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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
559 PM PDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE ELY NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              93   09/12/1990
                        09/03/1950
                        09/01/1950
 LOW               15   09/22/1968
                        09/21/1968
                        09/21/1895
HIGHEST            86   09/05        88      -2       88  09/04
LOWEST             33   09/13        24       9       36  09/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     78.8              75.8     3.0     80.2
AVG. MINIMUM     40.6              37.8     2.8     40.4
MEAN             59.7              56.8     2.9     60.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               6.0    -6.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.99   1982
 MINIMUM            T   1953
                        1893
TOTALS           1.21              0.83    0.38     1.33
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.03    0.01     0.04
DAYS >= .01         5               4.9     0.1        4
DAYS >= .10         5               2.0     3.0        2
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.66   08/31 TO 09/01              1.03

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            6.3   1982
TOTALS            0.0               0.4    -0.4      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.4    -0.4        T
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 5.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   09/30 TO 09/30               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     159               252     -93      134
 SINCE 7/1        165               316    -151      138
COOLING TOTAL       5                 6      -1        0
 SINCE 1/1        314               218      96      259
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/200    DATE  09/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/200    DATE  09/23

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     49

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

&&

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...9TH WARMEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD IN ELY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELY DURING SEPTEMBER 2012 WAS 59.7
DEGREES...WHICH IS 2.9 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 56.8
DEGREES. THIS MAKES SEPTEMBER 2012 THE 9TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE
TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.21 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.38 INCHES ABOVE
THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 0.83 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE
WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 0...WHICH
IS 0.2 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 0.2 INCHES. THIS
VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

NO DAILY RECORDS WERE SET IN ELY DURING SEPTEMBER 2012.

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