Alaska Climate Research Center

The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center

Nome December 2014


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 30th, while the lowest was -16°F on the 26th.

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 27th at 44 mph from a northeasterly direction, while the average wind speed was 11.2 mph.