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CLSEKO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
957 PM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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...THE ELKO NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2012 TO 5/31/2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   05/28/2003
 LOW              -15   03/02/1890
HIGHEST            89   05/21        85       4       78
LOWEST              8   03/02        12      -4       20
AVG. MAXIMUM     64.3              60.1     4.2     55.8
AVG. MINIMUM     31.4              31.6    -0.2     30.6
MEAN             47.8              45.8     2.0     43.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      2               0.5     1.5        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     47              47.4    -0.4       55
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.60   1904
 MINIMUM         0.61   1909
TOTALS           2.53              2.93   -0.40     4.59
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.03    0.00     0.05
DAYS >= .01        15              25.7   -10.7       35
DAYS >= .10         4               9.9    -5.9       12
DAYS >= .50         1               0.6     0.4        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.0     1.0        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           38.5   1902
TOTALS           13.6               8.8     4.8     15.6
DAYS >= 1.0         3               3.4    -0.4        3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1556              1767    -211     1983
COOLING TOTAL       3                 4      -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/230    DATE  03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/230    DATE  03/31

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     49

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      9

-  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 METEOROLOGICAL SPRING ON RECORD IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL SPRING
(MARCH, APRIL AND MAY) 2012 WAS 47.8 DEGREES...WHICH IS 2.0
DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 45.8
DEGREES. THIS MAKES METEOROLOGICAL SPRING 2012 THE 9TH WARMEST
ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.53 INCHES...WHICH IS
0.40 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 2.93
INCHES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS
YEARS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 13.6 INCHES...WHICH IS 4.8
INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 8.8
INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS YEARS.

THE ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL WAS
SET ON APRIL 22ND WHEN IT REACHED 87 DEGREES.

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