Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KLKN 041733
CLSTPH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1014 AM 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
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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 METEORLOGICAL 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.
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DTK