Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KLKN 030023
CLSEKO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
519 PM PDT WED SEP 2 2020
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...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2020 TO 8/31/2020...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2020
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 107 07/04/1981
08/04/1978
07/24/1890
LOW 12 06/06/1914
HIGHEST 103 08/18 100 3 99
07/30
LOWEST 29 06/09 31 -2 34
AVG. MAXIMUM 89.9 86.4 3.5 87.9
AVG. MINIMUM 49.2 47.5 1.7 49.2
MEAN 69.6 66.9 2.7 68.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 63 35.9 27.1 45
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 2 1.3 0.7 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.38 1970
MINIMUM 0.00 1919
TOTALS 0.53 1.39 -0.86 0.22
DAILY AVG. T 0.02 -0.02 0.00
DAYS >= .01 7 11.6 -4.6 5
DAYS >= .10 2 4.1 -2.1 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0.4 -0.4 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 1.7 1914
TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 0.0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 155 182 -27 103
COOLING TOTAL 605 358 247 456
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/270 DATE 06/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/280 DATE 06/27
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 34
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...WARMER THAN NORMAL METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER IN ELKO...
...DRIER THAN NORMAL METEORLOGICAL SUMMER IN ELKO...
...ABOVE AVERAGE SNOW FOR METEORLOGICAL SUMMER IN ELKO...
AUGUST 2020 WAS THE 2ND WARMEST ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 74.1 DEGREES.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUN-
AUG) 2020 WAS 69.5 DEGREES...WHICH IS 2.6 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
66.9 DEGREES. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.53 INCHES...WHICH IS
0.86 INCHES BELOW OR 27 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 1.39 INCHES. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS TRACE INCHES...WHICH IS ABOVE OR LESS THAN 1
PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 0.0 INCHES.
THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888