Anchorage Weather in 1948

Historical record of Anchorage, Alaska weather for the year 1948 based on NOAA data.

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1948 Anchorage Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	84 °F	June 17
Lowest temperature	-20 °F	November 27
Highest daily low	55 °F	August 15
Lowest daily high	-2 °F	December 30
Most daily precipitation	0.8 inches	October 1
Most daily snow	6.0 inches	October 24
Total annual precipitation	13.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	66.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Anchorage in 1948?

The highest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1948 was 84 °F which happened on June 17.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	84 °F	Jun 17
2	74 °F	Jul 14
3	71 °F	Jul 16
3	71 °F	Jul 15
5	70 °F	Aug 11
5	70 °F	Aug 10
5	70 °F	Jul 22
5	70 °F	Jul 21
9	69 °F	Aug 12
9	69 °F	Jun 30
9	69 °F	Jun 16

What was the coldest temperature in Anchorage in 1948?

The lowest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1948 was -20 °F which happened on Nov 27.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-20 °F	November 27
2	-19 °F	November 28
3	-18 °F	December 7
3	-18 °F	December 6
3	-18 °F	December 4
3	-18 °F	November 26
7	-17 °F	December 5
8	-16 °F	December 30
9	-15 °F	December 12
9	-15 °F	February 17

January 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	18	3	0.03	0.3
January 2	12	5	0.18	3.3
January 3	11	2	0.10	1.1
January 4	9	-5	0.00	0.0
January 5	12	-7	0.00	0.0
January 6	16	2	0.10	3.0
January 7	14	7	0.12	2.4
January 8	15	7	0.00	0.0
January 9	12	-6	0.00	0.0
January 10	10	-8	0.00	0.0
January 11	14	1	0.00	0.0
January 12	25	10	0.00	0.0
January 13	23	1	0.00	0.0
January 14	24	2	0.01	0.1
January 15	48	24	0.02	1.0
January 16	36	18	0.00	0.0
January 17	37	28	0.16	0.2
January 18	35	23	0.04	1.0
January 19	27	21	0.00	0.0
January 20	33	25	0.03	0.3
January 21	37	25	0.07	0.0
January 22	43	32	0.08	0.8
January 23	33	8	0.00	0.0
January 24	30	12	0.00	0.0
January 25	38	28	0.04	0.2
January 26	41	32	0.00	0.0
January 27	34	24	0.03	0.5
January 28	25	14	0.03	0.7
January 29	20	7	0.00	0.0
January 30	18	3	0.00	0.0
January 31	30	-1	0.00	0.0

February 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	47	29	0.02	0.0
February 2	41	17	0.15	0.1
February 3	23	8	0.00	0.0
February 4	25	11	0.00	0.0
February 5	25	12	0.05	0.8
February 6	28	3	0.00	0.0
February 7	24	0	0.00	0.0
February 8	27	-5	0.00	0.0
February 9	20	-5	0.00	0.0
February 10	18	4	0.01	0.2
February 11	27	17	0.10	4.2
February 12	28	-5	0.00	0.0
February 13	19	-12	0.00	0.0
February 14	16	2	0.00	0.0
February 15	17	-10	0.00	0.0
February 16	14	-13	0.00	0.0
February 17	11	-15	0.00	0.0
February 18	14	-13	0.00	0.0
February 19	14	-6	0.00	0.0
February 20	18	-14	0.00	0.0
February 21	19	-9	0.00	0.0
February 22	15	-11	0.00	0.0
February 23	23	2	0.00	0.0
February 24	27	14	0.00	0.0
February 25	27	15	0.10	2.8
February 26	30	5	0.00	0.0
February 27	30	3	0.00	0.0
February 28	26	5	0.00	0.0
February 29	26	-3	0.00	0.0

March 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	22	-8	0.00	0.0
March 2	16	-7	0.00	0.0
March 3	25	3	0.00	0.0
March 4	23	-3	0.00	0.0
March 5	25	0	0.00	0.0
March 6	30	3	0.00	0.0
March 7	33	18	0.00	0.0
March 8	38	11	0.00	0.0
March 9	32	18	0.00	0.0
March 10	37	18	0.00	0.0
March 11	36	16	0.02	0.4
March 12	34	9	0.00	0.0
March 13	32	12	0.00	0.0
March 14	35	24	0.07	0.8
March 15	39	21	0.00	0.0
March 16	n/a	22	0.27	3.8
March 17	35	19	0.00	0.0
March 18	38	16	0.00	0.0
March 19	28	14	0.06	1.7
March 20	29	17	0.00	0.0
March 21	20	9	0.00	0.0
March 22	18	5	0.00	0.0
March 23	18	-7	0.00	0.0
March 24	19	0	0.00	0.0
March 25	29	-5	0.00	0.0
March 26	32	1	0.00	0.0
March 27	42	17	0.08	1.3
March 28	38	20	0.02	0.0
March 29	27	11	0.10	1.4
March 30	31	14	0.05	4.3
March 31	31	9	0.00	0.0

