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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
519 PM PDT WED SEP 2 2020

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...THE TONOPAH AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2020 TO 8/31/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             104   07/28/2016
                        07/18/1960
                        07/18/1960
 LOW               27   06/01/1971
HIGHEST           103   08/17       100       3       98  08/04
                                                          07/22
LOWEST             36   06/08        39      -3       45  06/22
                                                          06/01
                                                          06/08
AVG. MAXIMUM     91.5              88.8     2.7     89.4
AVG. MINIMUM     56.6              54.8     1.8     56.0
MEAN             74.0              71.8     2.2     72.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     69              46.3    22.7       51
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.36   1984
 MINIMUM         0.18   1980
TOTALS           0.27              1.24   -0.97     0.97
DAILY AVG.          T              0.01   -0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01         3               8.3    -5.3        8
DAYS >= .10         1               3.3    -2.3        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.5    -0.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.22   MM                          0.64

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      50                57      -7       31
 SINCE 7/1          0                 6      -6        0
COOLING TOTAL     909               686     223      761
 SINCE 1/1        967               713     254      762
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/010    DATE  06/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/010    DATE  06/25

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     18

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

-  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 METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER IN TONOPAH...
...6TH DRIEST METEORLOGICAL SUMMER IN TONOPAH...

AUGUST 2020 WAS THE WARMEST ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 77.4 DEGREES.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN TONOPAH DURING METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUN-
AUG) 2020 WAS 74.0 DEGREES...WHICH IS 2.2 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
71.8 DEGREES. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.27 INCHES...WHICH IS
0.97 INCHES BELOW OR 22 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 1.24 INCHES.
THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE TONOPAH AIRPORT BEGAN IN 1954