Anchorage Weather in 1972

Historical record of Anchorage, Alaska weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.

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1972 Anchorage Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	80 °F	July 6
Lowest temperature	-28 °F	January 11
Highest daily low	59 °F	July 13
Lowest daily high	-13 °F	January 11
Most daily precipitation	0.8 inches	September 29
Most daily snow	7.5 inches	February 1
Total annual precipitation	14.6 inches	-
Total annual snow	65.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Anchorage in 1972?

The highest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1972 was 80 °F which happened on July 6.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	80 °F	Jul 6
2	78 °F	Jul 7
3	76 °F	Jul 5
4	75 °F	Aug 10
4	75 °F	Jul 10
6	74 °F	Aug 3
6	74 °F	Aug 1
6	74 °F	Jul 23
9	72 °F	Jul 24
10	71 °F	Jul 22
10	71 °F	Jul 12
10	71 °F	Jul 8
10	71 °F	Jul 4

What was the coldest temperature in Anchorage in 1972?

The lowest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1972 was -28 °F which happened on Jan 11.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-28 °F	January 11
2	-27 °F	January 10
3	-26 °F	January 12
4	-23 °F	January 9
5	-19 °F	January 18
6	-14 °F	January 22
7	-13 °F	March 10
7	-13 °F	March 9
7	-13 °F	February 18
7	-13 °F	January 17

January 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	24	5	0.00	0.0
January 2	18	8	0.00	0.0
January 3	19	10	0.00	0.0
January 4	18	13	0.03	0.5
January 5	23	9	0.04	0.8
January 6	19	14	0.10	2.7
January 7	18	9	0.05	0.9
January 8	11	-1	0.01	0.2
January 9	0	-23	0.00	0.0
January 10	-13	-27	0.00	0.0
January 11	-13	-28	0.00	0.0
January 12	-6	-26	0.00	0.0
January 13	7	-6	0.01	0.3
January 14	12	-1	0.00	0.0
January 15	12	5	0.00	0.0
January 16	7	2	0.00	0.0
January 17	4	-13	0.00	0.0
January 18	5	-19	0.00	0.0
January 19	9	-4	0.00	0.0
January 20	10	-12	0.00	0.0
January 21	10	-10	0.00	0.0
January 22	9	-14	0.00	0.0
January 23	14	-7	0.00	0.0
January 24	9	-10	0.00	0.0
January 25	16	1	0.00	0.0
January 26	20	14	0.00	0.0
January 27	30	16	0.06	0.6
January 28	37	26	0.05	0.5
January 29	33	22	0.00	0.0
January 30	24	14	0.00	0.1
January 31	22	18	0.21	3.0

February 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	26	22	0.57	7.5
February 2	28	23	0.00	0.0
February 3	30	14	0.00	0.0
February 4	27	4	0.00	0.0
February 5	22	-4	0.00	0.0
February 6	15	-5	0.00	0.0
February 7	15	7	0.00	0.0
February 8	29	14	0.00	0.0
February 9	29	10	0.02	0.3
February 10	21	10	0.00	0.0
February 11	18	-1	0.00	0.0
February 12	17	-5	0.00	0.0
February 13	17	7	0.04	1.1
February 14	21	3	0.00	0.0
February 15	16	0	0.00	0.0
February 16	9	1	0.00	0.0
February 17	11	-3	0.00	0.0
February 18	15	-13	0.00	0.0
February 19	26	11	0.00	0.0
February 20	27	15	0.00	0.0
February 21	26	1	0.00	0.0
February 22	23	6	0.00	0.0
February 23	26	5	0.00	0.0
February 24	32	6	0.00	0.0
February 25	23	8	0.00	0.0
February 26	24	5	0.00	0.0
February 27	25	0	0.00	0.0
February 28	20	4	0.00	0.0
February 29	20	-3	0.00	0.0

March 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	19	0	0.00	0.0
March 2	18	-6	0.00	0.0
March 3	19	-2	0.00	0.0
March 4	20	-4	0.00	0.0
March 5	18	0	0.00	0.0
March 6	14	-4	0.00	0.0
March 7	14	-4	0.00	0.0
March 8	13	-6	0.00	0.0
March 9	11	-13	0.00	0.0
March 10	11	-13	0.00	0.0
March 11	17	5	0.00	0.0
March 12	22	-2	0.00	0.0
March 13	17	8	0.10	3.4
March 14	18	10	0.02	0.9
March 15	21	9	0.00	0.1
March 16	23	13	0.03	0.3
March 17	24	7	0.00	0.0
March 18	28	6	0.00	0.0
March 19	30	24	0.01	0.3
March 20	33	26	0.08	1.4
March 21	37	28	0.00	0.0
March 22	32	22	0.00	0.0
March 23	28	13	0.00	0.0
March 24	22	8	0.33	3.6
March 25	35	22	0.00	0.0
March 26	39	32	0.00	0.0
March 27	39	28	0.11	2.0
March 28	29	16	0.00	0.0
March 29	22	7	0.00	0.0
March 30	27	2	0.00	0.0
March 31	29	12	0.00	0.0

