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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 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              90   04/23/2012
                        04/22/2012
                        04/30/1981
 LOW                6   04/30/1972
HIGHEST            81   04/27        80       1       90  04/23
                                                          04/22
LOWEST             13   04/18        16      -3       16  04/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.5              62.5     1.0     65.8
AVG. MINIMUM     28.5              30.7    -2.2     32.0
MEAN             46.0              46.6    -0.6     48.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     22              16.8     5.2       18
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.34   1935
 MINIMUM         0.06   1959
                        1921
TOTALS           0.55              0.89   -0.34     0.66
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01         3               7.7    -4.7        7
DAYS >= .10         2               2.6    -0.6        3
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.44   04/07 TO 04/08              0.38

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           12.0   1964
TOTALS              T               1.6    -1.6        T
SINCE 7/1        21.9              20.8     1.1     23.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE       3               1.9     1.1        2
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.5    -0.5        0
DAYS >= 5.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                            -1
 24 HR TOTAL        T   04/14 TO 04/14                 T

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     563               552      11      477
 SINCE 7/1       6039              5880     159     5821
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        3
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        3
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/350    DATE  04/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/270    DATE  04/13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     44

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

-  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 WINNEMUCCA...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINNEMUCCA DURING APRIL 2013 WAS 46.0
DEGREES...WHICH IS 0.6 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMAL OF 46.6 DEGREES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED
TO PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.55 INCHES...
WHICH IS 0.34 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF
0.89 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS A TRACE...WHICH IS 1.6
INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 1.6 INCHES.
THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 13 DEGREES WAS SET ON APRIL 18TH.

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