The big storm of October 20th to 22nd was the major weather feature for the region last month with significant flooding or erosion in some communities from Scammon Bay all the way up to Kotzebue.
This was preceded by the record low ocean levels just a week prior. Now, for the month overall, it was much less dramatic.
At Nome, the average temperature in October was about one degree above normal, and makes October the first month to even be a little bit warmer than normal since June. The highest temperature was 50 degrees on the fourth, the lowest 12 above on the 29th.
The total precipitation, that is the rain plus the water in the little bit of snow that fell, came in totaling slightly below normal.
However, winds were notable. The average wind speed at the Nome airport, 11 miles an hour for October, was well above average. And remarkably, there were four days during the month with peak wind speeds over 55 miles an hour.
