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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
..............................................................
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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