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CLAEKO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1037 PM PST WED JAN 2 2013

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...THE ELKO NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

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             107   07/04/1981
                        08/04/1978
                        07/24/1890
 LOW              -43   01/21/1937
HIGHEST           102   07/12       100       2       98
LOWEST            -10   01/17       -12       2       -3
AVG. MAXIMUM     66.3              62.2     4.1     62.6
AVG. MINIMUM     32.9              31.2     1.7     31.1
MEAN             49.6              46.7     2.9     46.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     65              38.2    26.8       51
DAYS MAX <= 32     14              24.8   -10.8       15
DAYS MIN <= 32    180             185.7    -5.7      192
DAYS MIN <= 0       8               8.9    -0.9        7

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        18.34   1983
 MINIMUM         4.35   1919
TOTALS           7.82              9.91   -2.09     7.37
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01        T
DAYS >= .01        64              81.2   -17.2       63
DAYS >= .10        21              32.1   -11.1       22
DAYS >= .50         1               2.9    -1.9        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.0     1.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.04   03/17 TO 03/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          100.8   1996
 24 HR TOTAL     18.4   01/24/1996 TO 01/24/1996
 SNOW DEPTH        24   01/01/1948
                        02/05/1932
TOTALS           49.9              41.3     8.6     23.0
SINCE 7/1        23.9              15.6     8.3      3.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE      50              33.8    16.2       54
DAYS >= 1.0        16              14.7     1.3        6
DAYS >= 5.0         1                                  1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        11   12/27                          5
 24 HR TOTAL      9.7   03/17 TO 03/17

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6200              7065    -865     6954
COOLING TOTAL     682               383     299      468
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    54/230    DATE  06/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    72/230    DATE  06/04

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     48

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             MM     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               44     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               41     SLEET                      0
FOG                      55     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     13
HAZE                     59

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

&&

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...2ND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING 2012 WAS 49.6
DEGREES...WHICH IS 2.9 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 46.7 DEGREES. THIS MAKES 2012 THE 2ND
WARMEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 7.82 INCHES...
WHICH IS 2.09 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL
OF 9.91 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 49.9 INCHES...WHICH IS
8.6 INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 41.3
INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS YEARS.

NO MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET IN ELKO DURING 2012.

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