Anchorage, AK: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Anchorage, AK: 90°F on Thursday 4 July 2019.

The record begins: 1953

All-time records

Hottest day: 90°F; 4 July 2019
Coldest night: -34°F; 5 January 1975
Wettest day: 2.76 in; 21 August 1997
Warmest night: 63°F; 14 August 2019, 13 August 2019, 10 July 2005
Coldest day: -19°F; 28 January 1989

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Anchorage, AK by decade since the 1980s: the most record highs, 102, came in the 2010s; the most record lows, 51, in the 1990s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1950s	0	0	7
1960s	0	0	10
1970s	0	0	10
1980s	68	39	10
1990s	86	51	10
2000s	77	18	10
2010s	102	7	10
2020s	26	8	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	50°F 27 January 2014, 19 January 1961	-34°F 5 January 1975	0.84 in 21 January 1961
February	49°F 27 February 2014	-28°F 4 February 1999	1.16 in 8 February 1956
March	53°F 31 March 2016	-24°F 7 March 1971	1.25 in 25 March 1986
April	69°F 29 April 2005	-4°F 2 April 1985	0.97 in 25 April 2008
May	77°F 21 May 2002, 24 May 1969	17°F 10 May 1964	0.97 in 30 May 1980
June	85°F 14 June 1969	33°F 4 June 1961	1.62 in 12 June 1962
July	90°F 4 July 2019	36°F 1 July 1964	2.00 in 31 July 1956
August	82°F 2 August 1978, 21 August 1977, 6 August 1968	31°F 31 August 1984, 28 August 1984	2.76 in 21 August 1997
September	73°F 5 September 1957	19°F 24 September 1992	1.56 in 29 September 2015
October	64°F 9 October 2006	-5°F 31 October 1956	1.60 in 10 October 1986
November	54°F 26 November 2002	-21°F 17 November 1956	1.16 in 18 November 1964
December	51°F 9 December 2019	-30°F 14 December 1964, 28 December 1961, 27 December 1961	1.39 in 29 December 1955

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	1 days	4 July to 4 July 2019	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	64 days	7 November 1996 to 9 January 1997	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	9.77 in	August 1989
Driest month	a trace	March 1983	and 1 more
Wettest year	28.60 in	2022
Driest year	8.08 in	1969

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Anchorage, AK: a low of -34°F on Sunday 5 January 1975.
The wettest day on record in Anchorage, AK: 2.76 in on Thursday 21 August 1997.
The warmest night on record in Anchorage, AK: a low of 63°F on Wednesday 14 August 2019, Tuesday 13 August 2019 and Sunday 10 July 2005.
The coldest day on record in Anchorage, AK: a high of -19°F on Saturday 28 January 1989.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Anchorage, AK: 1 day, on Thursday 4 July 2019.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Anchorage, AK: 64 days, from Thursday 7 November 1996 to Thursday 9 January 1997.
The wettest month on record in Anchorage, AK: August 1989, with 9.77 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Anchorage, AK: March 1983, with a trace of precipitation (shared with 1 other month).
The wettest year on record in Anchorage, AK: 2022, with 28.60 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Anchorage, AK: 1969, with 8.08 in of precipitation.

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