Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
076 CXUS55 KLKN 031135 CLATPH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV 335 AM PST SUN JAN 03 2021 ................................... ...THE TONOPAH AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2021 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 07/28/2016 07/18/1960 07/18/1960 LOW -15 01/24/1962 01/23/1962 HIGHEST 103 08/17 100 3 98 08/04 07/22 LOWEST 10 12/04 0 10 3 11/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 69.9 67.0 2.9 65.9 AVG. MINIMUM 38.6 37.3 1.3 38.1 MEAN 54.3 52.2 2.1 52.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 78 49.6 28.4 55 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 5.6 -4.6 13 DAYS MIN <= 32 150 147.2 2.8 145 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.2 -1.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.64 1983 MINIMUM 2.53 1986 TOTALS 1.96R 5.24 -3.28 7.44 DAILY AVG. T 0.01 -0.01 0.02 DAYS >= .01 23 38.5 -15.5 50 DAYS >= .10 8 16.3 -8.3 21 DAYS >= .50 0 1.3 -1.3 5 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.34 0.81 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4927 5461 -534 5469 SINCE 7/1 1967 2247 -280 2232 COOLING TOTAL 1111 783 328 854 SINCE 1/1 1111 783 328 854 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 61/320 DATE 02/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 76/320 DATE 02/02 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 33 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 23 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 19 SLEET 0 FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 27 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ && ===================================================================== ...5TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN TONOPAH... ...DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD IN TONOPAH... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN TONOPAH DURING 2020 WAS 54.3 DEGREES...WHICH IS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 52.2 DEGREES. THIS MAKES 2020 THE 5TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.96 INCHES...WHICH IS 3.285 INCHES BELOW OR 140 PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICALNORMAL OF 5.24 INCHES. THIS MAKES 2020 THE DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD. $$