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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
532 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE TONOPAH AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              75   02/25/1986
 LOW              -15   01/24/1962
                        01/23/1962
HIGHEST            59   02/04        64      -5       63  01/05
                        02/03
LOWEST             -2   01/13         1      -3        4  01/17
AVG. MAXIMUM     44.7              46.0    -1.3     49.2
AVG. MINIMUM     20.2              21.2    -1.0     20.7
MEAN             32.5              33.6    -1.1     35.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      6               5.1     0.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     84              84.7    -0.7       88
DAYS MIN <= 0       3               1.2     1.8        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.27   1968
 MINIMUM         0.14   1964
TOTALS           0.59              1.32   -0.73     0.27
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.01    0.00     0.00
DAYS >= .01         9              11.8    -2.8        5
DAYS >= .10         2               4.8    -2.8        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2913              2824      89     2648
 SINCE 7/1       3834              4042    -208     3818
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/330    DATE  01/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/330    DATE  01/29

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     54

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      6

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

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...18TH DRIEST METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ON RECORD AT TONOPAH AIRPORT...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT TONOPAH AIRPORT DURING METEOROLOGICAL
WINTER (DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY) 2012-2013 WAS 32.5
DEGREES...WHICH IS 1.1 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMAL OF 33.6 DEGREES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED
TO PREVIOUS WINTERS. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.59 INCHES...
WHICH IS 0.73 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF
1.32 INCHES. THIS MAKES WINTER 2012-2013 THE 18TH DRIEST ON
RECORD.

NO MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET AT TONOPAH AIRPORT DURING WINTER 2012-2013.

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