Weather in Anchorage, Alaska

By: Lydia Cohen

Look how far Alaska is from New Jersey!

Anchorage is in the southern part of Alaska.

In mid-spring Anchorage can get nice and warm. Usually the temperature is around 60 ° to 70°F.

The climate in Anchorage is cold in the winter, fall, and early spring. Anchorage is in the Continental polar area. Anchorage gets snow in October and it goes away in mid-April. Their annual snow fall is about 70 inches! The temperature is sometimes in the negatives!

Anchorage is near the Cook Inlet which leads to the Gulf of Alaska.

Anchorage is in the west of the Rocky Mountains and has a North Pacific coastal climate that carries warmer air to south and southcentral parts of Alaska.

Anchorage has a warmer climate than most of Alaska because it is warmed by the Pacific Ocean and the warmer air gets trapped by the Chugach Mountains and Alaska Range.

The low has gotten lower since the beginning of the month, too. On the first day, it was about 15°F and at the end of the month it was -9°F!

In the beginning of the month the high and low were relatively close but at the end of the month they were much farther apart. The weather is growing a lot colder because it’s winter and that’s when it gets colder.

The high has gotten lower since the early part of the month. On the first day, it was around 30°F and at the end of the month it was about 20°F.

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Low & High Temperatures in Ancorage Alaska for November, 2012

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