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ALASKA · NOME CENSUS AREA

Nome

3,668 people, 40 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

40 ftElevation, city center
3,668People, 2024 estimate
13 sq miLand area
Sunny 13°
Sunny now Dew point 9° · Calm · high 20°
City of Nome River Interstate 1 miles
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The Nome plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Nome

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Nome Airport (PAOM) · 12:53 PM
Sunny
13° Sunny Feels like 13° · high of 20° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity84%falling to 74% this afternoon
Pressure29.51 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 9° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday70% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 90.01 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Nome Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:30 AM5:01 PM ↓
6 h 30 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 7 to 15°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 25° / 13°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
20° 14°
0% rain — NNW 7 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 10°
0% rain — NNE 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
25° 15°
0% rain — NW 11 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 15°
20% rain — ENE 14 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
33° 28°
70% rain 0.02–0.4″ ESE 28, gusts 43 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
34° 27°
50% rain up to 0.2″ ESE 23, gusts 35 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
32° 24°
40% rain up to 0.1″ ESE 13 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Nome about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 12,870 miles to the east three days ago, and over the open Pacific a day ago, about 16,080 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 10,100 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 15,260 miles to the east. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 2014 Nov. 15, 2014

The hottest this week has been

43° on Nov. 15, 2014, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1906. Next is 41° in 2019.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Nome Area threaded record since 1906.
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THE GROUND

What Nome stands on

Nome’s center stands about 40 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 210 ft, a difference of 210 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Engstrom Mountain, about 1,750 ft, 14 miles north-northeast.

Nome, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft NOME40 ftSnake Riverabout 30 ftHigh point of the line1,340 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 14×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
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THE ALMANAC

Nome’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1906 · Nome Airport

Nome has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 58° in July; winter nights fall to about −2° in January. A normal year brings about 81 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 17 inches of water.

13°−2°17°1°18°2°29°16°44°31°55°42°58°46°56°44°49°37°36°25°24°12°16°2° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY NOME 17.2 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average58° / 46°high / low, the warmest month
January, average13° / −2°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow17.2 inwettest months: August and July
Snow a year80.8 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record86°FJune 19, 2013
Coldest on record−54°FJanuary 28, 1989
Wettest day on record2.36 inAugust 9, 1956
Snowiest day on record15.5 inMarch 8, 2009
Nights at or below 32°231and 163 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Aug. 31, to the last in spring, about June 9 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 25 to April 20; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 27 to May 21; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJuly through September: 7.8 of the year’s 17.2 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Nome normally reaches 25° and falls to 13°. The record high is 39°, in 2014; the record low −16°, in 1989. The most rain on this date, 0.51 in, fell in 2004.

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Normal high13°17°18°29°44°55°58°56°49°36°24°16°
Normal low−2°1°2°16°31°42°46°44°37°25°12°2°
Rain and melt, in0.940.990.740.740.890.992.353.222.201.841.271.05
Snow, inches13.414.710.76.81.90.20.00.00.54.712.115.8
Record high51° (2014)48° (1986)44° (1938)60° (1940)78° (1981)86° (2013)86° (1977)83° (1966)71° (1979)59° (2016)50° (1928)44° (2024)
Record low−54° (1989)−42° (1978)−46° (1971)−30° (2023)−11° (1949)20° (1931)28° (1934)23° (1913)9° (1992)−10° (1966)−39° (1948)−42° (1929)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1906 from the Nome Area threaded record (Nome Airport, here). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Nome

3,668 people, 40 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

40 ftElevation
3,668People
13 sq miLand
Sunny 13°
SunnyDew point 9°
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Today in Nome

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 19° 0%
4p partly cloudy day 19° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 17° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 15° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 15° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 15° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 70%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2014 · NOV. 15, 2014

43°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1906.

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What Nome stands on

Nome’s center stands about 40 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 210 ft, a difference of 210 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Engstrom Mountain, about 1,750 ft, 14 miles north-northeast.

Nome, south to north Nome40 ftSnake Riverabout 30 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 27×.
Elevation, center40 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 210 ft
Lie of the landRolling (210 ft of relief)
High point nearbyEngstrom Mountain, 1,750 ft, 14 mi north-northeast
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Nome’s year

Nome has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 58° in July; winter nights fall to about −2° in January. A normal year brings about 81 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 17 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 17.2 in
July, average58° / 46° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average13° / −2° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow17.2 in · wettest months: August and July
Snow a year80.8 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record86°F · June 19, 2013
Coldest on record−54°F · January 28, 1989
Wettest day on record2.36 in · August 9, 1956
Snowiest day on record15.5 in · March 8, 2009
Nights at or below 32°231 · and 163 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Aug. 31, to the last in spring, about June 9 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 25 to April 20; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 27 to May 21; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · July through September: 7.8 of the year’s 17.2 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Nome normally reaches 25° and falls to 13°. The record high is 39°, in 2014; the record low −16°, in 1989. The most rain on this date, 0.51 in, fell in 2004.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1906 from the Nome Area threaded record (Nome Airport, here). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.