Highlights

Anchorage's mean monthly temperature for May was 49.9°F, 2.1°F above the long-term mean of 47.8°F. The highest temperature for the month was 72°F on the 31^st, while the coldest was 33°F, occurring four times during the month: on the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, and 6^th.

The precipitation for the month was just 0.46", 0.26" below average. No snowfall was observed; the long term normal is a low 0.3". The mean wind speed was 6.2 mph, while the highest wind speed was 45 mph from a southeasterly direction on the 15^th.