March was a rather tranquil month across the region, highlighted by two weeks of chilly but frequently sunny weather. This was quite different than most March's in recent years, which have featured repeated storminess and high snowfall.
For Nome, the average temperature of eight degrees was about a degree and a half below normal. This was the first month to finish up cooler than average since September. In the past decade, March 2021 and 2017 were colder.
The high temperature during the month was 32 making this the only month all winter when it did not get above freezing, and the low temperature was 17 below.
Total precipitation was 0.63", mostly, but not entirely snow, and that's close to normal.
Winds, though, were unusually light most of the month. There were peak winds above 30 miles an hour only on two days, and the average wind speed at Nome Airport of just under six miles an hour made this the least windy March since 2017.
