This summer has seen more really warm weather across the region than has been the case in recent years. At Nome Airport, so far there have been 10 days the temperature reached 70 or higher. Out at Dexter, there's been 14 days that warm.
This is the first time since 2016 when there's been temperatures of 70 or higher at Nome in all three summer months. There have only been a handful of years when the temperature reached 70 degrees in four months in the year. Most recently that occurred in 2016.
The reason for the warmer weather is in part that this summer has been much less stormy, while total rainfall is actually close to normal. That's largely the result of a few days that had a lot of rain.
This summer has featured many more dry days than recent years. But of course, this year-to-year variation in seasonal weather is not new and has always been part of our environment.
