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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1217 PM PDT THU JUN 4 2020

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...THE TONOPAH AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              96   05/28/2003
 LOW                4   03/02/1971
HIGHEST            93   05/29        88       5       82  04/25
                        05/28
LOWEST             20   03/27        18       2       20  03/14
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.5              65.2     0.3     62.7
AVG. MINIMUM     37.4              35.6     1.8     36.9
MEAN             51.4              50.4     1.0     49.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               1.2     1.8        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     33              33.1    -0.1       24
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.12   1978
 MINIMUM         0.05   1959
TOTALS           1.12              1.52   -0.40     3.60
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.02   -0.01     0.04
DAYS >= .01        14              11.0     3.0       24
DAYS >= .10         4               4.7    -0.7       11
DAYS >= .50         0               0.4    -0.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.34   MM                          0.56

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1279              1369     -90     1377
 SINCE 7/1       5142              5411    -269     5229
COOLING TOTAL      58                27      31        1
 SINCE 1/1         58                27      31        1
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/200    DATE  05/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/190    DATE  05/18

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     41

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2

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

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...TONOPAH WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR METEOROLOGICAL SPRING...
...TONOPAH UNOFFICIAL SNOWFALL RECORD ON MAY 20TH OF 8+ INCHES...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN TONOPAH DURING METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MAR-
MAY) 2020 WAS 51.4 DEGREES...WHICH IS 1.0 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
50.4 DEGREES. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.12 INCHES... WHICH IS
0.40 INCHES BELOW OR 74 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 1.52 INCHES.

MAY 2020 IN TONOPAH WAS THE 9TH WARMEST ON RECORD.
TONOPAH REPORTED A VERIFIED UNOFFICIAL SNOWFALL RECORD ON MAY 20TH
2020 OF 8+ INCHES.

THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE TONOPAH AIRPORT BEGAN IN 1954 AND THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL IS FROM 1981-2010.

$$

DTK



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