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CLSEKO


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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              70   02/28/1986
                        02/28/1905
 LOW              -43   01/21/1937
HIGHEST            56   12/01        59      -3       60
LOWEST            -17   01/04       -12      -5      -10
                        01/03
AVG. MAXIMUM     33.9              38.2    -4.3     43.4
AVG. MINIMUM     12.6              15.6    -3.0     13.3
MEAN             23.3              26.9    -3.6     28.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     34              22.2    11.8        4
DAYS MIN <= 32     86              84.8     1.2       87
DAYS MIN <= 0      22               8.1    13.9        7

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.55   1890
 MINIMUM         0.25   1931
TOTALS           3.43              3.16    0.27     1.45
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.04    0.00        T
DAYS >= .01        28              26.6     1.4       13
DAYS >= .10        14              10.3     3.7        4
DAYS >= .50         0               0.9    -0.9        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           68.8   1932
TOTALS           36.5              26.8     9.7     12.4
DAYS >= 1.0        14               9.1     4.9        4

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3743              3430     313     3316
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/340    DATE  02/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/340    DATE  02/23

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                      11
LIGHT SNOW               30     SLEET                      1
FOG                      53     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     16
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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...20TH COLDEST METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ON RECORD IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL WINTER
(DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY) 2012-2013 WAS 23.3 DEGREES...
WHICH IS 3.6 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL
OF 28.3 DEGREES. THIS MAKES WINTER 2012-2013 THE 20TH COLDEST
ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 3.43 INCHES...WHICH IS
0.27 INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 3.16
INCHES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS
WINTERS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 36.5 INCHES...WHICH IS 9.7
INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 26.8
INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS WINTERS.

NO MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET IN ELKO DURING WINTER 2012-2013.

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