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CLSEKO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
336 PM PDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE ELKO NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2013 TO 5/31/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   05/28/2003
 LOW              -15   03/02/1890
HIGHEST            88   05/13        85       3       89
LOWEST             15   04/18        12       3        8
                        03/23
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.3              60.1     2.2     64.3
AVG. MINIMUM     31.1              31.6    -0.5     31.4
MEAN             46.7              45.8     0.9     47.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.5    -0.5        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     52              47.4     4.6       47
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.60   1904
 MINIMUM         0.62   1924
TOTALS           1.42              2.93   -1.51     2.53
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01     0.03
DAYS >= .01        20              25.7    -5.7       15
DAYS >= .10         5               9.9    -4.9        4
DAYS >= .50         0               0.6    -0.6        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           38.5   1902
TOTALS            3.9               8.8    -4.9     13.6
DAYS >= 1.0         1               3.4    -2.4        3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1661              1767    -106     1556
COOLING TOTAL       4                 4       0        3
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/250    DATE  03/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/260    DATE  03/06

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     48

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               18     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       5
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                     15

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

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...18TH DRIEST SPRING ON RECORD IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL SPRING
(MARCH, APRIL AND MAY) 2013 WAS 46.7 DEGREES...WHICH IS 0.9
DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 45.8
DEGREES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS
YEARS. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.42 INCHES...WHICH IS 1.51
INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 2.93
INCHES. THIS MAKES SPRING 2013 THE 18TH DRIEST ON RECORD. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 3.9 INCHES...WHICH IS 4.2 INCHES BELOW THE
1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 8.1 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS
ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

NO MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET IN ELKO DURING SPRING 2013.

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