Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KLKN 020955
CLSEKO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
255 AM PDT WED JUN 02 2021
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...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2021 TO 5/31/2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2021
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 87 04/30 85 2 96
05/06
LOWEST 12 03/13 12 0 12
AVG. MAXIMUM 62.8 60.9 1.9 63.8
AVG. MINIMUM 28.9 32.2 -3.3 31.6
MEAN 45.8 46.6 -0.8 47.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.4 -0.4 3
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 59 51.6 7.4 53
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.60 1904
MINIMUM 0.62 1924
TOTALS 3.26 3.24 0.02 1.80
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.02
DAYS >= .01 16 26.0 -10.0 22
DAYS >= .10 12 10.3 1.7 5
DAYS >= .50 0 1.0 -1.0 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 38.5 1902
TOTALS 10.0 9.2 0.8 4.3
DAYS >= 1.0 5 3.2 1.8 2
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1743 1700 43 1595
COOLING TOTAL 0 6 -6 31
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/340 DATE 05/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/020 DATE 05/17
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 46
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
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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...COOLER THAN NORMAL METEOROLOGICAL SPRING IN ELKO...
...WETTER THAN NORMAL METEORLOGICAL SPRING IN ELKO...
...ABOVE AVERAGE SNOW FOR METEORLOGICAL SPRING IN ELKO...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MAR-
MAY) 2021 WAS 45.8 DEGREES...WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL
46.6 DEGREES. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 3.26 INCHES...WHICH IS
0.02 INCHES ABOVE OR 101 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 3.24 INCHES. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 10 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.8 INCHES OR 108 PERCENT OF
THE 1991-2020 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 9.2 INCHES.
THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888.
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