Anchorage Weather in 1978

Historical record of Anchorage, Alaska weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Anchorage Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	82 °F	August 2
Lowest temperature	-11 °F	December 16
Highest daily low	58 °F	August 8
Lowest daily high	8 °F	December 16
Most daily precipitation	1.2 inches	June 14
Most daily snow	8.4 inches	December 2
Total annual precipitation	14.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	85.2 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Anchorage in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1978 was 82 °F which happened on August 2.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	82 °F	Aug 2
2	79 °F	Aug 1
3	77 °F	Jul 31
4	75 °F	Aug 24
4	75 °F	Jul 30
6	74 °F	Aug 18
7	73 °F	Aug 25
7	73 °F	Aug 22
9	72 °F	Aug 10
9	72 °F	Aug 8
9	72 °F	Aug 6
9	72 °F	Jul 29
9	72 °F	Jul 27

What was the coldest temperature in Anchorage in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1978 was -11 °F which happened on Dec 16.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-11 °F	December 16
2	-6 °F	December 15
3	-5 °F	January 7
4	-3 °F	January 6
4	-3 °F	January 5
6	-1 °F	December 21
6	-1 °F	January 4
8	0 °F	November 17
9	2 °F	December 18
9	2 °F	November 16

January 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	22	13	0.00	0.0
January 2	19	8	0.00	0.0
January 3	15	5	0.00	0.0
January 4	16	-1	0.00	0.0
January 5	8	-3	0.00	0.0
January 6	18	-3	0.00	0.0
January 7	15	-5	0.00	0.0
January 8	29	10	0.00	0.0
January 9	33	29	0.00	0.0
January 10	39	26	0.00	0.0
January 11	32	23	0.00	0.0
January 12	32	21	0.00	0.2
January 13	28	20	0.00	0.0
January 14	25	8	0.00	0.0
January 15	21	5	0.00	0.0
January 16	19	3	0.00	0.0
January 17	26	18	0.05	1.0
January 18	31	25	0.00	0.0
January 19	35	27	0.00	0.0
January 20	35	30	0.02	0.0
January 21	36	29	0.21	3.1
January 22	32	23	0.00	0.0
January 23	33	20	0.03	0.8
January 24	36	31	0.07	1.9
January 25	33	17	0.00	0.0
January 26	29	19	0.01	0.3
January 27	29	25	0.00	0.0
January 28	28	15	0.00	0.0
January 29	25	14	0.00	0.0
January 30	30	17	0.00	0.0
January 31	24	12	0.00	0.0

February 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	27	13	0.00	0.0
February 2	23	6	0.00	0.0
February 3	20	5	0.00	0.0
February 4	22	14	0.15	2.9
February 5	22	16	0.43	5.5
February 6	23	12	0.22	4.6
February 7	17	6	0.27	6.2
February 8	20	5	0.12	1.6
February 9	23	9	0.00	0.0
February 10	28	19	0.00	0.0
February 11	29	19	0.00	0.0
February 12	34	23	0.00	0.0
February 13	42	29	0.00	0.0
February 14	35	21	0.00	0.0
February 15	35	18	0.00	0.0
February 16	32	22	0.00	0.0
February 17	33	21	0.00	0.0
February 18	43	23	0.00	0.0
February 19	43	30	0.00	0.0
February 20	42	27	0.00	0.0
February 21	37	18	0.00	0.0
February 22	45	30	0.00	0.0
February 23	42	32	0.00	0.0
February 24	46	30	0.00	0.0
February 25	46	37	0.00	0.0
February 26	41	24	0.00	0.0
February 27	35	23	0.00	0.0
February 28	37	16	0.00	0.0

March 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	34	10	0.00	0.0
March 2	34	9	0.00	0.0
March 3	30	5	0.00	0.0
March 4	27	4	0.00	0.0
March 5	22	5	0.00	0.0
March 6	31	19	0.00	0.0
March 7	32	22	0.00	0.3
March 8	35	23	0.02	0.4
March 9	37	25	0.01	0.2
March 10	39	30	0.01	0.1
March 11	38	27	0.00	0.0
March 12	39	29	0.00	0.0
March 13	37	29	0.01	0.2
March 14	38	27	0.00	0.0
March 15	41	30	0.00	0.0
March 16	37	29	0.27	6.8
March 17	32	22	0.13	1.5
March 18	33	16	0.00	0.0
March 19	35	24	0.00	0.0
March 20	41	29	0.00	0.0
March 21	40	23	0.00	0.0
March 22	35	25	0.00	0.0
March 23	35	22	0.00	0.0
March 24	36	13	0.00	0.0
March 25	37	20	0.00	0.0
March 26	40	31	0.00	0.0
March 27	41	26	0.00	0.0
March 28	41	25	0.00	0.0
March 29	46	30	0.00	0.0
March 30	42	26	0.00	0.0
March 31	44	30	0.00	0.0

