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CXUS55 KLKN 021341
CLSEKO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
641 AM PDT THU SEP 02 2021

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...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2021 TO 8/31/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            107   07/04/1981
                       08/04/1978
                       07/24/1890
 LOW              12   06/06/1914
HIGHEST          104   07/12        100       4      103
LOWEST            34   06/11         31       3       29
AVG. MAXIMUM    92.8               87.8     5.0     89.9
AVG. MINIMUM    52.6               48.7     3.9     49.2
MEAN            72.7               68.2     4.5     69.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    67               44.5    22.5       63
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                1.8    -1.8        2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.38   1970
 MINIMUM        0.00   1919
TOTALS          0.92               1.26   -0.34     0.53
DAILY AVG.         T               0.01   -0.01        T
DAYS >= .01        8               10.6    -2.6        7
DAYS >= .10        3                3.8    -0.8        2
DAYS >= .50        1                0.5     0.5        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           1.7   1914
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0        T
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     38                154    -116      155
COOLING TOTAL    771                457     314      605
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/240    DATE  07/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/230    DATE  07/04

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     32

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             12     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     31

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...WARMER THAN NORMAL METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER IN ELKO...
...1ST WARMEST METEORLOGICAL SUMMER ON RECORD IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUN-
AUG) 2021 WAS 72.7 DEGREES...WHICH IS 4.5 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
68.2 DEGREES, MAKING METEORLOGICAL SUMMER 2021 1ST WARMEST ON
RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.92 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.32
INCHES BELOW OR 73 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 1.26 INCHES. THE TOTAL
SNOWFALL WAS 0.0 INCHES...WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE 1991-2020
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 0.0 INCHES.
THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888

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