Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
075 CXUS55 KLKN 031135 CLAEKO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV 335 AM PST SUN JAN 03 2021 ................................... ...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2021 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 103 07/30 100 3 99 08/18 LOWEST 1 12/04 -12 13 -7 12/05 AVG. MAXIMUM 66.5 62.2 4.3 62.2 AVG. MINIMUM 32.0 31.2 0.8 33.0 MEAN 49.3 46.7 2.6 47.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 76 38.2 37.8 51 DAYS MAX <= 32 8 24.8 -16.8 26 DAYS MIN <= 32 198 185.7 12.3 172 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 8.9 -8.9 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 18.34 1983 MINIMUM 4.35 1919 TOTALS 5.39 9.91 -4.52 14.77 DAILY AVG. T 0.03 -0.03 0.04 DAYS >= .01 54 81.2 -27.2 105 DAYS >= .10 17 32.1 -15.1 41 DAYS >= .50 1 2.9 -1.9 6 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.51 03/14 TO 03/14 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 28.6 41.3 -12.7 48.4 SINCE 7/1 8.5 15.6 -7.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1 DAYS >= TRACE 44 33.8 10.2 82 DAYS >= 1.0 9 14.7 -5.7 16 DAYS >= 1.0 2 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 01/15 8 24 HR TOTAL 4.6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6347 7065 -718 6725 COOLING TOTAL 698 383 315 503 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/270 DATE 06/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/280 DATE 06/27 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 47 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 14 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 46 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 6 LIGHT SNOW 39 SLEET 0 FOG 50 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 37 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ && ===================================================================== ...8TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN ELKO... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING 2020 WAS 49.3 DEGREES...WHICH IS 2.6 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 46.7 DEGREES. THIS MAKES 2020 THE 8TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 5.39 INCHES...WHICH IS 4.52 INCHES BELOW OR 54 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 9.91 INCHES. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 28.6 INCHES...WHICH IS 12.7 INCHES BELOW OR 69 PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 41.3 INCHES. $$