Alaska Climate Research Center

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

Anchorage December 2015


Highlights

December's mean monthly temperature for Anchorage was 21.5°F, 2.5°F above normal. The highest temperature for the month was 46°F on the 29th, which tied the record for the day set in 1967. The next day, the 30th, a temperature of 45°F was observed, breaking the record for that day set in 2000 by 1°F. The lowest temperature for the month was 4°F on the 6th. This was also the 2nd warmest year on record after 2014.

Precipitation was lighter than normal, at 0.23", 0.88" below normal. Additionally snowfall was a mere 16% of normal with 2.6" measured and 16.7" normally expected. The average wind speed was 5.3 mph, while the highest wind speed was 48 mph on the 30th from a southerly direction.