September was about the most normal month, weather wise, that Nome has seen in quite some time. The average temperature of 42.2 degrees for the month was within one degree of normal and the total precipitation, 2.1 inches at the airport, was almost exactly the normal of 2.2 inches.
The high temperature, 57 degrees on the fifth and the low of 23 on the 27th were both close to what we'd expect in a typical September.
Overall, we have to go back more than 18 months, to January 2023, to find a month that was similarly close to normal as last month.
In contrast to August, September did not bring any particularly stormy weather to the region. The average daily wind speed at Nome airport was less than 15 miles an hour every day. Peak wind was 34 miles an hour.
Even ocean temperatures offshore from Nome were much closer to normal in September than through most of July and August.
