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CXUS55 KLKN 020955
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
255 AM PDT WED JUN 02 2021

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...THE WINNEMUCCA AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2021 TO 5/31/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            100   05/29/2020
 LOW              -3   03/02/1971
                       03/01/1971
                       03/12/1954
HIGHEST           89   05/06         90      -1      100
                       04/30
LOWEST            11   03/30         11       0        9
AVG. MAXIMUM    65.6               65.0     0.6     66.6
AVG. MINIMUM    29.8               32.8    -3.0     31.6
MEAN            47.7               48.9    -1.2     49.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                1.4    -1.4        6
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    57               48.8     8.2       50
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.73   1998
 MINIMUM        0.71   1931
TOTALS          2.03               3.00   -0.97     2.04
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.03   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01       25               23.9     1.1       23
DAYS >= .10        7                9.9    -2.9        7
DAYS >= .50        0                0.9    -0.9        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          23.4   1952
TOTALS           7.0                4.9     2.1      1.8
DAYS >= 1.0        2                1.8     0.2        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3R  03/16                           1

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1576               1501      75     1493
COOLING TOTAL      8                 17      -9       54
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/240    DATE  03/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/330    DATE  03/06

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     43

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               17     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  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 WINNEMUCCA...
...DRIER THAN NORMAL METEORLOGICAL SPRING IN WINNEMUCCA...
...ABOVE NORMAL SNOW FOR METEORLOGICAL SPRING IN WINNEMUCCA...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINNEMUCCA DURING METEOROLOGICAL SPRING
(MAR-MAY) 2021 WAS 47.7 DEGREES...WHICH IS 1.2 DEGREES BELOW THE
NORMAL 48.9 DEGREES. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.03 INCHES...WHICH
IS 0.97 INCHES BELOW OR 68 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 3.00 INCHES. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 7.0 INCHES...WHICH IS 2.1 INCHES ABOVE OR 143
PERCENT OF THE 1991-2020 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 4.9 INCHES. THE
PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE WINNEMUCCA AREA BEGAN IN 1877.

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