Highlights

Anchorage recorded a mean monthly temperature of 16.0°F in December, -3.0°F below normal. The highest temperature for the month was 37°F occurring on both the 17^th. The lowest temperature for the month was -8°F on the 5^th.

Precipitation was slightly heavier than normal with 1.47” measured, 0.36” above normal, contributing was the 0.46” that fell on the 1^st, which set a new daily record, breaking the old 1974 record by 0.06”. Snowfall was just 1% above normal at 16.9” recorded, 0.2” above the long term mean. However, 7.7” of this fell on the 1^st, which set a new daily record for that day, breaking the old 1974 record by 1.7”. The average wind speed was 5.7 mph while the highest value was 32 mph recorded on the 3^rd from a northerly direction.