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Nome, AK

64.511°N, 165.440°W · station OMEthr · 121 years of record
35°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Nome.
35°WED9/239°THU9/344°FRI9/444°SAT9/543°SUN9/643°MON9/743°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Nome — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#27 / 119
coldest Sep 2 in 119 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

25°F
set in 1930

Mildest Sep 2 ever

53°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 35°F — 27th coldest Sep 2 of 119 years · record 25°F (1930) · coldest since 2024.
1907: 34°F1908: 42°F1909: 31°F1910: 48°F1911: 45°F1912: 28°F1913: 43°F1914: 41°F1915: 32°F1916: 46°F1917: 40°F1918: 48°F1919: 38°F1920: 34°F1921: 32°F1922: 26°F1923: 43°F1924: 42°F1925: 38°F1926: 44°F1927: 32°F1928: 35°F1929: 49°F1930: 25°F1931: 41°F1932: 39°F1933: 37°F1934: 33°F1935: 48°F1936: 34°F1937: 40°F1938: 31°F1939: 42°F1940: 35°F1941: 45°F1942: 50°F1943: 42°F1944: 33°F1945: 45°F1946: 43°F1947: 28°F1948: 31°F1949: 46°F1950: 46°F1951: 47°F1952: 42°F1953: 45°F1954: 45°F1955: 33°F1956: 46°F1957: 43°F1958: 43°F1959: 42°F1960: 42°F1961: 40°F1962: 39°F1963: 50°F1964: 44°F1965: 34°F1966: 41°F1967: 34°F1968: 40°F1969: 46°F1970: 31°F1971: 29°F1972: 48°F1973: 35°F1974: 35°F1975: 35°F1976: 47°F1977: 41°F1978: 50°F1979: 38°F1980: 28°F1981: 40°F1982: 38°F1983: 25°F1984: 45°F1985: 39°F1986: 34°F1987: 48°F1988: 48°F1989: 49°F1990: 47°F1991: 45°F1992: 41°F1993: 39°F1994: 37°F1995: 37°F1996: 46°F1997: 41°F1998: 37°F1999: 47°F2000: 45°F2001: 35°F2002: 47°F2003: 43°F2004: 38°F2005: 44°F2006: 36°F2007: 40°F2008: 48°F2009: 42°F2010: 48°F2011: 41°F2012: 41°F2013: 45°F2014: 31°F2015: 44°F2016: 45°F2017: 39°F2018: 47°F2019: 53°F2020: 39°F2021: 51°F2022: 48°F2023: 33°F2024: 32°F2025: 48°F35° forecast25303540455055191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 235°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record25°F
This-date rank#27 of 119
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-54°F (1989)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1906–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Nome in each calendar month, and for the whole 1906–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan51°FJan 27, 2014-54°FJan 27, 1989
Feb48°FFeb 13, 1986-42°FFeb 5, 1947
Mar44°FMar 2, 1938-46°FMar 11, 1971
Apr60°FApr 25, 1940-30°FApr 5, 1918
May78°FMay 30, 1981-11°FMay 2, 1949
Jun86°FJun 19, 201320°FJun 2, 1931
Jul86°FJul 8, 196828°FJul 3, 1924
Aug83°FAug 8, 196623°FAug 30, 1913
Sep71°FSep 11, 19799°FSep 28, 1992
Oct59°FOct 1, 1954-10°FOct 28, 1966
Nov50°FNov 1, 1928-39°FNov 30, 1948
Dec44°FDec 11, 2024-42°FDec 29, 1929
All-time86°FJul 8, 1968-54°FJan 27, 1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Nome so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

64°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 14, 1926

Coldest high ever

-40°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 28, 1919
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan38°FJan 27, 2014-40°FJan 28, 1919
Feb39°FFeb 27, 1991-30°FFeb 4, 1947
Mar35°FMar 27, 1990-22°FMar 15, 1966
Apr40°FApr 23, 1940-6°FApr 15, 1924
May54°FMay 25, 19699°FMay 2, 1965
Jun62°FJun 23, 191333°FJun 5, 1948
Jul64°FJul 19, 198538°FJul 2, 1985
Aug64°FAug 14, 192640°FAug 28, 1913
Sep53°FSep 18, 199527°FSep 30, 1992
Oct49°FOct 3, 20189°FOct 30, 1975
Nov39°FNov 2, 1925-23°FNov 29, 1948
Dec35°FDec 7, 1934-35°FDec 27, 1961
All-time64°FAug 14, 1926-40°FJan 28, 1919

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

246 days
record run, ended May 29 1966

So far in 2026

125 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Nome's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 42°F · forecast is -6° vs normal.
Jan: 13°FJan: -2°FFeb: 17°FFeb: 1°FMar: 18°FMar: 2°FApr: 29°FApr: 16°FMay: 44°FMay: 31°FJun: 55°FJun: 42°FJul: 58°FJul: 46°FAug: 56°FAug: 44°FSep: 49°FSep: 37°FOct: 36°FOct: 25°FNov: 24°FNov: 12°FDec: 16°FDec: 2°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:43 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight14h 36m · losing 46 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

64.51°N, 165.44°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

Kotzebue, AK182 mi NEBethel, AK281 mi SEMcgrath, AK318 mi EBettles, AK427 mi EKing Salmon, AK494 mi SETalkeetna, AK496 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Nome's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Nome, AK — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Nome's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Nome, AK — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1906

Each cell is one day's low at Nome, coloured by temperature — 121 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Nome, AK daily low heat map 1906–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Nome — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
125 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 116th most in 121 years. Normal for this point: 142. Record: 164 in 1924.

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