Anchorage Weather in 1988

Historical record of Anchorage, Alaska weather for the year 1988 based on NOAA data.

Jump to Month:

Year:

1988 Anchorage Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	73 °F	July 19
Lowest temperature	-9 °F	January 28
Highest daily low	58 °F	July 16
Lowest daily high	5 °F	February 21
Most daily precipitation	0.7 inches	June 6
Most daily snow	4.7 inches	November 21
Total annual precipitation	14.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	70.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Anchorage in 1988?

The highest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1988 was 73 °F which happened on July 19.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1988

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	73 °F	Jul 19
2	72 °F	Jun 4
3	71 °F	Jul 15
4	70 °F	Aug 16
4	70 °F	Jul 31
4	70 °F	Jun 21
7	69 °F	Aug 8
7	69 °F	Aug 4
7	69 °F	Jul 29
7	69 °F	Jul 18
7	69 °F	Jul 10
7	69 °F	Jul 2
7	69 °F	Jun 3

What was the coldest temperature in Anchorage in 1988?

The lowest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1988 was -9 °F which happened on Jan 28.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1988

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-9 °F	January 28
2	-7 °F	December 7
2	-7 °F	January 27
4	-6 °F	December 6
5	-5 °F	February 21
6	-4 °F	December 23
6	-4 °F	January 26
8	0 °F	December 24
8	0 °F	December 22
8	0 °F	February 20
8	0 °F	February 3

January 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	30	15	0.00	0.0
January 2	20	7	0.00	0.0
January 3	16	3	0.00	0.0
January 4	14	3	0.00	0.0
January 5	22	9	0.00	0.0
January 6	27	19	0.00	0.0
January 7	31	22	0.00	0.0
January 8	27	20	0.00	0.0
January 9	26	18	0.00	0.0
January 10	23	12	0.00	0.0
January 11	23	11	0.00	0.0
January 12	24	10	0.00	0.0
January 13	27	19	0.00	0.0
January 14	25	11	0.00	0.0
January 15	22	7	0.00	0.0
January 16	20	8	0.00	0.0
January 17	22	14	0.00	0.0
January 18	24	15	0.00	0.0
January 19	28	22	0.02	1.0
January 20	27	16	0.01	0.4
January 21	36	21	0.00	0.0
January 22	39	26	0.03	0.1
January 23	37	21	0.06	0.0
January 24	23	13	0.00	0.0
January 25	23	14	0.01	0.6
January 26	17	-4	0.00	0.0
January 27	9	-7	0.00	0.0
January 28	11	-9	0.00	0.0
January 29	13	1	0.00	0.0
January 30	23	11	0.00	0.3
January 31	35	22	0.25	2.3

February 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	24	5	0.00	0.3
February 2	15	1	0.00	0.0
February 3	19	0	0.00	0.0
February 4	25	19	0.00	0.0
February 5	30	20	0.00	0.0
February 6	32	23	0.00	0.0
February 7	32	19	0.00	0.0
February 8	28	18	0.00	0.0
February 9	24	12	0.00	0.0
February 10	23	16	0.01	0.2
February 11	27	15	0.00	0.0
February 12	30	17	0.00	0.0
February 13	29	19	0.00	0.0
February 14	30	25	0.07	1.4
February 15	30	9	0.00	0.0
February 16	25	12	0.00	0.0
February 17	25	19	0.13	3.6
February 18	44	22	0.02	0.2
February 19	42	28	0.00	0.4
February 20	28	0	0.01	0.7
February 21	5	-5	0.00	0.1
February 22	20	5	0.08	2.3
February 23	38	20	0.00	0.0
February 24	40	28	0.00	0.0
February 25	40	29	0.00	0.0
February 26	38	18	0.00	0.0
February 27	31	20	0.00	0.0
February 28	42	20	0.00	0.0
February 29	39	27	0.00	0.0

March 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	38	27	0.00	0.0
March 2	38	27	0.05	0.5
March 3	40	27	0.13	0.5
March 4	35	26	0.00	0.0
March 5	36	24	0.01	0.2
March 6	33	23	0.00	0.0
March 7	37	28	0.00	0.0
March 8	40	26	0.00	0.0
March 9	37	30	0.01	0.2
March 10	42	33	0.15	0.3
March 11	42	34	0.00	0.0
March 12	41	31	0.00	0.0
March 13	41	30	0.00	0.0
March 14	35	26	0.17	3.3
March 15	31	23	0.07	1.8
March 16	32	24	0.02	0.4
March 17	34	23	0.00	0.1
March 18	38	27	0.00	0.0
March 19	40	17	0.00	0.0
March 20	41	24	0.00	0.0
March 21	35	25	0.00	0.2
March 22	34	21	0.00	0.0
March 23	38	22	0.00	0.3
March 24	33	19	0.00	0.1
March 25	33	26	0.00	0.0
March 26	33	21	0.00	0.0
March 27	36	18	0.00	0.0
March 28	39	24	0.00	0.0
March 29	36	28	0.01	0.0
March 30	37	30	0.03	0.5
March 31	39	31	0.00	0.1

