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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
233 AM PST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE ELY NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              68   01/25/1951
 LOW              -27   01/25/1949
HIGHEST            51   01/22        56      -5       63  01/04
                                                          01/02
LOWEST            -24   01/14       -12     -12       -5  01/17
AVG. MAXIMUM     33.3              39.5    -6.2     47.5
AVG. MINIMUM      1.0              11.2   -10.2     14.5
MEAN             17.1              25.3    -8.2     31.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     13               6.7     6.3        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     31              30.4     0.6       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      18               5.3    12.7        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.50   1907
 MINIMUM            T   1948
TOTALS           0.80              0.70    0.10     0.67
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.02    0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01         5               6.9    -1.9        5
DAYS >= .10         3               2.4     0.6        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.2    -0.2        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.35   01/27 TO 01/27              0.50

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           25.0   1907
TOTALS           11.6               9.1     2.5      8.9
SINCE 7/1        45.4              27.0    18.4     20.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      8                                  1
DAYS >= TRACE       8               6.0     2.0        7
DAYS >= 1.0         3               2.8     0.2        3
DAYS >= 5.0         1                                  1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        12   01/11                          6
 24 HR TOTAL      5.1   01/27 TO 01/27               5.9

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1477              1229     248     1046
 SINCE 7/1       4115              4329    -214     3873
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/130    DATE  01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/140    DATE  01/09

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      2

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

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...3RD COLDEST JANUARY ON RECORD IN ELY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELY DURING JANUARY 2013 WAS 17.1
DEGREES...WHICH IS 8.2 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMAL OF 25.3 DEGREES. THIS MAKES JANUARY 2013 THE 3RD COLDEST
ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.80 INCHES...WHICH IS
0.10 INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 0.70
INCHES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS
YEARS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 11.6 INCHES...WHICH IS 2.5 INCHES
ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 9.1 INCHES. THIS
VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

A RECORD LOW OF -22 DEGREES WAS SET ON JANUARY 13TH.
A RECORD LOW OF -24 DEGREES WAS SET ON JANUARY 14TH.

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