Alaska Climate Research Center

The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center

Anchorage August 2014


Highlights

Anchorage was near the normal temperature this August, with an observed monthly mean of 57.4°F, just 0.7°F above normal. The warmest temperature of the month was 71°F recorded on the 3rd, while the lowest temperature was 42°F on the last day of the month, the 31st.

Precipitation was lighter than normal with 2.60” of precipitation measured for the month, 80% of the 3.25” expected. The average wind speed was 5.6 mph, while the greatest wind gust was 38 mph on the 16th, from a southerly direction.