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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
829 AM AKDT Wed Jun 25 2025

...Anchorage International Airport Climate Highlights for
May 2025...

...38th Warmest/34th Coldest May...
...53rd Driest/20th Wettest May...

The period of record includes 74 Mays.

*** Delineates 2025 in the lists below.

...Temperature...

May 2025 was the 45th warmest May on record with an average
temperature of 47.5 degrees. This is 0.6 degrees below the normal
of 48.1 degrees.

Top 5 Warmest Mays By Average Temperature
-----------------------------------------
1) 52.5 degrees in 2014.
2) 52.0 degrees in 2016.
3) 50.9 degrees in 2022.
4) 50.7 degrees in 1981 1993.
5) 50.6 degrees in 2005.


Top 5 Coldest Mays By Average Temperature
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1) 41.1 degrees in 1964.
2) 41.6 degrees in 1971.
3) 43.2 degrees in 1972.
4) 43.6 degrees in 1973.
5) 43.9 degrees in 1955.

The average high in May 2025 was 54.4 degrees, which was 1.9
degrees below the normal of 56.3 degrees. The average low was 40.6
degrees, which was 0.6 degrees above the normal of 40.0 degrees.

10 days in May had above normal temperatures. 16 days in May
had below normal temperatures. 5 days in May had normal
temperatures (within 1/2 degree).

1 day in May was 5 degrees or more above the daily normal.
0 days in May were 5 degrees or more below the daily normal.

The most above normal day in May occurred on the 24th, which
was 5.2 degrees warmer than the daily normal.

The most below normal day in May occurred on the 29th, which
was 4.2 degrees colder than the daily normal.

The warmest daily high in May occurred on the 24th, when the high
reached 64 degrees. This ties 5 previous years, the latest in
2018, for the 51st warmest monthly high in May.

Top 5 Warmest Monthly Highs in May
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1) 77 degrees - 1969 2002.
2) 76 degrees - 1993 2006 2012 2013 2022.
3) 75 degrees - 1964.
4) 74 degrees - 1979 2020.
5) 73 degrees - 1968 1981 1996.

The coldest daily low in May occurred on the 9th, when the low
dropped to 34 degrees. This ties 5 previous years, the latest in
2016, for the 65th coldest monthly low in May.

Top 5 Coldest Monthly Lows in May
---------------------------------
1) 17 degrees - 1964.
2) 24 degrees - 2001.
3) 25 degrees - 1992.
4) 26 degrees - 1952 2021.
5) 27 degrees - 1957 1963 1965 1973 1982 2002 2004.

Number of days in May
---------------------

High Temperature of 60 degrees or warmer - 3 days
High Temperature of 50 degrees or warmer - 28 days
High Temperature of 40 degrees or warmer - 31 days

Low Temperature of 40 degrees or less - 15 days
Low Temperature of 50 degrees or less - 31 days


...Precipitation...

May 2025 was the 20th wettest on record, with 0.94
inches of precipitation measured for the month. The normal
precipitation for May is 0.65 inches.

Top 5 Wettest Mays on Record
----------------------------
1) 2.18 inches - 2019.
2) 1.93 inches - 1989.
3) 1.68 inches - 1980.
4) 1.60 inches - 1968.
5) 1.52 inches - 1962.

Top 5 Driest Mays on Record
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1) 0.02 inches - 1955 1957.
2) 0.03 inches - 1978.
3) 0.08 inches - 2010.
4) 0.12 inches - 1991.
5) 0.13 inches - 2002.

The wettest day in May was on the 12th, with 0.50 inches of
precipitation measured. The second wettest day in May was on
the 31st, with 0.24 inches of precipitation measured.

Number of days in May
---------------------

Daily Precipitation of a trace or more - 20 days
Daily Precipitation of 0.01 inches (measurable) or more - 8 days
Daily Precipitation of 0.10 inches or more - 2 days
Daily Precipitation of 0.25 inches or more - 1 day

...Snowfall...

0.0 inches of snow was measured in May 2025. The normal
monthly snowfall for May is 0.3 inches.

Top 5 Snowiest Mays on Record
-----------------------------
1) 6.1 inches - 2001.
2) 3.9 inches - 1963.
3) 1.7 inches - 2023.
4) 1.3 inches - 1985 2013.
5) 0.9 inches - 1999.


...Snow Depth...

Top 5 Maximum May Snow Depths
-----------------------------
1) 6 inches - 1955.
2) 5 inches - 2001.
3) 3 inches - 1972.
4) 2 inches - 1975 2013.
5) 1 inch   - 1999 2023 2024.


...May 2025 vs. May 2024...

May 2025 was warmer and drier than May 2024.

Temperature: 47.5 degrees in 2025 vs. 46.8 degrees in 2024.
Precipitation: 0.94 inches in 2025 vs. 1.04 inches in 2024.
Snowfall: 0.0" in 2025 vs. 0.7" in 2024.

...Daily Records Set in May 2025...

Type............Date...New Record....Old Record (Year)

Coldest High Temperature...May 12th...47F...47F (2003)

Precipitation..........May 12th...0.50"...0.37" (1962)


...Daily Records Count for 2025 (Change) [Most Recent
Previous]...

High Temperature............7 (00)  [April 3rd]
Low Temperature.............0 (00)  [n/a]
Coldest High Temperature....1 (+01) [May 12th]
Warmest Low Temperature.....2 (00)  [April 26th]
Precipitation...............2 (+01) [May 12th]
Snowfall....................4 (00)  [April 11th]


...Climate Highlights for June 2025...

Normal High: 63.4 degrees.
Normal Average Temperature: 55.9 degrees.
Normal Low: 48.4 degrees.
Normal Precipitation: 1.02 inches.
Normal Snowfall: 0.0 inches

Warmest June: 60.5 degrees average temperature (2019).
Warmest Day: 85 degrees on June 14th, 1969.
Coldest June: 51.1 degrees average temperature (1971).
Coldest Day: 33 degrees on June 4th, 1961.
Wettest June: 3.40 inches (1962).
Wettest Day: 1.62 inches on June 12th, 1962.
Driest June: 0.02 (1952).

...Calendar of Astronomy and Federal Holidays...

Total Daylight on June 1st: 18 hours 45 minutes 31 seconds.
Total Daylight on June 20th: 19 hours 21 minutes 29 seconds.
Total Daylight on June 30th: 19 hours 11 minutes 35 seconds.

Daylight gained up to solstice: 0 hours 35 minutes 25 seconds.

Daylight lost after solstice:  0 hours 09 minutes 54 seconds.

First day with 19 hours of daylight: June 6th.

Lowest Solar Noon Sun Angle: 51.0 degrees above the horizon
(June 1st).
Highest Solar Noon Sun Angle: 52.2 degrees above the horizon
(June 20th).
End of Month Noon Sun Angle: 51.9 degrees above the horizon
(June 30th).

Increase of the Solar Noon Sun Angle with respect to the
horizon up to solstice: 1.2 degrees.

Decrease of the Solar Noon Sun Angle with respect to the
horizon after solstice: 0.3 degrees.

First Quarter Moon: June 2nd at 7:40 PM AKDT.
Full Moon (Strawberry Moon): June 10th at 11:43 PM AKDT.
Last Quarter Moon: June 18th at 11:19 AM AKDT.
New Moon: June 25th at 2:31 AM AKDT.

Summer Solstice: June 20th at 06:41 PM AKDT

Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19th.

Markle

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