United States · 1991–2020 normal

Elmendorf Air Force Base in
October.

Typical October weather in Elmendorf Air Force Base: 5.6°C by day, -2.1°C at night, 45 mm of rain over 7.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high5.6°C
Typical low-2.1°C
Rain45 mm
Wet days7.6

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 53 from latitude 61.26°. Open-water sea temperature is 8.2°C (30 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 61.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 53. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -2.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -2.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 8605012
NOAA station
USC00503163 · FT RICHARDSON WTP
Station distance
3.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 27 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.