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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   05/29/2003
                        05/28/2003
                        05/31/1910
 LOW               -3   03/02/1971
                        03/01/1971
                        03/12/1954
HIGHEST            89   05/13        90      -1       91
                        05/12
LOWEST              9   03/24        11      -2        6
                        03/23
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.4              63.5     1.9     66.1
AVG. MINIMUM     29.9              31.8    -1.9     32.1
MEAN             47.7              47.6     0.1     49.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               1.4    -1.4        4
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     58              47.6    10.4       46
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.73   1998
 MINIMUM         0.71   1931
TOTALS           1.37              2.84   -1.47     1.79
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01        13              22.7    -9.7       17
DAYS >= .10         5               9.1    -4.1        6
DAYS >= .50         0               0.9    -0.9        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           23.4   1952
                        1896
TOTALS              T               4.9    -4.9      6.6
DAYS >= 1.0         0               1.6    -1.6        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             2

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1574              1611     -37     1445
COOLING TOTAL       1                12     -11        6
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/140    DATE  05/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/140    DATE  05/05

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     45

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               22     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     12

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

&&

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...20TH DRIEST SPRING ON RECORD IN WINNEMUCCA...
...LEAST SNOWY SPRING ON RECORD IN WINNEMUCCA...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINNEMUCCA DURING METEOROLOGICAL
SPRING (MARCH, APRIL AND MAY) 2013 WAS 47.7 DEGREES...WHICH IS
0.1 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 47.6
DEGREES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS
YEARS. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.37 INCHES...WHICH IS 1.47
INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 2.84
INCHES. THIS MAKES SPRING 2013 THE 20TH DRIEST ON RECORD. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS A TRACE...WHICH IS 4.9 INCHES BELOW THE
1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 4.9 INCHES. THIS TIES
SPRING 1885...SPRING 1931...SPRING 1959...AND SPRING 2004 AS
THE LEAST SNOWY ON RECORD.

NO MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET IN WINNEMUCCA DURING SPRING 2013.

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