Is this weather normal in Nome Census Area?

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The last 12 months brought 21.4 inches of rain and snow to Nome Census Area, 134% of the usual 16.0. Nome Census Area has warmed 3rd-most of Alaska's 30 counties since 1970, about 0.9° per decade.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 27°, lows near 16°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Nome Census Area. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.8°OctNov: +3.2°NovDec: -6.1°DecJan 2026: -1.5°JanFeb: -5.1°FebMar: -9.7°MarApr: +1.0°AprMay: +1.3°MayJun: -1.5°JunJul: -1.1°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: +1.2°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1925.

Every year since 1925

19252025

Rain and drought

Oct: +1.5 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: +0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: +2.3 inFebMar: -0.6 inMarApr: +0.6 inAprMay: -0.2 inMayJun: -0.5 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: +2.4 inAugSep: +0.7 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Nome Census Area

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January8° / -5°0.8 in18.4° 2014-21.0° 2012
February11° / -2°1.1 in18.4° 1989-22.6° 1984
March14° / 0°0.9 in24.2° 2019-8.4° 1946
April28° / 13°0.7 in30.6° 2016-0.4° 1985
May43° / 29°0.7 in43.3° 202024.6° 2001
June57° / 40°0.9 in53.5° 200439.8° 1949
July60° / 45°2.1 in56.9° 200446.4° 1959
August56° / 43°3.0 in55.2° 200444.0° 1969
September47° / 35°1.9 in46.1° 199730.6° 1992
October33° / 23°1.7 in36.3° 201818.4° 2008
November20° / 10°1.2 in23.9° 2002-1.8° 1956
December11° / 0°0.8 in21.2° 2017-11.3° 1999

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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