April 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	42	29	0.00	0.0
April 2	42	26	0.00	0.0
April 3	37	25	0.00	0.0
April 4	37	19	0.00	0.0
April 5	40	23	0.00	0.0
April 6	35	21	0.00	0.0
April 7	35	19	0.00	0.0
April 8	39	24	0.00	0.0
April 9	42	29	0.00	0.0
April 10	39	30	0.08	2.0
April 11	43	32	0.00	0.0
April 12	41	33	0.00	0.0
April 13	45	31	0.00	0.0
April 14	45	32	0.00	0.0
April 15	49	31	0.02	0.0
April 16	46	32	0.00	0.0
April 17	45	36	0.00	0.0
April 18	46	31	0.00	0.0
April 19	47	34	0.00	0.0
April 20	49	29	0.00	0.0
April 21	43	35	0.00	0.0
April 22	46	35	0.00	0.0
April 23	49	32	0.00	0.0
April 24	44	36	0.00	0.0
April 25	47	35	0.00	0.0
April 26	48	36	0.01	0.0
April 27	51	34	0.00	0.0
April 28	44	35	0.17	0.0
April 29	47	36	0.08	0.0
April 30	49	33	0.01	0.0

May 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	50	30	0.00
May 2	53	28	0.00
May 3	51	40	0.00
May 4	45	34	0.00
May 5	55	34	0.00
May 6	54	41	0.00
May 7	51	42	0.00
May 8	52	42	0.10
May 9	59	43	0.00
May 10	61	43	0.00
May 11	56	46	0.00
May 12	55	42	0.07
May 13	55	43	0.00
May 14	53	45	0.00
May 15	51	43	0.00
May 16	55	39	0.00
May 17	54	41	0.00
May 18	57	43	0.00
May 19	52	42	0.35
May 20	55	37	0.00
May 21	59	36	0.00
May 22	65	43	0.00
May 23	59	49	0.00
May 24	57	46	0.02
May 25	60	45	0.00
May 26	62	47	0.00
May 27	60	45	0.00
May 28	56	43	0.00
May 29	57	36	0.02
May 30	59	46	0.00
May 31	57	47	0.00

June 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	61	44	0.00
June 2	56	44	0.00
June 3	69	40	0.00
June 4	72	51	0.00
June 5	62	49	0.00
June 6	54	46	0.73
June 7	62	43	0.00
June 8	64	48	0.00
June 9	67	50	0.00
June 10	59	51	0.00
June 11	62	50	0.00
June 12	62	51	0.00
June 13	61	48	0.00
June 14	66	51	0.00
June 15	59	52	0.00
June 16	62	48	0.00
June 17	68	52	0.00
June 18	59	53	0.00
June 19	55	48	0.00
June 20	58	47	0.00
June 21	70	39	0.00
June 22	64	54	0.00
June 23	60	50	0.00
June 24	64	49	0.00
June 25	67	51	0.00
June 26	57	50	0.00
June 27	54	49	0.06
June 28	63	47	0.00
June 29	62	51	0.00
June 30	58	50	0.00

July 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	64	48	0.00
July 2	69	53	0.00
July 3	64	52	0.00
July 4	62	52	0.00
July 5	61	52	0.00
July 6	65	53	0.00
July 7	65	52	0.01
July 8	67	53	0.00
July 9	67	55	0.00
July 10	69	57	0.00
July 11	62	55	0.00
July 12	62	53	0.02
July 13	65	52	0.00
July 14	66	54	0.00
July 15	71	58	0.00
July 16	66	58	0.00
July 17	63	56	0.00
July 18	69	56	0.00
July 19	73	51	0.00
July 20	66	53	0.14
July 21	57	52	0.38
July 22	58	52	0.00
July 23	56	51	0.04
July 24	60	50	0.03
July 25	66	51	0.00
July 26	68	55	0.00
July 27	68	53	0.00
July 28	63	53	0.02
July 29	69	45	0.00
July 30	64	49	0.00
July 31	70	48	0.00

August 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	59	53	0.34
August 2	60	50	0.00
August 3	64	48	0.00
August 4	69	47	0.00
August 5	57	52	0.06
August 6	58	52	0.08
August 7	64	51	0.00
August 8	69	52	0.00
August 9	68	52	0.00
August 10	62	55	0.09
August 11	60	53	0.28
August 12	65	48	0.04
August 13	66	45	0.00
August 14	67	49	0.00
August 15	66	47	0.00
August 16	70	47	0.00
August 17	63	54	0.01
August 18	63	51	0.00
August 19	63	50	0.00
August 20	62	51	0.23
August 21	55	48	0.36
August 22	61	50	0.55
August 23	61	48	0.03
August 24	64	44	0.00
August 25	61	44	0.42
August 26	63	53	0.12
August 27	57	51	0.18
August 28	64	50	0.00
August 29	56	51	0.63
August 30	58	48	0.27
August 31	57	47	0.08