April 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	29	3	0.00	0.0
April 2	35	17	0.00	0.0
April 3	29	19	0.25	4.6
April 4	30	21	0.00	0.1
April 5	33	12	0.00	0.0
April 6	32	12	0.00	0.0
April 7	28	16	0.00	0.0
April 8	28	13	0.00	0.0
April 9	26	13	0.06	0.8
April 10	30	19	0.00	0.0
April 11	32	13	0.00	0.0
April 12	37	27	0.06	0.6
April 13	30	21	0.00	0.0
April 14	27	16	0.00	0.0
April 15	27	16	0.00	0.0
April 16	30	17	0.00	0.1
April 17	40	26	0.03	0.3
April 18	32	22	0.31	5.7
April 19	33	17	0.00	0.0
April 20	37	18	0.00	0.0
April 21	39	17	0.00	0.0
April 22	39	18	0.00	0.0
April 23	38	18	0.00	0.0
April 24	36	25	0.00	0.0
April 25	36	31	0.02	0.4
April 26	39	28	0.00	0.0
April 27	41	26	0.00	0.0
April 28	41	25	0.00	0.0
April 29	42	31	0.00	0.0
April 30	40	34	0.00	0.0

May 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	43	33	0.00
May 2	45	31	0.00
May 3	47	35	0.00
May 4	39	35	0.04
May 5	43	36	0.01
May 6	44	38	0.16
May 7	45	36	0.02
May 8	52	35	0.00
May 9	60	33	0.00
May 10	49	38	0.00
May 11	45	37	0.00
May 12	52	33	0.00
May 13	47	39	0.00
May 14	49	38	0.00
May 15	51	34	0.00
May 16	49	32	0.00
May 17	47	34	0.00
May 18	51	36	0.04
May 19	54	43	0.02
May 20	44	34	0.12
May 21	45	34	0.03
May 22	49	34	0.00
May 23	50	41	0.00
May 24	48	42	0.00
May 25	52	39	0.00
May 26	53	35	0.00
May 27	60	46	0.00
May 28	46	40	0.22
May 29	53	40	0.00
May 30	61	46	0.09
May 31	54	45	0.06

June 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	54	46	0.00
June 2	49	42	0.00
June 3	50	41	0.00
June 4	51	41	0.00
June 5	53	40	0.00
June 6	50	42	0.03
June 7	54	41	0.13
June 8	67	41	0.00
June 9	60	46	0.00
June 10	62	44	0.00
June 11	65	45	0.00
June 12	64	52	0.00
June 13	58	49	0.00
June 14	69	46	0.00
June 15	61	44	0.00
June 16	57	43	0.00
June 17	58	43	0.00
June 18	56	48	0.00
June 19	61	46	0.00
June 20	58	45	0.00
June 21	58	47	0.15
June 22	56	48	0.00
June 23	57	48	0.21
June 24	58	47	0.00
June 25	61	48	0.00
June 26	59	49	0.00
June 27	64	49	0.00
June 28	55	48	0.09
June 29	64	50	0.00
June 30	58	49	0.00

July 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	56	48	0.00
July 2	61	48	0.00
July 3	70	53	0.01
July 4	71	53	0.00
July 5	76	53	0.00
July 6	80	56	0.00
July 7	78	55	0.00
July 8	71	54	0.00
July 9	67	49	0.00
July 10	75	46	0.00
July 11	65	52	0.00
July 12	71	49	0.00
July 13	67	59	0.00
July 14	68	56	0.00
July 15	68	53	0.00
July 16	60	47	0.06
July 17	61	44	0.00
July 18	56	46	0.18
July 19	54	52	0.15
July 20	65	49	0.00
July 21	69	47	0.00
July 22	71	50	0.00
July 23	74	47	0.00
July 24	72	49	0.00
July 25	69	50	0.00
July 26	66	47	0.00
July 27	67	48	0.00
July 28	62	54	0.02
July 29	65	51	0.00
July 30	65	50	0.00
July 31	68	50	0.00

August 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	74	55	0.00
August 2	67	56	0.00
August 3	74	51	0.00
August 4	65	56	0.07
August 5	66	54	0.01
August 6	64	55	0.03
August 7	67	50	0.00
August 8	63	48	0.00
August 9	70	50	0.00
August 10	75	49	0.00
August 11	69	50	0.00
August 12	58	54	0.08
August 13	57	53	0.47
August 14	64	53	0.04
August 15	66	53	0.10
August 16	66	54	0.09
August 17	65	53	0.00
August 18	59	52	0.00
August 19	53	50	0.40
August 20	62	51	0.00
August 21	62	52	0.00
August 22	56	48	0.00
August 23	56	45	0.00
August 24	55	44	0.06
August 25	63	46	0.03
August 26	64	45	0.00
August 27	60	45	0.00
August 28	59	41	0.00
August 29	60	46	0.00
August 30	55	44	0.02
August 31	62	47	0.00

