Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS
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CLSEKO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1014 AM PDT THU JUN 4 2020
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...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2020
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 97 05/28/2003
LOW -15 03/02/1890
HIGHEST 96 05/29 85 11 82
LOWEST 12 03/02 12 0 17
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.8 60.1 3.7 58.7
AVG. MINIMUM 31.6 31.6 0.0 33.9
MEAN 47.7 45.8 1.9 46.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 3 0.3 2.7 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.5 -0.5 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 53 47.4 5.6 33
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.60 1904
MINIMUM 0.62 1924
TOTALS 1.80 2.93 -1.13 6.20
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.07
DAYS >= .01 22 25.7 -3.7 42
DAYS >= .10 5 9.9 -4.9 18
DAYS >= .50 1 0.6 0.4 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 38.5 1902
TOTALS 4.3 8.8 -4.5 12.0
DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.4 -1.4 4
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1595 1767 -172 1702
COOLING TOTAL 31 4 27 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/200 DATE 05/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/160 DATE 05/30
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 19 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
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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...ELKO WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR METEORLOGICAL SPRING 2020...
...BELOW AVERAGE SNOW FOR METEORLOGICAL SPRING 2020 IN ELKO...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MAR-
MAY) 2020 WAS 47.7 DEGREES...WHICH IS 1.9 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
45.8 DEGREES. THIS MAKES 2020 THE 13TH WARMEST METEOROLOGICAL SPRING
ON RECORD FOR ELKO. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.80 INCHES...WHICH
IS 1.13 INCHES BELOW OR 61 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 2.93 INCHES. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 4.3 INCHES... WHICH IS 4.5 INCHES BELOW OR 49
PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 8.8 INCHES.
THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888 AND THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL IS FROM 1981-2010.
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...ELKO WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR METEORLOGICAL SPRING 2020...
...BELOW AVERAGE SNOW FOR METEORLOGICAL SPRING 2020 IN ELKO...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MAR-
MAY) 2020 WAS 47.7 DEGREES...WHICH IS *** DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
**** DEGREES. THIS MAKES 2020 THE 13TH WARMEST METEOROLOGICAL SPRING
ON RECORD FOR ELKO. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.80 INCHES...WHICH
IS *** INCHES BELOW OR ** PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF **** INCHES. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 4.3 INCHES... WHICH IS *** INCHES BELOW OR **
PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF *** INCHES.
THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888 AND THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL IS FROM 1981-2010.
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DTK