Alaska statewide October 1-month temperature anomalies, 1928-2013. The Alaska statewide average temperature during October 2013 was 8.8°F above the 1971-2000 average, marking its warmest October on record in the 95-year period of record. Graphic: NOAA / NCDC

11 November 2013 (NOAA/NCDC) – The Alaska statewide average temperature during October 2013 was 8.8°F above the 1971-2000 average marking its warmest October on record in the 95-year period of record. The previous record warm October occurred in 1925, when the temperature was 7.7°F above average. Locally, the Fairbanks average October temperature of 36.1°F was 11.9°F above normal. In addition to the above-average temperatures, many low elevation locations received much-below-average snowfall.

Alaska Statewide Anomalies