Highlights

This December Nome's mean monthly temperature was 15.6°F, 6.1°F above the expected 9.5°F. The highest temperature for the month was 35°F on the 30^th, while the lowest was -16°F on the 26^th.

Precipitation was 50% of normal with 0.54" of precipitation recorded. Snowfall was also light, with 5.1" of snowfall recorded, just 35% of the 14.5" normally expected. The highest wind speed occurred on the 27^th at 44 mph from a northeasterly direction, while the average wind speed was 11.2 mph.