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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
532 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE ELY NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

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
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              68   01/25/1951
                        12/03/1910
                        12/01/1910
 LOW              -30   02/06/1989
HIGHEST            54   02/16        61      -7       63
LOWEST            -24   01/14       -16      -8       -8
AVG. MAXIMUM     36.3              40.4    -4.1     44.1
AVG. MINIMUM      9.1              12.5    -3.4     13.5
MEAN             22.7              26.5    -3.8     28.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     30              17.5    12.5        7
DAYS MIN <= 32     87              87.5    -0.5       91
DAYS MIN <= 0      28              13.6    14.4        5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.65   1895
 MINIMUM         0.48   1977
TOTALS           3.17              2.04    1.13     2.11
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.02    0.02     0.02
DAYS >= .01        22              20.4     1.6       17
DAYS >= .10        11               7.1     3.9        7
DAYS >= .50         1               0.4     0.6        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           66.0   1895
TOTALS           45.4              25.4    20.0     30.9
DAYS >= 1.0        10               7.8     2.2        9

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3797              3469     328     3273
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/220    DATE  02/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/140    DATE  01/09

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                       9
LIGHT SNOW               24     SLEET                      0
FOG                      25     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
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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...13TH COLDEST METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ON RECORD IN ELY...
...15TH WETTEST METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ON RECORD IN ELY...
...8TH SNOWIEST METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ON RECORD IN ELY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELY DURING METEOROLOGICAL WINTER
(DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY) 2012-2013 WAS 22.7 DEGREES...
WHICH IS 3.8 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL
OF 26.5 DEGREES. THIS MAKES WINTER 2012-2013 THE 13TH COLDEST
ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 3.17 INCHES...WHICH IS
1.13 INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 2.04
INCHES. THIS MAKES WINTER 2012-2013 THE 15TH WETTEST ON
RECORD. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 45.4 INCHES...WHICH IS 20.0
INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 25.4
INCHES. THIS MAKES WINTER 2012-2013 THE 8TH SNOWIEST ON
RECORD.

NO MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET IN ELY DURING WINTER 2012-2013.

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RCM