Anchorage Weather in 1997

Historical record of Anchorage, Alaska weather for the year 1997 based on NOAA data.

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1997 Anchorage Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	80 °F	June 28
Lowest temperature	-21 °F	January 7
Highest daily low	59 °F	August 5
Lowest daily high	-6 °F	January 7
Most daily precipitation	2.8 inches	August 21
Most daily snow	4.6 inches	December 28
Total annual precipitation	19.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	53.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Anchorage in 1997?

The highest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1997 was 80 °F which happened on June 28.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1997

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	80 °F	Jun 28
2	79 °F	Jun 22
3	78 °F	Jun 27
4	77 °F	Jun 4
5	75 °F	Jul 27
5	75 °F	Jun 26
7	74 °F	Aug 4
7	74 °F	Jul 1
9	73 °F	Jul 28
9	73 °F	Jul 20
9	73 °F	Jul 6

What was the coldest temperature in Anchorage in 1997?

The lowest temperature recorded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1997 was -21 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Anchorage in 1997

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-21 °F	January 7
1	-21 °F	January 6
3	-20 °F	January 8
4	-15 °F	January 1
5	-14 °F	January 4
5	-14 °F	January 3
7	-10 °F	December 31
7	-10 °F	December 30
7	-10 °F	January 5
10	-4 °F	December 16

January 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	4	-15	0.00	0.0
January 2	8	1	0.00	0.0
January 3	7	-14	0.00	0.0
January 4	2	-14	0.00	0.0
January 5	8	-10	0.01	0.5
January 6	6	-21	0.00	0.0
January 7	-6	-21	0.00	0.0
January 8	14	-20	0.00	0.0
January 9	23	11	0.00	0.0
January 10	45	23	0.00	0.0
January 11	39	17	0.00	0.0
January 12	30	21	0.00	0.0
January 13	43	24	0.00	0.0
January 14	46	22	0.00	0.0
January 15	41	27	0.00	0.0
January 16	31	21	0.00	0.0
January 17	29	19	0.00	0.0
January 18	29	26	0.05	1.0
January 19	29	24	0.00	0.0
January 20	29	22	0.00	0.0
January 21	23	17	0.00	0.0
January 22	18	11	0.00	0.0
January 23	11	2	0.00	0.2
January 24	16	6	0.00	0.0
January 25	13	5	0.00	0.0
January 26	16	5	0.00	0.0
January 27	19	9	0.00	0.0
January 28	20	15	0.00	0.0
January 29	30	19	0.00	0.4
January 30	36	26	0.05	0.6
January 31	40	26	0.01	0.4

February 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	30	17	0.00	0.0
February 2	30	22	0.00	0.0
February 3	40	28	0.00	0.1
February 4	42	27	0.00	0.0
February 5	41	32	0.00	0.0
February 6	36	33	0.08	0.0
February 7	36	28	0.21	0.8
February 8	31	23	0.00	0.0
February 9	31	26	0.00	0.1
February 10	34	28	0.00	0.0
February 11	37	24	0.00	0.0
February 12	30	20	0.00	0.0
February 13	33	27	0.00	0.0
February 14	33	26	0.00	0.0
February 15	32	24	0.00	0.2
February 16	33	27	0.05	1.1
February 17	33	28	0.00	0.1
February 18	36	22	0.00	0.0
February 19	34	22	0.00	0.0
February 20	33	26	0.00	0.0
February 21	37	27	0.00	0.0
February 22	44	33	0.00	0.0
February 23	42	24	0.09	1.8
February 24	38	26	0.00	0.0
February 25	40	29	0.00	0.0
February 26	35	28	0.00	0.0
February 27	33	29	0.09	0.9
February 28	31	24	0.00	0.0

March 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	29	15	0.00	0.0
March 2	25	10	0.00	0.0
March 3	21	0	0.00	0.0
March 4	22	9	0.00	0.0
March 5	29	19	0.00	0.0
March 6	33	23	0.01	0.4
March 7	35	22	0.00	0.1
March 8	32	20	0.00	0.3
March 9	31	20	0.00	0.0
March 10	30	20	0.00	0.0
March 11	34	19	0.00	0.0
March 12	40	21	0.00	0.0
March 13	33	14	0.00	0.0
March 14	32	11	0.00	0.0
March 15	33	15	0.00	0.0
March 16	28	17	0.00	0.0
March 17	22	10	0.00	0.0
March 18	31	19	0.00	0.0
March 19	36	23	0.00	0.0
March 20	35	20	0.00	0.0
March 21	37	19	0.00	0.0
March 22	35	20	0.00	0.0
March 23	33	19	0.00	0.0
March 24	32	14	0.00	0.0
March 25	30	14	0.00	0.0
March 26	32	11	0.00	0.0
March 27	37	19	0.00	0.0
March 28	39	23	0.00	0.0
March 29	36	23	0.00	0.0
March 30	35	22	0.00	0.0
March 31	34	20	0.00	0.0

