Anchorage April 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Anchorage, Alaska for the date of April 3.
April 3 All-Time Records
1916–2024
Highest temperature 52 °F 1940
Lowest temperature -11 °F 1920
Lowest daily high 22 °F 1944
Highest daily low 36 °F 1977
Most precipitation 0.30 inches 1942
Most snow 4.6 inches 1972
April 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.8 °F
Average low 25.1 °F
Chance precipitation 18.6%
Chance snow 14.0%
Anchorage April 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 20 0.00 0.0
2023 35 21 0.00 0.0
2022 42 28 0.00 0.0
2021 38 25 0.00 0.0
2020 36 28 0.16 2.0
2019 48 27 0.00 0.0
2018 34 25 0.00 0.0
2017 40 26 0.02 0.0
2016 48 30 0.00 0.0
2015 48 33 0.00 0.0
2014 41 20 0.00 0.0
2013 45 30 0.00 0.0
2012 37 22 0.00 0.0
2011 44 31 0.00 0.0
2010 42 25 0.00 0.0
2009 30 21 0.05 0.7
2008 42 34 0.01 0.0
2007 40 28 0.00 0.0
2006 32 29 0.05 0.3
2005 32 24 0.00 0.0
2004 35 26 0.14 2.7
2003 36 17 0.00 0.0
2002 37 8 0.00 0.0
2001 40 33 0.23 0.0
2000 41 30 0.07 0.1
1999 35 17 0.00 0.0
1998 46 32 0.00 0.0
1997 40 21 0.00 0.0
1996 31 14 0.00 0.0
1995 42 27 0.00 0.0
1994 41 30 0.00 0.0
1993 48 28 0.00 0.0
1992 37 21 0.00 0.0
1991 44 25 0.00 0.0
1990 39 30 0.00 0.0
1989 41 24 0.00 0.0
1988 37 25 0.00 0.0
1987 46 32 0.03 0.1
1986 37 20 0.00 0.0
1985 31 14 0.00 0.1
1984 45 29 0.00 0.0
1983 44 30 0.00 0.0
1982 30 13 0.00 0.0
1981 38 23 0.00 0.0
1980 44 29 0.00 0.0
1979 36 32 0.19 1.7
1978 39 17 0.00 0.0
1977 42 36 0.18 0.0
1976 36 31 0.08 1.1
1975 32 14 0.00 0.0
1974 42 25 0.00 0.0
1973 40 25 0.00 0.0
1972 29 19 0.25 4.6
1971 39 26 0.00 0.0
1970 29 23 0.09 1.1
1969 42 29 0.00 0.0
1968 43 28 0.00 0.0
1967 38 25 0.00 0.0
1966 40 34 0.01 0.0
1965 45 35 0.00 0.0
1964 30 17 0.00 0.0
1963 37 16 0.00 0.0
1962 48 33 0.00 0.0
1961 43 29 0.00 0.0
1960 25 11 0.06 1.3
1959 39 24 0.00 0.0
1958 51 27 0.00 0.0
1957 41 24 0.00 0.0
1956 41 28 0.00 0.1
1955 34 14 0.00 0.0
1954 44 15 0.00 0.0
1953 41 31 0.00 0.0
1952 36 4 0.00 0.0
1951 40 19 0.00 0.0
1950 35 7 0.00 0.0
1949 29 18 0.10 2.5
1948 44 10 0.00 0.0
1947 35 10 0.00 0.0
1946 32 20 0.05 0.2
1945 30 -3 0.00 0.0
1944 22 -9 0.00 0.0
1943 37 15 0.00 0.0
1942 40 30 0.30 0.0
1941 42 34 0.01 0.0
1940 52 32 0.00 0.0
1939 37 25 0.00 0.0
1938 52 31 0.00 0.0
1937 45 30 0.00 0.0
1936 39 17 0.00 0.0
1935 47 27 0.00 0.0
1934 39 20 0.17 2.5
1933 42 31 0.00 0.0
1932 42 25 0.00 0.0
1931 42 30 0.00 0.0
1930 34 15 0.00 n/a
1929 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1928 34 26 0.00 0.0
1927 35 3 0.00 0.0
1926 50 30 0.00 0.0
1925 38 22 0.00 0.0
1924 33 20 0.00 0.0
1923 48 20 0.00 0.0
1922 46 24 0.00 n/a
1921 37 12 0.00 0.0
1920 30 -11 0.00 0.0
1919 44 18 0.00 0.0
1918 31 22 0.15 3.0
1917 36 5 0.00 0.0
1916 41 30 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Anchorage on 4/3?
For the date of Apr 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Anchorage history is 52 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1940.
Highest Temperatures in Anchorage on April 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1940
1 52 °F 1938
3 51 °F 1958
4 50 °F 1926
5 48 °F 1993
5 48 °F 2019
5 48 °F 2015
5 48 °F 1962
5 48 °F 1923
5 48 °F 2016
What's the all-time low for Anchorage on 4/3?
For the date of Apr 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Anchorage history is -11 °F which happened in 1920.
Lowest Temperatures in Anchorage on April 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11 °F 1920
2 -9 °F 1944
3 -3 °F 1945
4 3 °F 1927
5 4 °F 1952
6 5 °F 1917
7 7 °F 1950
8 8 °F 2002
9 10 °F 1947
9 10 °F 1948
Lowest High Temperatures in Anchorage on April 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1944
2 25 °F 1960
3 29 °F 1972
3 29 °F 1970
3 29 °F 1949
6 30 °F 2009
6 30 °F 1964
6 30 °F 1982
6 30 °F 1920
6 30 °F 1945
What's the most it has ever rained in Anchorage on 4/3?
For the date of Apr 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Anchorage history is 0.30 inches which happened in 1942.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Anchorage on April 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.30 inches 1942
2 0.25 inches 1972
3 0.23 inches 2001
4 0.19 inches 1979
5 0.18 inches 1977
6 0.17 inches 1934
7 0.16 inches 2020
8 0.15 inches 1918
9 0.14 inches 2004
10 0.10 inches 1949
All-Time Most Snow in Anchorage on April 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.6 inches 1972
2 3.0 inches 1918
3 2.7 inches 2004
4 2.5 inches 1949
4 2.5 inches 1934
6 2.0 inches 2020
7 1.7 inches 1979
8 1.3 inches 1960
9 1.1 inches 1976
9 1.1 inches 1970
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1953–2024 Anchorage International Airport location
1916–1952 Anchorage Merrill Field location