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CXUS55 KLKN 012027
CLMEKO


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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 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              87   04/22/2012
 LOW               -2   04/01/1936
HIGHEST            78   04/27        77       1       87  04/22
LOWEST             15   04/18        17      -2       16  04/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     60.0              59.4     0.6     64.8
AVG. MINIMUM     28.8              31.0    -2.2     32.8
MEAN             44.4              45.2    -0.8     48.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     18              16.5     1.5       16
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.94   1900
 MINIMUM            T   1924
                        1916
                        1912
TOTALS           0.48              0.97   -0.49     0.62
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01         9               8.8     0.2        6
DAYS >= .10         2               3.1    -1.1        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.27   04/01 TO 04/02              0.42

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           19.0   1925
TOTALS            1.3               3.2    -1.9      0.2
SINCE 7/1        42.2              40.8     1.4     29.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE       7               3.2     3.8        5
DAYS >= 1.0         0               1.1    -1.1        0
DAYS >= 5.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                            -1
 24 HR TOTAL      0.5   04/14 TO 04/14               0.2

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     611               594      17      476
 SINCE 7/1       6400              6571    -171     6056
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        1
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        1
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/250    DATE  04/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/270    DATE  04/13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     49

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       4
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

&&

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...A COOL AND DRY APRIL IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING APRIL 2013 WAS 44.4
DEGREES...WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMAL OF 45.2 DEGREES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED
TO PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.48 INCHES...
WHICH IS 0.49 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF
0.97 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 1.3 INCHES...WHICH IS 1.9
INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 3.2 INCHES.
THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 15 DEGREES WAS SET ON APRIL 18TH.

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