April 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	38	26	0.00	0.0
April 2	41	28	0.00	0.0
April 3	40	21	0.00	0.0
April 4	37	25	0.00	0.0
April 5	38	32	0.00	0.0
April 6	43	33	0.00	0.0
April 7	44	33	0.00	0.0
April 8	47	36	0.00	0.0
April 9	51	28	0.00	0.0
April 10	52	27	0.00	0.0
April 11	53	29	0.00	0.0
April 12	52	28	0.00	0.0
April 13	45	31	0.23	0.2
April 14	39	32	0.00	0.0
April 15	44	33	0.02	0.0
April 16	39	30	0.00	0.0
April 17	38	24	0.00	0.0
April 18	42	22	0.00	0.0
April 19	43	26	0.00	0.0
April 20	43	27	0.00	0.0
April 21	48	23	0.00	0.0
April 22	50	31	0.00	0.0
April 23	52	36	0.00	0.0
April 24	53	35	0.00	0.0
April 25	54	39	0.00	0.0
April 26	56	35	0.00	0.0
April 27	52	37	0.00	0.0
April 28	52	29	0.00	0.0
April 29	50	38	0.00	0.0
April 30	52	30	0.00	0.0

May 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	51	31	0.00
May 2	55	32	0.00
May 3	56	32	0.00
May 4	61	32	0.00
May 5	62	33	0.00
May 6	63	36	0.00
May 7	50	39	0.00
May 8	55	35	0.00
May 9	57	41	0.00
May 10	48	42	0.00
May 11	54	40	0.02
May 12	56	42	0.01
May 13	50	40	0.06
May 14	44	37	0.21
May 15	53	36	0.00
May 16	56	35	0.00
May 17	50	41	0.20
May 18	54	41	0.00
May 19	52	37	0.00
May 20	55	37	0.00
May 21	60	37	0.00
May 22	62	38	0.00
May 23	62	42	0.00
May 24	65	40	0.00
May 25	69	41	0.00
May 26	71	38	0.00
May 27	68	43	0.00
May 28	70	43	0.00
May 29	61	50	0.00
May 30	51	45	0.56
May 31	56	40	0.06

June 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	61	38	0.00
June 2	68	46	0.00
June 3	70	42	0.00
June 4	77	47	0.00
June 5	66	55	0.04
June 6	56	50	0.17
June 7	56	47	0.01
June 8	59	46	0.00
June 9	62	48	0.00
June 10	59	44	0.00
June 11	63	45	0.00
June 12	63	45	0.00
June 13	58	50	0.04
June 14	58	46	0.06
June 15	60	44	0.02
June 16	59	44	0.00
June 17	67	46	0.00
June 18	70	52	0.00
June 19	61	47	0.08
June 20	57	48	0.16
June 21	64	44	0.00
June 22	79	49	0.02
June 23	70	50	0.00
June 24	68	49	0.00
June 25	66	51	0.00
June 26	75	51	0.00
June 27	78	56	0.00
June 28	80	55	0.00
June 29	64	53	0.00
June 30	71	47	0.00

July 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	74	55	0.00
July 2	68	55	0.00
July 3	66	49	0.00
July 4	64	51	0.00
July 5	63	51	0.00
July 6	73	49	0.00
July 7	68	56	0.00
July 8	72	50	0.00
July 9	68	56	0.00
July 10	66	49	0.09
July 11	60	54	0.75
July 12	66	54	0.05
July 13	62	54	0.18
July 14	60	54	0.12
July 15	65	55	0.08
July 16	71	52	0.00
July 17	69	52	0.00
July 18	70	55	0.00
July 19	67	56	0.00
July 20	73	54	0.01
July 21	65	55	0.00
July 22	58	55	0.00
July 23	67	55	0.00
July 24	71	55	0.05
July 25	71	58	0.00
July 26	70	57	0.00
July 27	75	53	0.00
July 28	73	53	0.00
July 29	70	58	0.00
July 30	62	57	0.03
July 31	68	58	0.00

August 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	69	58	0.00
August 2	67	56	0.00
August 3	69	50	0.00
August 4	74	56	0.00
August 5	72	59	0.00
August 6	62	56	0.04
August 7	68	52	0.00
August 8	66	51	0.00
August 9	60	53	0.41
August 10	63	51	0.11
August 11	58	52	0.35
August 12	63	54	0.44
August 13	68	54	0.35
August 14	69	48	0.00
August 15	62	49	0.10
August 16	66	51	0.24
August 17	68	49	0.00
August 18	68	49	0.00
August 19	68	47	0.00
August 20	60	46	0.06
August 21	56	51	2.76
August 22	64	48	0.06
August 23	67	49	0.00
August 24	68	51	0.00
August 25	62	52	0.06
August 26	60	52	0.57
August 27	64	48	0.30
August 28	65	48	0.00
August 29	65	44	0.00
August 30	64	56	0.01
August 31	57	49	2.51

