Highlights

The mean monthly temperature for August in Nome was colder than normal, with 48.5°F observed, 1.6°F below normal. The lowest temperature for the month was 29°F, occurring on the 31^st, while the highest was 63°F on the 4^th.

Precipitation was 0.48" above normal, with 3.70" recorded. The average wind speed was 11.6 mph, while the highest wind speed was 37 mph, occurring on three days: the 26^th from a southwesterly direction, and on the 29^th and 30^th from a northwesterly direction.