September 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	59	48	0.03
September 2	60	46	0.00
September 3	59	42	0.00
September 4	54	47	0.22
September 5	56	43	0.00
September 6	58	46	0.00
September 7	56	43	0.00
September 8	58	36	0.00
September 9	61	37	0.00
September 10	60	47	0.00
September 11	58	38	0.09
September 12	52	46	0.33
September 13	57	44	0.12
September 14	57	42	0.00
September 15	59	42	0.00
September 16	55	48	0.02
September 17	55	47	0.00
September 18	60	41	0.00
September 19	57	49	0.09
September 20	52	48	0.24
September 21	56	37	0.06
September 22	44	37	0.06
September 23	50	38	0.00
September 24	53	31	0.00
September 25	57	31	0.00
September 26	54	39	0.00
September 27	53	31	0.00
September 28	52	32	0.00
September 29	52	30	0.00
September 30	51	28	0.00

October 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	48	31	0.00	0.0
October 2	53	41	0.05	0.0
October 3	52	43	0.71	0.0
October 4	48	40	0.67	0.0
October 5	40	36	0.21	0.0
October 6	42	33	0.55	4.6
October 7	41	35	0.01	0.0
October 8	44	36	0.18	0.0
October 9	41	32	0.00	0.0
October 10	38	29	0.00	0.0
October 11	34	27	0.12	1.5
October 12	37	27	0.02	0.0
October 13	38	29	0.00	0.0
October 14	37	23	0.00	0.0
October 15	35	14	0.00	0.0
October 16	30	18	0.00	0.0
October 17	34	23	0.00	0.0
October 18	37	30	0.01	0.0
October 19	39	34	0.10	0.0
October 20	41	32	0.04	0.0
October 21	37	26	0.00	0.0
October 22	36	21	0.00	0.0
October 23	31	16	0.00	0.0
October 24	29	23	0.04	0.4
October 25	29	22	0.09	2.7
October 26	28	22	0.08	1.8
October 27	32	27	0.07	0.9
October 28	37	28	0.01	0.1
October 29	42	27	0.00	0.0
October 30	39	23	0.00	0.0
October 31	38	25	0.00	0.0

November 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	36	23	0.00	0.0
November 2	30	12	0.00	0.0
November 3	29	8	0.00	0.0
November 4	29	9	0.00	0.0
November 5	23	9	0.00	0.0
November 6	29	20	0.00	0.0
November 7	33	28	0.00	0.0
November 8	34	27	0.00	0.0
November 9	33	25	0.00	0.0
November 10	30	24	0.00	0.0
November 11	31	13	0.00	0.0
November 12	24	14	0.02	0.3
November 13	22	19	0.00	0.2
November 14	25	19	0.00	0.1
November 15	34	25	0.05	0.9
November 16	33	21	0.06	0.9
November 17	25	15	0.12	1.5
November 18	19	7	0.00	0.0
November 19	19	8	0.00	0.0
November 20	34	18	0.00	0.0
November 21	32	20	0.40	4.7
November 22	20	6	0.15	1.6
November 23	20	6	0.01	0.3
November 24	17	4	0.00	0.0
November 25	15	7	0.00	0.0
November 26	20	8	0.00	0.0
November 27	25	12	0.10	2.1
November 28	17	5	0.00	0.0
November 29	27	10	0.19	2.6
November 30	26	13	0.01	0.1

December 1988 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	20	7	0.00	0.2
December 2	20	4	0.03	0.6
December 3	39	20	0.14	1.2
December 4	38	18	0.12	1.7
December 5	24	3	0.00	0.0
December 6	8	-6	0.00	0.0
December 7	20	-7	0.00	0.0
December 8	26	19	0.24	3.2
December 9	39	24	0.02	0.0
December 10	39	32	0.03	0.0
December 11	42	30	0.00	0.0
December 12	33	19	0.15	3.4
December 13	20	3	0.00	0.0
December 14	41	19	0.00	0.0
December 15	33	24	0.19	0.4
December 16	42	33	0.12	0.0
December 17	37	27	0.00	0.1
December 18	41	29	0.00	0.0
December 19	32	28	0.00	0.0
December 20	34	17	0.00	0.0
December 21	22	8	0.00	0.0
December 22	15	0	0.00	0.0
December 23	13	-4	0.00	0.0
December 24	17	0	0.09	1.5
December 25	20	16	0.02	0.5
December 26	22	14	0.00	0.0
December 27	34	13	0.07	1.5
December 28	34	21	0.18	2.3
December 29	26	15	0.00	0.1
December 30	26	20	0.00	0.0
December 31	35	22	0.11	1.9

Next Year >

Weather Station Details

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