Alaska Climate Research Center

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

Ketchikan May 2015


Highlights

The mean monthly May temperature for Ketchikan was recorded at 54.9°F, 6.3°F above the long-term mean. The highest temperature for the month was 75°F on the 17th, while the lowest was 32°F on the 3rd. Despite no new daily temperature record being set this May, this was the warmest mean monthly temperature on record, breaking the old 1993 record of 53.5°F.

The precipitation for May was just 8% of its normal, with a mere 0.68” measured, and 8.20” normally expected. This makes 2015 the driest May on record for Ketchikan. The previous record was 2.12” from 2010.