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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
532 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE WINNEMUCCA NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

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
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              74   02/28/1986
                        02/19/1981
 LOW              -37   12/22/1990
HIGHEST            60   02/28        65      -5       63
LOWEST            -21   01/14        -9     -12       -9
                        01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM     38.9              43.3    -4.4     46.3
AVG. MINIMUM     13.5              19.5    -6.0     13.3
MEAN             26.2              31.4    -5.2     29.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     27              10.2    16.8        1
DAYS MIN <= 32     87              80.3     6.7       86
DAYS MIN <= 0      23               4.3    18.7       11

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.84   1890
 MINIMUM         0.51   1977
TOTALS           2.15              2.46   -0.31     1.30
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01        24              24.0     0.0       12
DAYS >= .10         8               8.7    -0.7        6
DAYS >= .50         0               0.5    -0.5        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           68.0   1890
TOTALS           20.6              12.5     8.1     10.4
DAYS >= 1.0         5               4.6     0.4        3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3494              3021     473     3188
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/260    DATE  02/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/250    DATE  02/23

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      1
FOG                      38     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     12
HAZE                     17

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

&&

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....13TH COLDEST METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ON RECORD IN WINNEMUCCA...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINNEMUCCA DURING METEOROLOGICAL
WINTER (DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY) 2012-2013 WAS 26.2
DEGREES...WHICH IS 5.2 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 31.4 DEGREES. THIS MAKES WINTER
2012-2013 THE 13TH COLDEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 2.15 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.31 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 2.46 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS
UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS WINTERS. THE TOTAL
SNOWFALL WAS 20.6 INCHES...WHICH IS 8.1 INCHES ABOVE THE 1981-
2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 12.5 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO
UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS WINTERS.

NO MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET IN WINNEMUCCA DURING WINTER 2012-2013.

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RCM