Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KLKN 031440
CLSEKO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
640 AM PST WED MAR 03 2021
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...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2020 TO 2/28/2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2021
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 70 02/28/1986
02/28/1905
LOW -43 01/21/1937
HIGHEST 58 01/13 59 -1 63
LOWEST 1 12/04 -12 13 2
12/05
AVG. MAXIMUM 41.8 38.2 3.6 43.6
AVG. MINIMUM 18.4 15.6 2.8 22.0
MEAN 30.1 26.9 3.2 32.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 8 22.2 -14.2 8
DAYS MIN <= 32 87 84.8 2.2 83
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 8.1 -8.1 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.55 1890
MINIMUM 0.25 1931
TOTALS 2.09 3.16 -1.07 3.47
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.04 -0.01 0.04
DAYS >= .01 23 26.6 -3.6 MM
DAYS >= .10 7 10.3 -3.3 MM
DAYS >= .50 0 0.9 -0.9 MM
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 68.8 1932
TOTALS 14.5 26.8 -12.3 21.3
DAYS >= 1.0 5 9.1 -4.1 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 3131 3430 -299 2912
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/240 DATE 01/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/180 DATE 01/27
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 26 SLEET 0
FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
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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...WARMER THAN NORMAL METEOROLOGICAL WINTER IN ELKO...
...DRIER THAN NORMAL METEORLOGICAL WINTER IN ELKO...
...BELOW AVERAGE SNOW FOR METEORLOGICAL WINTER IN ELKO...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL WINTER (DEC-
FEB) 2021 WAS 30.1 DEGREES...WHICH IS 3.2 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
26.9 DEGREES. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.09 INCHES...WHICH IS 1.07
INCHES BELOW OR 66 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 3.16 INCHES. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 14.5 INCHES...WHICH IS 12.3 INCHES BELOW OR 54
PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 26.8 INCHES.
THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888.
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