Highlights

The mean monthly temperature for Nome in January was 5.8°F, 0.6°F above normal. The highest temperature for the month was 2°F above freezing, at 34°F on both the 1^st and 26^th, while the lowest temperature was -28°F on the 18^th and 19^th.

Precipitation was 0.72”, 0.22” below normal, while snowfall was also lighter than normal, with 10.4” measured and 12.7” normally expected. The average wind speed was 7.8 mph while the highest wind speed was 46 mph from easterly direction on the 30^th.