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.