NOME, ALASKA
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 64 Deg. 30 Min. N LONGITUDE: 165 Deg. 26 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 13 BARO 19 TIME ZONE: ALASKA WBAN: 26617

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






49

49



14.7
-0.7
7.0

43
1977
-54
1989


12.2
-4.5
3.9

48
1986
-42
1978


17.4
-0.3
8.6

43
1984
-46
1971


25-5
9.7
17.6

51
1988
-30
1968


42.0
29.2
35.6

78
1981
-11
1949


52.9
38.8
45.9

81
1957
23
1974


57.7
45.2
51.5

86
1977
30
1994


56.1
44.1
50.2

81
1977
26
1994


48.7
36.3
42.5

71
1979
9
1992


33.7
22.2
28.0

59
1954
-10
1966


22.5
9.3
15.9

45
1983
-39
1948


15.1
-0.5
7.3

43
1969
-41
1961


33.2
19.1
26.2

86
JUL 1977
-54
JAN 1989
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




1798
0

1711
0

174
0

1422
0

911
0

573
0

423


459
0

675
0

1147
0

14.3
0

1789
0

14129
0
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
40
40
55
54
54
50
43
37
32
36
35
31
34
42
MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
70 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

49


49
49
49

49

49
49

49


29
29

29
29

6.2


10.1
4.3
16.6

10.9

3.1
0.0

1.8


0.0
28.0

31.0
15.9

5.4


11.6
3.6
13.1

8.2

2.2
0.0

1.4


0.0
25.1

28.0
16.3

5.7


11.2
5.1
14.6

9.5

2.6
0.0

1.4


0.0
27.6

30.9
15.2

6.1


9.2
6.2
14.6

8.8

2.1
0.0

1.3


0.0
20.0

29.1
8.1

6.6


7.2
7.6
16.2

8.1

0.7
0.*

2.9


0.3
3.9

18.7
0.3

6.8


5.9
8.9
15.3

8.9

0.*
0.2

3.8


2.1
0.0

3.1
0.0

7.6


3.9
6.8
20.2

12.5

0.0
0.3

3.1


3.6
0.0

0.3
0.0

8.1


2.9
5.8
22.3

15.7

0.0
0.1

1.4


1.0
0.0

1.6
0.0

7.5


4.7
5.6
19.7

13.9

0.2
0.0

0.5


0.*
0.2

9.8
0.0

6.9


7.0
5.5
18.4

10.8

1.5
0.0

0.4


0.0
12.0

25.1
0.6

6.8


7.6
4.3
18.2

12.1

3.7
0.0

1.1


0.0
24.6

29.1
7.8

6.2


10.0
3.9
17.1

10.4

3.4
0.0

1.6


0.0
27.2

30.9
15.4

6.7


91.3
67.6
206.2

129.8

19.5
0.7

20.9


7.0
168.6

237.5
79.6
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
23
1007.0
1011.6
1009.1
1010.3
1009.5
1010.5
1011.4
1009.5
1006.8
1005.4
1005.0
1004.6
1008.4
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

32
32
32
32

75
74
74
75

73
72
71
73

74
73
70
74

79
76
74
78

82
76
73
76

84
76
73
75

88
82
78
80

89
83
79
84

83
80
73
82

80
79
72
79

77
77
75
77

75
74
74
74

80
77
74
77
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



49

49

49


49

49



0.79
2.10
1957
T
1970
1.23
1963

23.7
1950
7.8
1947


0.60
2.11
1989
T
1.79
0.77
1975

23.2
1989
9.0
1975


0.54
1.95
1954
T
1971
0.65
1954

19.7
1954
7.0
1993


0.68
2.15
1961
0.01
1992
0.75
1995

23.3
1961
6.3
1961


0.62
2.02
1989
0.04
1994
0.75
1989

10.0
1977
5.3
1952


1.12
4.15
1978
0.04
1964
2.03
1953

2.5
1982
1.7
1982


2.17
4.66
1.90
0.25
1964
1.77
1954

0.0

0.0



2.71
7.82
1951
0.40
1971
2.99
1976

0.1
1965
0.1
1965


2.43
7.46
1986
0.39
1968
1.49
1978

3.5
1992
2.6
1948


1.35
3.94
1972
T
1974
2.28
1957

13.6
1958
6.6
1948


1.04
4.39
1979
0.03
1962
1.15
1994

30.9
1994
8.7
1979


0.83
2.16
1951
0.03
1956
1.09
1951

29.7
1994
9.3
1994


14.88
7.82
AUG 1951
T
FEB 1979
2.99
AUG 1976

30.9
NOV 1994
9.3
DEC 1994
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

48



38



12
12


11.2

E

09
54
1967

SE
59
1987

10.8

NE

04
51
1971

NE
66
1988

10.2

E

02
44
1991

NE
59
1985

10.2

N

05
45
1964

NE
52
1984

10.0

N

09
44
1966

E
46
1985

9.7

WSW

04
35
1971

W
35
1991

9.7

WSW

24
35
1973

S
39
1984

10.4

SW

26
40
1964

SE
56
1993

11.0

N

18
44
1973

NE
52
1991

10.7

N

20
52
1960

SE
59
1992

11.6

N

24
55
1965

E
59
1989

10.4

E

05
54
1958

E
53
1992

10.5

N

24
55
NOV 1965

NE
66
FEB 1988
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.