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CXUS55 KLKN 021341
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
641 AM PDT THU SEP 02 2021

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...THE TONOPAH AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2021 TO 8/31/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            105   07/11/2021
 LOW              27   06/01/1971
HIGHEST          105R  07/11        100       5      103  08/17
LOWEST            42   06/11         39       3       36  06/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    93.0               89.4     3.6     91.5
AVG. MINIMUM    59.8               56.3     3.5     56.6
MEAN            76.4               72.9     3.5     74.0
DAYS MAX >= 90    68               54.8    13.2       69
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.36   1984
 MINIMUM        0.18   1980
TOTALS          1.08               1.12   -0.04     0.27
DAILY AVG.         T               0.01   -0.01        T
DAYS >= .01        8                8.3    -0.3        3
DAYS >= .10        2                3.1    -1.1        1
DAYS >= .50        1                0.4     0.6        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.67                                0.22


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     14                 48     -34       50
 SINCE 7/1         3                  1       2        0
COOLING TOTAL   1083                773     310      909
 SINCE 1/1      1112                804     308      967
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/290    DATE  06/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/290    DATE  06/16

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     25

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             12     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     23

-  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 METEORLOGICAL SUMMER IN TONOPAH...
...DRIER THAN NORMAL METEORLOGICAL SUMMER IN TONOPAH...
...1ST WARMEST METEORLOGICAL SUMMER ON RECORD FOR TONOPAH...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN TONOPAH DURING METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUN-
AUG) 2021 WAS 76.4 DEGREES...WHICH IS 3.5 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
72.9 DEGREES, MAKING METEORLOGICAL SUMMER 2021 1ST WARMEST ON
RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.08 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.04
INCHES BELOW OR 96 PERCENT OF THE 1991-2020 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF
1.12 INCHES. THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE TONOPAH AIRPORT BEGAN IN
1954

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