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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
342 PM PDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE ELY NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2012 TO 8/31/2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             101   07/12/2002
                        07/18/1998
 LOW               18   06/14/1976
HIGHEST            98   07/10        96       2       96
LOWEST             19   06/10        28      -9       24
AVG. MAXIMUM     86.1              84.0     2.1     84.3
AVG. MINIMUM     47.4              45.4     2.0     45.6
MEAN             66.8              64.7     2.1     65.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     27              19.7     7.3       27
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               2.9     3.1        5
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.88   1983
 MINIMUM         0.31   1974
TOTALS           4.09              2.21    1.88     1.77
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.02    0.02     0.02
DAYS >= .01        20              16.0     4.0       13
DAYS >= .10        10               6.3     3.7        5
DAYS >= .50         3               1.0     2.0        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            1.7   1955
TOTALS              T               0.1    -0.1        T
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     122               239    -117      233
COOLING TOTAL     309               211      98      259
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/200    DATE  06/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/300    DATE  08/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     38

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               27     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

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

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...5TH WETTEST METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER ON RECORD IN ELY...
...7TH WARMEST METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER ON RECORD IN ELY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELY DURING METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER
2012 WAS 66.8 DEGREES...WHICH IS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE THE
1981-2010 NORMAL OF 64.7 DEGREES. THIS MAKES METEOROLOGICAL
SUMMER 2012 THE 7TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 4.09 INCHES...WHICH IS 1.88 INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-2010
NORMAL OF 2.21 INCHES. THIS MAKES METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER 2012
THE 5TH WETTEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS A
TRACE...WHICH IS JUST BELOW THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 0.1 INCH.

NO MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET IN ELY DURING METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER
2012.

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