DRIESTSINCE
Alaska · precipitation record 1906–2026

Nome, AK

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
7.47in
year to date · normal 7.06"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
56th wettest of 118 yrs
100% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
1.98in
57th wettest of 119 yrs
101% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
3.0in
40th driest of 120 yrs
82% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.47in
52nd wettest of 119 yrs
106% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.36in
on Aug 9, 1956 · in 121 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 75 days (to Jun 2, 1928)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 19 days

Year to Date vs Normal

106%
7.47" of a normal 7.06" · wettest 15.56" (1922) · driest 2.81" (1971)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 112-year record (1908–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 16.98" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192229.49in
2199826.9in
3201926.69in
4193525.61in
5192024.8in

Driest Years on Record

119627.42in
219698.36in
319718.94in
419339.07in
519099.29in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Aug (~3.02") and driest in May (~0.55"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1998, 8.58".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Nome — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.47in
set in 2021

Rain on Jul 28

51%
of 118 years had measurable rain
1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.31″1911: 0.87″1912: 0.05″1913: 0.35″1914: 0.16″1915: 0.26″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.25″1920: 0.82″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.03″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.30″1925: 0.11″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.20″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.09″1931: 0.04″1932: 0.10″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.14″1935: 0.24″1936: 0.01″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.21″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.03″1943: 0.08″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.80″1946: 0.22″1947: 0.09″1948: 0.43″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.12″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.26″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.01″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.09″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.01″1964: 0.12″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.03″1970: 0.32″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.82″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.15″1977: 0.05″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.06″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.32″1982: 0.06″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.51″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.03″1989: 0.27″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.02″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.04″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.02″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.10″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.21″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.48″2007: 0.07″2008: 0.01″2009: 0.05″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 1.13″2013: 0.02″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.15″2017: 0.10″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.02″2021: 1.47″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.28″2024: 0.10″2025: 0.01″0″1″2″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Nome's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Nome, AK — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Nome's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Nome, AK — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Nome's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Nome, AK — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise2:52 AM
Sunset9:23 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight18h 31m
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

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