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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
658 AM PDT MON APR 03 2023

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...THE ELY AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             76   03/21/2004
                       03/20/2004
 LOW             -13   03/03/1952
HIGHEST           47   03/12         65     -18       74  03/25
LOWEST            -5   03/02          3      -8        9  03/06
                                                          03/11
AVG. MAXIMUM    37.1               52.4   -15.3     52.7
AVG. MINIMUM    14.7               22.9    -8.2     24.0
MEAN            25.9               37.7   -11.8     38.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     7                0.9     6.1        3
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               28.3     2.7       28
DAYS MIN <= 0      3                0.3     2.7        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.30   1894
 MINIMUM        0.03   1997
TOTALS          2.42               0.98    1.44     0.58
DAILY AVG.      0.08               0.03    0.05     0.02
DAYS >= .01       16                6.5     9.5        9
DAYS >= .10       11                3.4     7.6        1
DAYS >= .50        1                0.3     0.7        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.57   03/11 TO 03/11               0.34

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          42.0   1894
TOTALS          28.0                9.5    18.5      5.0
SINCE 7/1      110.9               46.8    64.1       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    17                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE     22                5.2    16.8        7
DAYS >= 1.0       12                2.9     9.1        3
DAYS >= 1.0       12                                   3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       23R  03/06                           3
                       03/07
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1204                848     356      816
 SINCE 7/1      6840               5943     897       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/150    DATE  03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/150    DATE  03/09

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                6     SNOW                       9
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      0
FOG                      20     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      9
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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...MARCH 2023 IN ELY WAS COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL…
...MARCH 2023 IN ELY WAS THE 3RD COLDEST AND 3RD SNOWIEST ON RECORD…
...MARCH 2023 IN ELY WAS THE 5TH WETTEST ON RECORD...

...A RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 0.40 INCHES WAS SET ON MARCH
29TH...
...A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF -1 DEGREES WAS SET ON MARCH 29TH...
...A RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 0.57 INCHES WAS SET ON
MARCH 11TH...

THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELY AREA BEGAN IN 1893 AND THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL IS FROM 1991-2020.

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