We always used to say Alaska has 4 seasons. June, July, August and winter. The water in the swimming lake rarely got above 50. The summer usually had above 70 degrees for a couple of weeks. Lately it has almost hit 90 in Anchorage. Unusual. Ice on the roads from about Sept. to April. May was melting time. When we were there this year in May, there were piles of snow in parking lots. The Samoan Church used holes in their pile to hold coolers of food for potlucks.