Highlights

The March monthly mean temperature for Nome was observed at 6.5°F, 3.8°F below the normal of 10.3°F. The highest temperature for the month was 31°F on the 6^th, while the lowest was -24°F on the 13^th.

Precipitation was slightly above normal, with 0.70" observed, just 0.05" above normal. Over half of that precipitation, 0.45", fell on the 6^th, breaking the record for that day, set in 1921, by 0.21". Snowfall was near normal, with 8.8" measured, and 8.9" expected. 5.5" of this snowfall fell on the 6^th, shattering the record for that day, set in 1954 by 3.3". The highest wind speed was 49 mph on the 7^th from a westerly direction and the average wind speed was 5.1 mph.