April 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	37	0	0.00
April 2	41	14	0.00
April 3	44	10	0.00
April 4	49	17	0.00
April 5	43	25	0.00
April 6	43	23	0.00
April 7	50	25	0.00
April 8	53	25	0.00
April 9	46	25	0.00
April 10	52	28	0.00
April 11	53	34	0.00
April 12	50	28	0.00
April 13	49	28	0.00
April 14	52	27	0.00
April 15	38	23	0.03
April 16	30	14	0.00
April 17	25	11	0.00
April 18	32	9	0.00
April 19	36	13	0.00
April 20	40	18	0.00
April 21	40	16	0.00
April 22	31	16	0.00
April 23	32	13	0.00
April 24	38	8	0.00
April 25	42	15	0.00
April 26	35	28	0.05
April 27	47	28	0.00
April 28	50	26	0.00
April 29	55	24	0.00
April 30	55	28	0.00

May 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	53	33	0.00
May 2	46	30	0.00
May 3	51	25	0.00
May 4	48	31	0.00
May 5	50	30	0.00
May 6	48	31	0.00
May 7	50	35	0.00
May 8	53	32	0.00
May 9	59	33	0.00
May 10	59	34	0.00
May 11	56	32	0.00
May 12	60	31	0.00
May 13	67	33	0.00
May 14	63	42	0.00
May 15	62	39	0.02
May 16	57	37	0.00
May 17	58	41	0.00
May 18	52	40	0.00
May 19	54	43	0.00
May 20	56	36	0.00
May 21	58	34	0.00
May 22	53	33	0.01
May 23	57	40	0.00
May 24	56	38	0.00
May 25	62	41	0.00
May 26	66	45	0.00
May 27	60	36	0.00
May 28	57	38	0.00
May 29	57	41	0.00
May 30	60	38	0.00
May 31	57	44	0.00

June 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	62	46	0.00
June 2	62	45	0.00
June 3	62	39	0.00
June 4	62	47	0.00
June 5	60	45	0.00
June 6	53	44	0.13
June 7	61	41	0.00
June 8	62	43	0.00
June 9	66	38	0.00
June 10	64	44	0.00
June 11	58	41	0.00
June 12	65	37	0.00
June 13	68	48	0.00
June 14	63	47	0.07
June 15	66	44	0.00
June 16	69	42	0.00
June 17	84	43	0.00
June 18	66	50	0.00
June 19	67	47	0.00
June 20	59	43	0.00
June 21	66	44	0.00
June 22	60	47	0.00
June 23	65	45	0.00
June 24	66	48	0.02
June 25	58	45	0.11
June 26	58	49	0.05
June 27	59	46	0.00
June 28	59	43	0.04
June 29	66	46	0.00
June 30	69	41	0.00

July 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	60	46	0.22
July 2	59	50	0.26
July 3	67	47	0.00
July 4	68	43	0.03
July 5	62	51	0.55
July 6	63	53	0.55
July 7	64	52	0.00
July 8	57	48	0.07
July 9	58	48	0.24
July 10	63	49	0.27
July 11	68	46	0.00
July 12	63	45	0.00
July 13	67	50	0.00
July 14	74	49	0.00
July 15	71	55	0.00
July 16	71	55	0.00
July 17	64	52	0.02
July 18	62	52	0.09
July 19	61	50	0.01
July 20	60	43	0.01
July 21	70	50	0.00
July 22	70	46	0.00
July 23	58	52	0.17
July 24	66	49	0.02
July 25	67	42	0.00
July 26	62	51	0.17
July 27	61	50	0.00
July 28	64	39	0.02
July 29	61	48	0.09
July 30	58	44	0.24
July 31	62	49	0.25

August 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	68	48	0.00
August 2	66	43	0.00
August 3	64	43	0.00
August 4	57	47	0.10
August 5	60	48	0.09
August 6	61	48	0.03
August 7	56	47	0.12
August 8	57	46	0.09
August 9	67	45	0.01
August 10	70	40	0.00
August 11	70	46	0.00
August 12	69	47	0.04
August 13	60	50	0.38
August 14	64	51	0.09
August 15	64	55	0.47
August 16	65	51	0.06
August 17	67	44	0.02
August 18	66	41	0.00
August 19	67	42	0.00
August 20	68	42	0.00
August 21	65	47	0.00
August 22	65	45	0.30
August 23	58	33	0.00
August 24	60	31	0.00
August 25	60	34	0.00
August 26	63	40	0.00
August 27	65	38	0.00
August 28	64	36	0.00
August 29	59	43	0.05
August 30	54	41	0.00
August 31	51	32	0.01

