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CXUS55 KLKN 051425
CLSEKO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
625 AM PST SAT MAR 05 2022

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...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2021 TO 2/28/2022...

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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             70   02/28/1986
                       02/28/1905
 LOW             -43   01/21/1937
HIGHEST           61   02/13         59       2       58
                       02/14
LOWEST            -6   01/01        -12       6        1
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.4               39.6     2.8     41.8
AVG. MINIMUM    16.1               17.3    -1.2     18.4
MEAN            29.2               28.4     0.8     30.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    19               21.6    -2.6        8
DAYS MIN <= 32    58               86.0   -28.0       87
DAYS MIN <= 0      2                8.0    -6.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.55   1890
 MINIMUM        0.25   1931
TOTALS          2.35               3.28   -0.93     2.09
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.04   -0.02     0.03
DAYS >= .01       17               26.8    -9.8       MM
DAYS >= .10       10               10.6    -0.6       MM
DAYS >= .50        0                0.8    -0.8       MM
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1       MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          68.8   1932
TOTALS          26.1               27.4    -1.3     14.5
DAYS >= 1.0        9                8.8     0.2        5

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   3200               3300    -100     3131
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/260    DATE  12/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/240    DATE  12/26

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       7
LIGHT SNOW               20     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     11

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

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...WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL METEOROLOGICAL WINTER IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL WINTER (DEC 2021-
FEB 2022) 2022 WAS 29.2 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
28.4 DEGREES. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.35 INCHES, WHICH IS 0.93
INCHES BELOW OR 72 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 3.28 INCHES. THE TOTAL
SNOWFALL WAS 26.1 INCHES, WHICH IS 1.3 INCHES BELOW OR 95 PERCENT OF
THE 1991-2020 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL. THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE
ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888.

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