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CXUS55 KLKN 022030
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
130 PM PDT MON OCT 02 2023

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...THE TONOPAH AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 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            101   09/06/2022
 LOW              24   09/30/1982
HIGHEST           86   09/08         91      -5      101  09/06
LOWEST            38   09/22         37       1       42  09/22
AVG. MAXIMUM    78.0               81.7    -3.7     84.5
AVG. MINIMUM    48.7               49.6    -0.9     54.3
MEAN            63.4               65.7    -2.3     69.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                2.7    -2.7        9
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.05   1978
 MINIMUM        0.00   2020
TOTALS          1.21               0.45    0.76     0.52
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.01    0.02     0.02
DAYS >= .01        6                2.3     3.7        3
DAYS >= .10        2                1.1     0.9        3
DAYS >= .50        1                0.2     0.8        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.1     0.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.04   09/30 TO 09/30               0.40


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     76                 67       9       33
 SINCE 7/1        85                 70      15       MM
COOLING TOTAL     34                 86     -52      173
 SINCE 1/1       755                890    -135       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/180    DATE  09/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/190    DATE  09/01

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     42

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

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

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...SEPTEMBER 2023 IN TONOPAH WAS COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL...
...8TH WETTEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD FOR TONOPAH...

...A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.04 INCHES WAS SET ON SEPTEMBER 30TH...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN TONOPAH DURING SEPTEMBER 2023 WAS 63.4
DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.3 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 65.7 DEGREES. THE
TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.21 INCHES, WHICH IS 0.76 INCHES ABOVE THE
NORMAL OF 0.45 INCHES AND 269 PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE
PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE TONOPAH AIRPORT BEGAN IN 1954 AND THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL IS FROM 1991-2020.

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LM