Temperatures continued their monthly flip-flop from above normal to below normal.
February ushered in relief from the brutal cold of January, but brought with the warmer temperatures more winter storms.
Frigid temperatures settled across much of Alaska in January.
The mean average annual temperature in 2012 for the 20 stations was 30.0°F, a substantial negative departure of 2.9°F from the 30-year normal of 32.9°F.
The mean average annual temperature in 2011 for the 20 stations was 32.5°F, a small negative departure of 0.4°F from the 30-year normal of 32.9°F.