April 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	38	27	0.00
April 2	37	23	0.00
April 3	39	17	0.00
April 4	45	26	0.00
April 5	43	29	0.00
April 6	43	31	0.00
April 7	44	31	0.00
April 8	48	34	0.00
April 9	47	36	0.00
April 10	44	29	0.00
April 11	42	26	0.00
April 12	44	30	0.00
April 13	47	28	0.00
April 14	47	34	0.00
April 15	45	31	0.02
April 16	47	30	0.00
April 17	48	35	0.00
April 18	50	32	0.00
April 19	52	28	0.00
April 20	50	30	0.00
April 21	51	35	0.00
April 22	51	32	0.00
April 23	52	37	0.00
April 24	47	35	0.00
April 25	50	35	0.00
April 26	53	39	0.00
April 27	47	34	0.00
April 28	50	34	0.00
April 29	55	29	0.00
April 30	56	35	0.00

May 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	57	37	0.00
May 2	58	42	0.00
May 3	57	44	0.00
May 4	56	43	0.00
May 5	59	40	0.00
May 6	49	35	0.00
May 7	55	39	0.00
May 8	54	39	0.00
May 9	50	40	0.00
May 10	61	39	0.00
May 11	61	42	0.00
May 12	59	37	0.00
May 13	61	46	0.00
May 14	62	41	0.00
May 15	62	37	0.00
May 16	53	44	0.00
May 17	52	44	0.00
May 18	58	37	0.00
May 19	56	42	0.00
May 20	62	34	0.00
May 21	64	36	0.00
May 22	52	44	0.00
May 23	55	43	0.03
May 24	54	44	0.00
May 25	61	42	0.00
May 26	55	45	0.00
May 27	58	43	0.00
May 28	61	40	0.00
May 29	59	45	0.00
May 30	55	41	0.00
May 31	53	40	0.00

June 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	55	45	0.00
June 2	59	44	0.00
June 3	59	44	0.00
June 4	59	47	0.00
June 5	57	46	0.00
June 6	59	47	0.00
June 7	70	47	0.00
June 8	65	53	0.00
June 9	68	50	0.00
June 10	65	49	0.00
June 11	70	45	0.02
June 12	66	49	0.00
June 13	57	49	0.01
June 14	57	49	1.23
June 15	55	48	0.19
June 16	53	46	0.43
June 17	55	43	0.00
June 18	58	49	0.01
June 19	59	50	0.05
June 20	68	41	0.00
June 21	63	48	0.02
June 22	65	53	0.31
June 23	66	53	0.00
June 24	57	51	0.12
June 25	58	50	0.29
June 26	60	50	0.11
June 27	59	51	0.05
June 28	66	48	0.00
June 29	64	48	0.17
June 30	56	50	0.08

July 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	64	51	0.00
July 2	64	48	0.00
July 3	59	52	0.13
July 4	65	53	0.09
July 5	63	53	0.00
July 6	62	53	0.00
July 7	70	48	0.00
July 8	67	51	0.00
July 9	65	47	0.00
July 10	68	51	0.00
July 11	67	49	0.16
July 12	60	53	0.00
July 13	64	54	0.09
July 14	63	53	0.12
July 15	59	52	0.04
July 16	59	53	0.02
July 17	65	49	0.00
July 18	70	53	0.20
July 19	69	54	0.25
July 20	57	52	0.26
July 21	57	51	0.32
July 22	61	52	0.01
July 23	68	48	0.00
July 24	63	56	0.06
July 25	68	55	0.00
July 26	67	56	0.00
July 27	72	56	0.03
July 28	65	54	0.00
July 29	72	53	0.00
July 30	75	57	0.00
July 31	77	53	0.00

August 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	79	54	0.00
August 2	82	57	0.00
August 3	67	52	0.00
August 4	64	52	0.00
August 5	61	50	0.00
August 6	72	50	0.00
August 7	67	56	0.00
August 8	72	58	0.04
August 9	70	57	0.00
August 10	72	57	0.00
August 11	71	56	0.00
August 12	67	57	0.00
August 13	65	55	0.11
August 14	64	49	0.22
August 15	69	48	0.00
August 16	61	55	0.07
August 17	65	52	0.00
August 18	74	48	0.00
August 19	71	50	0.00
August 20	71	56	0.08
August 21	71	52	0.00
August 22	73	46	0.00
August 23	71	45	0.00
August 24	75	45	0.00
August 25	73	44	0.00
August 26	71	51	0.00
August 27	63	43	0.00
August 28	62	46	0.00
August 29	61	43	0.01
August 30	61	49	0.00
August 31	61	48	0.01

