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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
100 PM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE ELY NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              83   04/23/2012
 LOW               -5   04/02/1982
                        04/22/1963
HIGHEST            77   04/29        74       3       83  04/23
LOWEST             14   04/18        12       2        9  04/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.7              57.8     0.9     63.5
AVG. MINIMUM     27.2              27.1     0.1     29.1
MEAN             43.0              42.5     0.5     46.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     24              22.6     1.4       17
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         5.52   1900
 MINIMUM            T   1989
                        1908
TOTALS           0.86              0.95   -0.09     1.03
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.03    0.00     0.03
DAYS >= .01         9               7.9     1.1        6
DAYS >= .10         2               3.2    -1.2        4
DAYS >= .50         0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.29   04/15 TO 04/15              0.33

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           45.0   1900
TOTALS            6.5               5.2     1.3      4.2
SINCE 7/1        65.0              48.4    16.6     51.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE       6               4.1     1.9        8
DAYS >= 1.0         3               1.7     1.3        1
DAYS >= 5.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   04/16                          3
 24 HR TOTAL      3.4   MM                           3.2

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     655               676     -21      551
 SINCE 7/1       6635              6903    -268     6206
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/010    DATE  04/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/290    DATE  04/19

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     50

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

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...A FAIRLY TYPICAL APRIL IN ELY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELY DURING APRIL 2013 WAS 43.0
DEGREES...WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMAL OF 42.5 DEGREES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED
TO PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.86 INCHES...
WHICH IS 0.09 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF
0.95 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 6.5 INCHES...WHICH IS 1.3
INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 5.2 INCHES.
THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

NO DAILY RECORDS WERE SET IN ELY DURING APRIL 2013.

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