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Nome,
Alaska
Nome is a city located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton
Sound of the Bering Sea. It is in the Nome Census Area of the U.S.
state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city
population was 3,590.[1] Nome was incorporated in 1901 and was once
the most populous city in Alaska. Nome is in the unorganized borough
(i.e., is not in any borough, the Alaska equivalent of counties) and
lies within the region of the Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC).
The Sitnasuak Village Corporation (a sort of subsidiary of BSNC) has
its land holdings in and around Nome.
The city of Nome claims to be home
to the world's largest gold pan, although this claim has been disputed
by the Canadian city of Quesnel, British Columbia.
In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria
epidemic raged among Eskimos in the Nome area. Fierce statewide
blizzard conditions prevented delivery of a life-saving serum by
airplane from Anchorage. A relay of dog sled teams was organized
to deliver the serum. The annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates
this historic event.
Nome is located at [show location on an interactive map] 64°30'14?N,
165°23'58?W (64.503877, -163.399409).[3] According to the United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.6 square miles
(55.0 km²), of which, 12.5 square miles (32.5 km²) of
it is land and 9.1 square miles (23.5 km²) of it (41.99%) is
water.
Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
| Month |
Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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| Rec
High °F |
43
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48
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43
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51
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78
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83
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86
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81
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71
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59
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47
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43
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| Norm
High °F |
13.4
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13.6
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17.7
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26.8
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43
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53.9
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58.6
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56
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48.6
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34
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23
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15.8
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| Norm
Low °F |
-1.8
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-2.3
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1
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12.4
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31.1
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40.6
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46.6
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45.2
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37.2
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22.9
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10.8
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0.9
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| Rec
Low °F |
-54
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-42
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-46
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-30
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-11
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23
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30
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26
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9
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-10
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-39
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-41
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| Precip
(in) |
0.92
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0.75
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0.6
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0.65
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0.74
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1.14
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2.15
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3.23
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2.51
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1.58
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1.28
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1.01
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Source:
USTravelWeather.com &
Wikipedia®
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