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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             109   07/11/2002
 LOW              -37   12/22/1990
HIGHEST           103   07/12       104      -1      100
LOWEST            -13   12/31        -9      -4       -9
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.4              65.7     2.7     64.3
AVG. MINIMUM     32.7              32.7     0.0     30.6
MEAN             50.6              49.2     1.4     47.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     80              58.0    22.0       63
DAYS MAX <= 32      7              10.9    -3.9        6
DAYS MIN <= 32    179             178.7     0.3      194
DAYS MIN <= 0       9               4.8     4.2        7

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        16.10   1998
 MINIMUM         3.13   1954
TOTALS           5.82              8.28   -2.46     9.19
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.02   -0.01     0.03
DAYS >= .01        59              70.8   -11.8       68
DAYS >= .10        22              26.8    -4.8       35
DAYS >= .50         0               2.1    -2.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.47   03/18 TO 03/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           56.2   1937
 24 HR TOTAL     10.9   01/12/1890 TO 01/12/1890
 SNOW DEPTH        17   01/31/1937
TOTALS           31.7              20.9    10.8     30.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE      42              21.0    21.0       47
DAYS >= 1.0         7               7.5    -0.5        9
DAYS >= 5.0         0                                  1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   12/30                          9
                        12/27
 24 HR TOTAL      4.8   12/26 TO 12/26

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5856              6306    -450     6733
COOLING TOTAL     681               542     139      449
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/270    DATE  06/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/260    DATE  06/04

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     45

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              M     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               54     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                6     SNOW                      10
LIGHT SNOW               35     SLEET                      0
FOG                      51     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                     47

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

&&

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...10TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN WINNEMUCCA...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINNEMUCCA DURING 2012 WAS 50.6
DEGREES...WHICH IS 1.4 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 49.2 DEGREES. THIS MAKES 2012 THE
10TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 5.82
INCHES...WHICH IS 2.46 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 8.28 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS
UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL
SNOWFALL WAS 31.7 INCHES...WHICH IS 10.8 INCHES ABOVE THE
1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 20.9 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS
ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

NO MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET IN WINNEMUCCA DURING 2012.

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