September 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	59	46	0.01
September 2	62	43	0.00
September 3	63	42	0.00
September 4	59	47	0.00
September 5	61	51	0.04
September 6	64	50	0.00
September 7	58	51	0.00
September 8	56	51	0.44
September 9	56	50	0.69
September 10	62	46	0.00
September 11	62	43	0.00
September 12	61	42	0.00
September 13	63	42	0.00
September 14	62	38	0.00
September 15	62	40	0.00
September 16	59	45	0.00
September 17	58	47	0.37
September 18	56	44	0.32
September 19	54	40	0.00
September 20	57	41	0.01
September 21	53	42	0.19
September 22	56	46	0.02
September 23	53	47	0.09
September 24	61	47	0.08
September 25	57	38	0.01
September 26	54	38	0.00
September 27	51	43	0.05
September 28	52	33	0.00
September 29	42	32	0.21
September 30	50	35	0.00

October 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	50	32	0.00	0.0
October 2	49	29	0.00	0.0
October 3	47	26	0.00	0.0
October 4	46	33	0.00	0.0
October 5	48	29	0.00	0.0
October 6	44	33	0.00	0.0
October 7	46	33	0.00	0.0
October 8	44	26	0.00	0.0
October 9	48	26	0.00	0.0
October 10	42	26	0.00	0.0
October 11	38	24	0.00	0.0
October 12	38	22	0.00	0.0
October 13	34	20	0.00	0.0
October 14	30	22	0.22	2.2
October 15	36	20	0.00	0.0
October 16	36	13	0.00	0.0
October 17	29	13	0.00	0.0
October 18	26	12	0.01	0.1
October 19	32	23	0.55	3.8
October 20	37	32	0.13	0.0
October 21	35	32	0.39	0.0
October 22	35	26	0.00	0.0
October 23	32	24	0.03	0.3
October 24	28	14	0.00	0.0
October 25	24	13	0.01	0.2
October 26	25	9	0.00	0.0
October 27	20	7	0.00	0.0
October 28	28	19	0.16	1.9
October 29	32	28	0.37	2.3
October 30	32	26	0.05	0.6
October 31	29	25	0.01	0.2

November 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	30	22	0.06	0.8
November 2	32	24	0.00	0.0
November 3	34	23	0.00	0.0
November 4	35	30	0.11	0.0
November 5	39	24	0.23	0.5
November 6	37	30	0.00	0.0
November 7	37	29	0.00	0.0
November 8	37	32	0.06	0.0
November 9	45	36	0.08	0.0
November 10	44	32	0.01	0.0
November 11	41	31	0.00	0.0
November 12	44	30	0.00	0.0
November 13	37	32	0.00	0.0
November 14	34	25	0.00	0.0
November 15	33	26	0.02	0.0
November 16	34	31	0.00	0.0
November 17	33	31	0.01	0.1
November 18	33	31	0.01	0.3
November 19	33	22	0.00	0.2
November 20	25	20	0.00	0.0
November 21	32	20	0.06	1.0
November 22	29	17	0.19	2.7
November 23	25	6	0.00	0.0
November 24	18	1	0.00	0.0
November 25	11	2	0.01	0.2
November 26	32	11	0.00	0.0
November 27	31	21	0.01	0.5
November 28	23	18	0.00	0.0
November 29	27	18	0.00	0.1
November 30	35	20	0.01	0.0

December 1997 Anchorage Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	31	24	0.01	0.4
December 2	27	9	0.15	2.2
December 3	14	2	0.00	0.0
December 4	30	3	0.00	0.0
December 5	38	30	0.10	1.5
December 6	31	20	0.09	1.3
December 7	29	18	0.13	1.4
December 8	29	13	0.03	0.3
December 9	19	13	0.01	0.3
December 10	33	19	0.01	0.1
December 11	33	28	0.07	0.9
December 12	35	12	0.00	0.0
December 13	18	5	0.09	1.1
December 14	13	3	0.18	2.1
December 15	6	-3	0.01	0.1
December 16	6	-4	0.01	1.0
December 17	13	-2	0.07	1.3
December 18	29	5	0.00	0.1
December 19	31	19	0.11	1.2
December 20	20	4	0.00	0.0
December 21	16	5	0.00	0.0
December 22	22	10	0.06	0.9
December 23	25	16	0.24	4.5
December 24	39	18	0.03	0.1
December 25	32	22	0.00	0.0
December 26	30	9	0.00	0.0
December 27	22	10	0.00	0.0
December 28	26	19	0.38	4.6
December 29	19	7	0.01	0.3
December 30	9	-10	0.01	0.7
December 31	4	-10	0.00	0.2

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Weather Station Details

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