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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
658 AM PDT MON APR 03 2023

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...THE WINNEMUCCA AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             82   03/29/1879
 LOW              -3   03/02/1971
                       03/01/1971
                       03/12/1954
HIGHEST           60   03/28         71     -11       80  03/25
LOWEST             9   03/24         12      -3       11  03/10
AVG. MAXIMUM    46.7               57.7   -11.0     58.5
AVG. MINIMUM    24.7               27.5    -2.8     26.9
MEAN            35.7               42.6    -6.9     42.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    25               24.0     1.0       26
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.04   1899
 MINIMUM        0.03   2004
TOTALS          1.89               0.87    1.02     1.32
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.03    0.03     0.04
DAYS >= .01       18                8.2     9.8        6
DAYS >= .10        5                3.2     1.8        6
DAYS >= .50        0                0.2    -0.2        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.77   03/28 TO 03/29               0.67

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          23.4   1952
TOTALS          10.3                3.0     7.3     11.0
SINCE 7/1       29.2               20.1     9.1       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE     16                2.6    13.4        5
DAYS >= 1.0        2                1.2     0.8        3
DAYS >= 1.0        2                                   3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        6   03/29                           3
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    901                694     207      685
 SINCE 7/1      5354               4995     359       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/240    DATE  03/04
                                36/190          03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/210    DATE  03/10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               16     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      7

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...MARCH 2023 IN WINNEMUCCA WAS COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL...
...MARCH 2023 IN WINNEMUCCA WAS THE 7TH WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD FOR
...

...A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL OF 6.8 INCHES WAS SET ON MARCH
29TH...
...A RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 0.45 INCHES WAS SET ON MARCH
28TH...
...A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 9 DEGREES WAS TIED ON MARCH 24TH...

THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE WINNEMUCCA AREA BEGAN IN 1877 AND THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL IS FROM 1991-2020.

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