September 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	65	50	0.07	0.0
September 2	56	47	0.39	0.0
September 3	63	47	0.15	0.0
September 4	55	46	0.03	0.0
September 5	56	46	0.01	0.0
September 6	58	44	0.00	0.0
September 7	61	47	0.00	0.0
September 8	57	49	0.04	0.0
September 9	52	49	0.25	0.0
September 10	54	45	0.00	0.0
September 11	52	46	0.43	0.0
September 12	56	47	0.74	0.0
September 13	54	44	0.05	0.0
September 14	48	44	0.48	0.0
September 15	51	31	0.00	0.0
September 16	45	28	0.00	0.0
September 17	45	33	0.00	0.0
September 18	47	31	0.00	0.0
September 19	53	33	0.00	0.0
September 20	54	36	0.00	0.0
September 21	50	36	0.00	0.0
September 22	47	28	0.00	0.0
September 23	50	26	0.00	0.0
September 24	48	27	0.00	0.0
September 25	43	30	0.04	0.0
September 26	42	39	0.27	0.0
September 27	39	30	0.00	0.0
September 28	35	32	0.62	0.4
September 29	40	35	0.76	0.0
September 30	37	30	0.09	1.1

October 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	35	29	0.00	0.0
October 2	31	28	0.00	0.0
October 3	32	19	0.00	0.0
October 4	30	22	0.00	0.3
October 5	37	30	0.46	0.0
October 6	39	29	0.06	0.0
October 7	35	22	0.00	0.0
October 8	35	18	0.00	0.0
October 9	33	21	0.00	0.0
October 10	39	29	0.32	0.4
October 11	39	32	0.75	0.0
October 12	36	31	0.00	0.0
October 13	35	30	0.18	0.0
October 14	48	33	0.34	0.0
October 15	52	35	0.01	0.0
October 16	50	39	0.14	0.0
October 17	45	37	0.00	0.0
October 18	43	34	0.23	0.0
October 19	37	32	0.00	0.0
October 20	35	28	0.00	0.0
October 21	36	28	0.00	0.0
October 22	36	28	0.00	0.0
October 23	37	25	0.00	0.0
October 24	37	21	0.00	0.0
October 25	37	23	0.00	0.0
October 26	35	22	0.00	0.0
October 27	29	19	0.00	0.0
October 28	33	24	0.18	1.5
October 29	34	22	0.22	1.1
October 30	27	20	0.00	0.0
October 31	26	20	0.00	0.0

November 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	24	12	0.00	0.0
November 2	28	10	0.00	0.0
November 3	24	7	0.00	0.0
November 4	24	6	0.00	0.0
November 5	24	9	0.00	0.0
November 6	25	17	0.00	0.0
November 7	26	17	0.00	0.0
November 8	28	23	0.00	0.0
November 9	29	25	0.04	0.7
November 10	30	26	0.00	0.0
November 11	28	25	0.04	0.9
November 12	25	13	0.00	0.0
November 13	18	11	0.00	0.0
November 14	26	16	0.01	0.2
November 15	27	19	0.01	0.2
November 16	34	22	0.00	0.0
November 17	33	15	0.00	0.0
November 18	23	12	0.00	0.0
November 19	28	20	0.00	0.0
November 20	30	18	0.00	0.0
November 21	33	22	0.15	1.5
November 22	32	25	0.00	0.0
November 23	32	10	0.01	0.3
November 24	26	16	0.00	0.0
November 25	30	22	0.34	4.8
November 26	22	12	0.13	1.7
November 27	22	8	0.00	0.0
November 28	34	22	0.03	0.4
November 29	30	7	0.00	0.0
November 30	14	-3	0.00	0.0

December 1972 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	10	-3	0.00	0.0
December 2	11	-5	0.00	0.0
December 3	16	-1	0.00	0.0
December 4	19	9	0.00	0.0
December 5	20	5	0.00	0.0
December 6	24	20	0.00	0.0
December 7	25	12	0.00	0.0
December 8	26	23	0.00	0.0
December 9	32	25	0.15	0.5
December 10	30	25	0.04	0.6
December 11	28	24	0.00	0.0
December 12	27	10	0.00	0.0
December 13	27	10	0.04	0.4
December 14	11	-9	0.00	0.0
December 15	12	-9	0.00	0.0
December 16	12	0	0.00	0.0
December 17	14	8	0.00	0.0
December 18	12	5	0.00	0.0
December 19	14	1	0.00	0.0
December 20	13	1	0.00	0.0
December 21	7	-7	0.00	0.0
December 22	7	-5	0.00	0.0
December 23	3	-9	0.00	0.0
December 24	17	3	0.00	0.0
December 25	18	6	0.00	0.0
December 26	20	4	0.00	0.0
December 27	20	14	0.00	0.0
December 28	26	16	0.00	0.0
December 29	24	12	0.00	0.0
December 30	22	11	0.38	3.9
December 31	19	1	0.11	1.1

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Weather Station Details

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