Alaska Climate Research Center

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

Anchorage October 2012


Highlights

Anchorage was cooler than normal in October, with an average temperature of 33.2°F, 1.6°F below the expected temperature. The maximum temperature (59°F) occurred on the 4th, while the minimum temperature (12°F) occurred on the 23rd. October temperatures started above normal, then tended to be colder after the 12th.
Precipitation was above normal at 2.70", 33% above the normal of 2.03". Snowfall totaled 3.2", 4.7" below the expected amount. The average wind speed was 5.5 mph.