September 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	71	47	0.00
September 2	68	46	0.00
September 3	70	49	0.00
September 4	65	46	0.02
September 5	62	53	0.90
September 6	60	46	0.00
September 7	59	47	0.11
September 8	61	51	0.20
September 9	55	42	0.42
September 10	59	42	0.17
September 11	61	49	0.01
September 12	64	51	0.06
September 13	64	48	0.00
September 14	62	48	0.00
September 15	60	49	0.04
September 16	60	42	0.07
September 17	61	37	0.00
September 18	59	49	0.02
September 19	52	38	0.04
September 20	54	46	0.02
September 21	54	41	0.08
September 22	53	39	0.00
September 23	54	32	0.00
September 24	55	46	0.00
September 25	55	46	0.00
September 26	55	40	0.00
September 27	60	35	0.00
September 28	59	36	0.00
September 29	58	32	0.00
September 30	54	30	0.00

October 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	50	39	0.37	0.0
October 2	46	35	0.00	0.0
October 3	44	33	0.00	0.0
October 4	43	36	0.02	0.0
October 5	50	40	0.03	0.0
October 6	52	40	0.00	0.0
October 7	49	42	0.16	0.0
October 8	48	43	0.34	0.0
October 9	48	37	0.00	0.0
October 10	52	34	0.00	0.0
October 11	48	44	0.00	0.0
October 12	52	40	0.00	0.0
October 13	47	37	0.01	0.0
October 14	44	33	0.00	0.0
October 15	43	27	0.00	0.0
October 16	44	35	0.00	0.0
October 17	51	39	0.13	0.0
October 18	51	43	0.02	0.0
October 19	47	36	0.00	0.0
October 20	43	34	0.14	0.0
October 21	34	30	0.05	1.3
October 22	36	24	0.00	0.0
October 23	32	18	0.00	0.0
October 24	44	30	0.00	0.0
October 25	39	32	0.06	0.0
October 26	38	34	0.07	0.3
October 27	39	30	0.00	0.0
October 28	33	28	0.01	0.1
October 29	50	31	0.06	0.0
October 30	38	32	0.18	2.2
October 31	34	26	0.00	0.0

November 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	35	27	0.00	0.0
November 2	33	21	0.02	0.3
November 3	27	11	0.00	0.0
November 4	38	26	0.00	0.1
November 5	36	28	0.00	0.0
November 6	37	31	0.03	0.6
November 7	34	23	0.00	0.0
November 8	25	13	0.00	0.0
November 9	31	20	0.00	0.0
November 10	33	26	0.00	0.0
November 11	33	26	0.00	0.1
November 12	32	27	0.18	1.8
November 13	32	14	0.02	0.2
November 14	27	6	0.00	0.0
November 15	31	7	0.00	0.0
November 16	25	2	0.00	0.0
November 17	21	0	0.00	0.0
November 18	25	12	0.00	0.0
November 19	29	24	0.10	1.9
November 20	34	29	0.02	0.4
November 21	42	28	0.32	2.2
November 22	39	23	0.01	0.0
November 23	27	20	0.00	0.0
November 24	23	14	0.00	0.0
November 25	27	18	0.00	0.1
November 26	45	27	0.00	0.0
November 27	41	30	0.06	0.0
November 28	40	30	0.05	0.0
November 29	33	28	0.04	0.8
November 30	30	22	0.00	0.0

December 1978 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	36	23	0.17	2.3
December 2	35	31	0.56	8.4
December 3	33	22	0.05	1.3
December 4	38	20	0.02	0.4
December 5	28	23	0.25	2.7
December 6	35	27	0.46	4.1
December 7	42	33	0.06	0.2
December 8	42	32	0.00	0.0
December 9	39	28	0.00	0.0
December 10	37	30	0.00	0.0
December 11	31	17	0.00	0.0
December 12	27	21	0.00	0.0
December 13	33	27	0.01	0.1
December 14	29	12	0.02	0.2
December 15	14	-6	0.00	0.0
December 16	8	-11	0.00	0.0
December 17	18	5	0.26	4.8
December 18	27	2	0.18	2.2
December 19	20	3	0.09	2.2
December 20	20	10	0.00	0.0
December 21	18	-1	0.00	0.0
December 22	19	4	0.06	0.7
December 23	27	12	0.07	1.2
December 24	25	6	0.00	0.1
December 25	19	5	0.29	3.7
December 26	20	15	0.02	0.3
December 27	22	10	0.03	0.3
December 28	28	10	0.00	0.0
December 29	30	19	0.00	0.0
December 30	27	21	0.00	0.0
December 31	28	22	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