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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
302 PM PDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE WINNEMUCCA NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

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  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   05/29/2003
                        05/28/2003
                        05/31/1910
 LOW               10   05/08/2002
HIGHEST            89   05/13        90      -1       91  05/15
                        05/12                             05/14
LOWEST             23   05/03        24      -1       26  05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     73.2              72.2     1.0     75.3
AVG. MINIMUM     37.0              37.9    -0.9     37.4
MEAN             55.1              55.1     0.0     56.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               1.4    -1.4        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      9               7.0     2.0        7
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.57   1998
 MINIMUM            T   1985
                        1974
                        1969
TOTALS           0.49              1.12   -0.63     0.13
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.04   -0.02     0.00
DAYS >= .01         5               6.8    -1.8        1
DAYS >= .10         2               3.5    -1.5        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.5    -0.5        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.24   05/06 TO 05/07              0.13

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            8.4   1896
TOTALS            0.0               0.1    -0.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1        21.9              20.9     1.0     23.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 5.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     301               320     -19      262
 SINCE 7/1       6340              6200     140     6083
COOLING TOTAL       1                11     -10        3
 SINCE 1/1          1                11     -10        6
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/140    DATE  05/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/140    DATE  05/05

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     42

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4

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

&&

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...A DRY MAY IN WINNEMUCCA...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINNEMUCCA DURING MAY 2013 WAS 55.1
DEGREES...WHICH IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 1981-2010
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 55.1 DEGREES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE
WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.49
INCHES...WHICH IS 0.63 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMAL OF 1.12 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN
COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 0...WHICH IS
0.1 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 0.1
INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS
YEARS.

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES WAS SET ON MAY 24TH.

$$

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