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CXUS55 KLKN 031440
CLSELY

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
640 AM PST WED MAR 03 2021

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...THE ELY AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2020 TO 2/28/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             68   01/25/1951
 LOW             -30   02/06/1989
HIGHEST           61   01/15         61       0       63
LOWEST            -5   12/29        -16      11      -15
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.7               40.4     2.3     43.2
AVG. MINIMUM    12.6               12.5     0.1     15.6
MEAN            27.7               26.5     1.2     29.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    11               17.5    -6.5        9
DAYS MIN <= 32    90               87.5     2.5       89
DAYS MIN <= 0      7               13.6    -6.6        5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.65   1895
 MINIMUM        0.48   1977
TOTALS          1.53               2.04   -0.51     1.16
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.02   -0.00     0.01
DAYS >= .01       21               20.4     0.6       MM
DAYS >= .10        7                7.1    -0.1       MM
DAYS >= .50        0                0.4    -0.4       MM
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0       MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          66.0   1895
TOTALS          18.3               25.4    -7.1     11.5
DAYS >= 1.0        9                7.8     1.2       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3R  12/18                           8
                       02/14
                       02/17

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   3338               3469    -131     3217
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/140    DATE  01/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/150    DATE  01/28

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                6     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               27     SLEET                      0
FOG                      20     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      8

-  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 WINTER IN ELY...
...DRIER THAN NORMAL METEORLOGICAL WINTER IN ELY...
...BELOW AVERAGE SNOW FOR METEORLOGICAL WINTER IN ELY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELY DURING METEOROLOGICAL WINTER (DEC-
FEB) 2021 WAS 27.7 DEGREES...WHICH IS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
26.5 DEGREES. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.53 INCHES...WHICH IS
1.63 INCHES BELOW OR 48 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 3.16 INCHES. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 18.3 INCHES...WHICH IS 8.5 INCHES BELOW OR 68
PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 26.8 INCHES.
THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELY AREA BEGAN IN 1893.

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