C
1948
12.4 C
-0.28 C
1949
13.6 C
+0.89 C
1951
12.4 C
-0.30 C
1952
13.5 C
+0.74 C
1953
13.7 C
+0.97 C
1954
13.9 C
+1.16 C
1955
13.2 C
+0.43 C
1956
13.1 C
+0.34 C
1957
13.2 C
+0.45 C
1958
11.5 C
-1.23 C
1959
13.2 C
+0.47 C
1960
11.9 C
-0.84 C
1961
12.2 C
-0.49 C
1966
12.3 C
-0.38 C
1967
12.6 C
-0.14 C
1968
12.6 C
-0.17 C
1970
13.5 C
+0.82 C
1971
13.3 C
+0.56 C
1972
12.7 C
0.00 C
1974
13.1 C
+0.37 C
1976
12.0 C
-0.68 C
1977
12.6 C
-0.14 C
1981
12.6 C
-0.10 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1901 to 1981 is 0.04 C (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 69 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Anchorage
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.04 C (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1901 to 1981
69
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.01 C (-0.11 to 0.08) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.19 to 0.14) per decade
1901 to 1981
69
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (0.03 to 0.17) per decade
0.18 F (0.05 to 0.31) per decade
1901 to 1981
69
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1895 to 1982
Yearly extremes at Anchorage: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1930
35.6 C (96.1 F)
84
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1912
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
84
Wettest day (Rx1day)
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1937
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
225.4 mm (8.9 in)
1961
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
84
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1953
20 days
84
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Anchorage, 1895 to 1982. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Anchorage by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1901
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1902
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1920
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1922
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1923
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982
23.9 C (75.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Anchorage, 1895 to 1982. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Anchorage by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1896
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1900
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1901
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1902
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1903
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1904
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1905
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1906
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1907
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1908
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1909
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1910
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1911
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1912
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1913
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1914
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1915
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1916
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1917
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1918
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1920
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1921
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1922
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1923
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1924
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1925
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1926
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1927
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1928
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1929
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1930
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1931
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1932
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1933
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1934
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1935
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1936
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1937
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1938
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1939
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1940
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1942
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1945
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1946
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1947
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1949
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1950
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1952
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1956
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1957
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1961
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1965
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1968
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1972
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1978
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1979
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1980
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1981
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Anchorage, 1895 to 1982. The record is 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.9 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Anchorage by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1896
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1901
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1903
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1904
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1906
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1907
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1908
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1910
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1911
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1913
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1914
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1915
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1916
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1917
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1919
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1920
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1921
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1922
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1923
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1924
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1925
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1928
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1930
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1932
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1933
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1934
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1935
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1936
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1938
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1944
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1946
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1948
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1951
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1955
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1957
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1960
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1961
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1963
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1965
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1968
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1969
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1970
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1971
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1972
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1973
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1976
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1978
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1979
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1980
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Anchorage, 1895 to 1982. The record is 225.4 mm (8.9 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.4 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Anchorage by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1896
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1900
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1901
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1902
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1903
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1904
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1905
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1906
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1907
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1908
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1909
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1910
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1911
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1912
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1913
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1914
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1915
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1916
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1917
100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1918
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1919
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1920
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1921
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1922
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1923
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1924
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1925
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1926
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1927
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1928
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1929
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1930
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1931
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1932
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1933
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1934
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1935
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1936
113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1937
182.3 mm (7.2 in)
1938
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1939
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1940
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1941
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1943
147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1944
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1945
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1946
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1947
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1948
146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1949
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1950
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1951
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1952
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1954
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1955
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1956
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1957
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1958
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1959
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1960
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1961
225.4 mm (8.9 in)
1963
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964
216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1965
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1966
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1967
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1968
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1969
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1970
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1971
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1972
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1973
165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1974
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1976
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1978
74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1979
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1981
90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1982
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Anchorage, 1895 to 1982. The record is 37 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Anchorage by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
24 days
1896
20 days
1900
15 days
1901
26 days
1902
20 days
1903
24 days
1904
22 days
1905
15 days
1906
17 days
1907
22 days
1908
21 days
1909
29 days
1910
19 days
1911
18 days
1912
25 days
1913
16 days
1914
21 days
1915
27 days
1916
25 days
1917
28 days
1918
29 days
1919
28 days
1920
32 days
1921
24 days
1922
18 days
1923
18 days
1924
32 days
1925
21 days
1926
16 days
1927
18 days
1928
27 days
1929
23 days
1930
28 days
1931
13 days
1932
25 days
1933
16 days
1934
29 days
1935
21 days
1936
30 days
1937
16 days
1938
30 days
1939
24 days
1940
17 days
1941
25 days
1942
23 days
1943
33 days
1944
32 days
1945
16 days
1946
21 days
1947
29 days
1948
18 days
1949
18 days
1950
12 days
1951
15 days
1952
29 days
1953
37 days
1954
19 days
1955
19 days
1956
15 days
1957
25 days
1958
17 days
1959
23 days
1960
19 days
1961
17 days
1963
27 days
1964
19 days
1965
15 days
1966
17 days
1967
18 days
1968
20 days
1969
19 days
1970
11 days
1971
21 days
1972
15 days
1973
17 days
1974
15 days
1975
22 days
1976
25 days
1977
17 days
1978
13 days
1979
12 days
1980
16 days
1981
13 days
1982
12 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
69 years with a frost
Across 69 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Anchorage falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 175 days between them.
In 1941 to 1981 the median growing season was 171 days. That is 5 days fewer than in 1901 to 1931.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Anchorage
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1901 to 1931)
Recent period (1941 to 1981)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 April
22 April
25 April
3 days later
+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 October
17 October
18 October
1 day later
+0.6 days per decade
Growing days
175 days
176 days
171 days
5 days fewer
+0.1 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
72 years, 1901 to 1981
A day with at least 64.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 168.6 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Anchorage: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
5 years
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
10 years
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
100 years
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
Longer than the 72 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 72 years of values from 1901 to 1981.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1937; 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1960; 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1954.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.