September 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	65	36	0.00
September 2	65	31	0.00
September 3	63	33	0.00
September 4	63	35	0.00
September 5	65	32	0.00
September 6	54	46	0.38
September 7	62	43	0.00
September 8	56	42	0.04
September 9	59	40	0.13
September 10	61	45	0.00
September 11	63	40	0.00
September 12	61	33	0.00
September 13	62	32	0.00
September 14	60	33	0.00
September 15	55	42	0.03
September 16	64	47	0.65
September 17	52	44	0.50
September 18	46	35	0.04
September 19	41	26	0.01
September 20	45	34	0.00
September 21	52	28	0.00
September 22	51	26	0.00
September 23	49	28	0.00
September 24	46	39	0.20
September 25	46	35	0.20
September 26	53	32	0.00
September 27	46	31	0.00
September 28	48	37	0.11
September 29	54	35	0.00
September 30	52	38	0.05

October 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	42	35	0.75	0.0
October 2	47	33	0.00	0.0
October 3	51	29	0.00	0.0
October 4	53	24	0.00	0.0
October 5	44	29	0.03	0.0
October 6	39	31	0.00	0.0
October 7	45	31	0.00	0.0
October 8	49	33	0.03	0.0
October 9	46	36	0.00	0.0
October 10	44	33	0.10	0.0
October 11	48	31	0.00	0.0
October 12	43	32	0.03	0.0
October 13	44	30	0.00	0.0
October 14	45	28	0.00	0.0
October 15	40	28	0.04	0.0
October 16	45	32	0.14	0.0
October 17	50	33	0.06	0.0
October 18	43	31	0.08	0.0
October 19	34	26	0.12	1.0
October 20	30	24	0.00	0.0
October 21	35	29	0.00	0.0
October 22	38	31	0.02	0.0
October 23	37	29	0.00	0.0
October 24	35	22	0.23	6.0
October 25	44	30	0.00	0.0
October 26	45	25	0.00	0.0
October 27	45	23	0.00	0.0
October 28	47	32	0.00	0.0
October 29	38	32	0.11	0.5
October 30	36	25	0.01	0.3
October 31	30	21	0.00	0.0

November 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	34	22	0.00	0.0
November 2	37	30	0.01	0.0
November 3	35	27	0.25	3.2
November 4	28	22	0.25	3.8
November 5	26	9	0.00	0.0
November 6	23	6	0.12	2.6
November 7	39	23	0.10	0.0
November 8	43	27	0.00	0.0
November 9	32	23	0.01	0.0
November 10	43	32	0.60	0.0
November 11	33	32	0.00	0.0
November 12	36	19	0.00	0.0
November 13	24	12	0.00	0.0
November 14	21	6	0.00	0.0
November 15	20	8	0.01	0.0
November 16	26	4	0.00	0.0
November 17	21	0	0.00	0.0
November 18	20	-3	0.00	0.0
November 19	20	0	0.00	0.0
November 20	17	6	0.00	0.0
November 21	16	-5	0.00	0.0
November 22	10	-8	0.00	0.0
November 23	12	-2	0.00	0.0
November 24	4	-2	0.00	0.0
November 25	2	-5	0.00	0.0
November 26	-1	-18	0.00	0.0
November 27	0	-20	0.00	0.0
November 28	-1	-19	0.00	0.0
November 29	7	-11	0.02	0.8
November 30	7	-2	0.00	0.0

December 1948 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	10	3	0.00	0.0
December 2	10	-14	0.00	0.0
December 3	0	-13	0.00	0.0
December 4	2	-18	0.00	0.0
December 5	9	-17	0.00	0.0
December 6	2	-18	0.00	0.0
December 7	0	-18	0.00	0.0
December 8	10	-1	0.00	0.0
December 9	14	7	0.00	0.0
December 10	8	-9	0.00	0.0
December 11	0	-13	0.00	0.0
December 12	3	-15	0.00	0.0
December 13	15	-9	0.00	0.0
December 14	20	15	0.12	2.3
December 15	18	6	0.01	1.6
December 16	24	8	0.00	0.2
December 17	30	22	0.07	1.9
December 18	26	16	0.09	0.7
December 19	23	19	0.01	0.1
December 20	21	16	0.00	0.0
December 21	22	10	0.00	0.0
December 22	26	19	0.04	0.5
December 23	22	-8	0.00	0.0
December 24	16	-5	0.01	0.1
December 25	20	14	0.12	3.2
December 26	19	6	0.00	0.0
December 27	14	1	0.00	0.0
December 28	11	-3	0.01	0.2
December 29	7	-14	0.02	0.3
December 30	-2	-16	0.00	0.0
December 31	0	-12	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1953–2024	Anchorage International Airport	location
1916–1952	Anchorage Merrill Field	location