For the first time in Anchorage's history, the temperature hit 90°F yesterday, shattering the previous record of 85°F.
Alaska hit record-breaking temperatures on Independence Day, shattering the previous heat record by 5 degrees.
At 5 p.m. local time Thursday, Anchorage reached 90 degrees for the first time in the state’s recorded history, topping the previous record set at Anchorage International Airport of 85 degrees on June 14, 1969. A welcome sign at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport indicates the temperature is 86 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:07 pm on July 4, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska.“Breaking an all-time record by this much is pretty unheard of in the climate community,” NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins said. At least three other cities and towns in Alaska also reached new record temperatures, according to Karins.
“A plethora of daily and all-time records were set across southcentral and southwestern Alaska” on Thursday,Kenai and King Salmon, Alaska, both hit a new all-time high temperature record of 89 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The previous high in Kenai was 87 degrees on June 26, 1953 and June 18, 1903. Palmer, Alaska, reached 88 degrees, matching its previous record of 88 degrees on May 27, 2011.
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