Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
000 CXUS55 KLKN 021911 CLAEKO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV 1111 AM PST SUN JAN 02 2022 ................................... ...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2022 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 107 07/04/1981 08/04/1978 07/24/1890 LOW -43 01/21/1937 HIGHEST 104 07/12 100 4 103 LOWEST 12/18 -12 11 1 AVG. MAXIMUM 66.1 63.3 2.8 66.5 AVG. MINIMUM 33.5 32.2 1.3 32.0 MEAN 49.8 47.8 2.0 49.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 72 47.7 24.3 76 DAYS MAX <= 32 14 24.2 -10.2 8 DAYS MIN <= 32 174 194.8 -20.8 198 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 9.2 -7.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 18.34 1983 MINIMUM 4.35 1919 TOTALS 10.41 9.99 0.42 5.39 DAILY AVG. T 0.03 -0.03 T DAYS >= .01 70 78.9 -8.9 54 DAYS >= .10 34 31.5 2.5 17 DAYS >= .50 2 3.1 -1.1 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.1 0.9 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.17 10/25 TO 10/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 100.8 1996 24 HR TOTAL 18.4 01/24/1996 TO 01/24/1996 SNOW DEPTH 24 01/01/1948 02/05/1932 TOTALS 41.7 41.2 0.5 28.6 SINCE 7/1 21.8 14.8 7.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 56 34.4 21.6 44 DAYS >= 1.0 16 13.9 2.1 9 DAYS >= 1.0 16 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 9 12/30 5 12/31 24 HR TOTAL 6.6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6224 6744 -520 6347 COOLING TOTAL 810 495 315 698 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/260 DATE 12/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/020 DATE 05/17 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 48 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 21 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 14 LIGHT RAIN 44 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 11 LIGHT SNOW 46 SLEET 0 FOG 60 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 63 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ===================================================================== ...2021 WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL IN ELKO... ...2021 WAS WETTER AND SNOWIER THAN NORMAL IN ELKO... ...4TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR ELKO... ...1ST WARMEST AND 4TH DRIEST JUNE ON RECORD FOR ELKO... ...1ST WARMEST (TIED) JULY ON RECORD FOR ELKO... ...1ST WARMEST METEORLOGICAL SUMMER ON RECORD FOR ELKO... ...4TH WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD FOR ELKO... ...1ST LEAST SNOWIEST (TIED) NOVEMBER ON RECORD FOR ELKO... ...8TH WARMEST METEORLOGICAL FALL ON RECORD FOR ELKO... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING 2021 WAS 49.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.0 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 47.8 DEGREES, MAKING 2021 THE 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 10.41 INCHES, WHICH IS 0.42 INCHES ABOVE OR 104 PERCENT OF THE 1991-2020 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 9.99 INCHES.THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 41.7 INCHES, WHICH IS 0.5 INCHES ABOVE OR 101 PECENT THE 1991-2020 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 41.2 INCHES. THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888. $$