Nome Weather Records

Nome, Alaska weather averages and records from 1900–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Nome, Alaska was 86 °F which occurred on June 19, 2013.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Nome, Alaska was -54 °F which occurred on January 28, 1989.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Nome Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°F) Record (°F) Average (inches)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧 Snow ❄️
January 13.2 -2.0 51 -54 0.9 14.3
February 16.8 1.3 48 -42 1.0 15.4
March 17.6 1.5 44 -46 0.7 10.3
April 29.4 15.8 60 -30 0.7 7.3
May 43.6 30.9 78 -11 0.9 1.8
June 55.1 41.5 86 20 1.0 0.2
July 57.7 46.3 86 28 2.3 0.0
August 56.0 44.4 83 23 3.2 0.0
September 49.0 37.2 71 9 2.2 0.5
October 36.0 24.8 59 -10 1.8 4.8
November 24.2 12.1 50 -39 1.3 11.9
December 16.1 1.9 43 -42 1.1 15.7
Entire year 34.6 21.4 86 -54 17.2 81.2
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1900–2024
Highest daily low 64 °F July 20, 1993
Lowest daily high -40 °F January 29, 1919
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
53 °F January 18, 1940
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
41 °F Feb 22–23, 1951
Most daily precipitation 2.4 inches August 9, 1956
Most monthly precipitation 8.6 inches August 1998
Most yearly precipitation 29.5 inches 1922
Most yearly days with precipitation 178 1998
Earliest snow in season September 3 1986
Latest snow in season June 13 2001
Most daily snow 15.5 inches March 8, 2009
Most monthly snow 40.9 inches January 1937
Most yearly snow 121.1 inches 2009
Most snow in a winter 129.4 inches 1994–1995
Greatest snow accumulation 78.0 inches March 12, 2009
Earliest freeze August 2 1938
Earliest day ≥ 70 °F May 22 2002
Latest freeze July 31 1929
Latest day ≥ 70 °F September 11 1979
Most days in a year < 0 °F 121 1956
Most days in a year < 32 °F 266 1968
Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F 4 1977
Nome Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 19 days Aug 1–19, 1979
Without precipitation 75 days Mar 20 – Jun 2, 1928
With snow 17 days Dec 18, 1977 – Jan 3, 1978
High temperature at or
below freezing
168 days Oct 24, 1975 – Apr 8, 1976
High temperature ≥ 80 °F 3 days Jul 7–9, 2019
Plant Hardiness Zone
3B
Nome is in plant hardiness zone 3B
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
Nome Weather by Year
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Years Station Coordinates
1907–2024 Nome Municipal Airport location