Sure, it’s been cold in Anchorage in 2024. In fact, Anchorage last week set a new record for a low temperature for Jan. 31, when the thermometer dropped to -18 degrees Fahrenheit.
It was then -17 on Feb. 2, with a high of -6 in the afternoon, which turned out to be the lowest high temperature since January of 2009.
But have we hit truly cold temperatures, compared to the ups and downs in recent years? Let’s take a look at the coldest dates each year for Anchorage for the past 70, according to the website CurrentReport.com, which reports that these measurements are from the Ted Stevens International Airport and go as far back as 1954.
The lowest temperature in those years was -34 degrees Fahrenheit on Jan. 05, 1975. Here’s the list of annual record cold days:
| -12 | December 20, 2022 | |
| -9 | December 15, 2021 | |
| -11 | January 08, 2020 | |
| -7 | January 07, 2019 | |
| -2 | February 05, 2018 | |
| -15 | January 19, 2017 | |
| -8 | December 05, 2016 | |
| -8 | November 18, 2015 | |
| 0 | February 11, 2014 | |
| -11 | December 17, 2013 | |
| -15 | January 28, 2012 | |
| -12 | January 16, 2011 | |
| -8 | December 25, 2010 |
| -24 | January 07, 2009 | |
| -15 | December 31, 2008 | |
| -17 | January 08, 2007 | |
| -11 | January 26, 2006 | |
| -8 | February 05, 2005 | |
| -18 | January 17, 2004 | |
| -14 | December 02, 2003 | |
| -11 | January 26, 2002 | |
| -15 | December 17, 2001 | |
| -10 | January 16, 2000 | |
| -28 | February 04, 1999 | |
| -11 | January 05, 1998 | |
| -21 | January 07, 1997 | |
| -14 | December 31, 1996 | |
| -15 | January 13, 1995 | |
| -15 | November 25, 1994 | |
| -22 | February 02, 1993 | |
| -16 | March 05, 1992 | |
| -14 | February 07, 1991 | |
| -24 | December 01, 1990 | |
| -30 | January 29, 1989 | |
| -9 | January 28, 1988 | |
| -12 | January 12, 1987 | |
| -8 | March 01, 1986 | |
| -10 | February 22, 1985 | |
| -18 | January 24, 1984 | |
| -17 | January 09, 1983 | |
| -20 | January 07, 1982 | |
| -16 | December 30, 1981 | |
| -23 | December 17, 1980 | |
| -16 | December 31, 1979 | |
| -11 | December 16, 1978 | |
| -16 | December 09, 1977 | |
| -13 | February 10, 1976 | |
| -34 | January 05, 1975 | |
| -18 | January 20, 1974 | |
| -27 | January 26, 1973 | |
| -28 | January 11, 1972 | |
| -24 | March 07, 1971 | |
| -14 | December 31, 1970 | |
| -16 | January 05, 1969 | |
| -18 | February 03, 1968 | |
| -18 | February 14, 1967 | |
| -21 | December 10, 1966 | |
| -21 | February 19, 1965 | |
| -30 | December 14, 1964 | |
| -22 | January 09, 1963 | |
| -22 | January 27, 1962 | |
| -30 | December 28, 1961 | |
| -23 | January 13, 1960 + | |
| -17 | January 01, 1959 | |
| -18 | December 31, 1958 | |
| -20 | December 26, 1957 | |
| -26 | February 12, 1956 | |
| -27 | December 10, 1955 | |
| -29 | December 28, 1954 |
