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CXUS55 KLKN 020955
CLSEKO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
255 AM PDT WED JUN 02 2021

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...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2021 TO 5/31/2021...

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             97   05/28/2003
 LOW             -15   03/02/1890
HIGHEST           87   04/30         85       2       96
                       05/06
LOWEST            12   03/13         12       0       12
AVG. MAXIMUM    62.8               60.9     1.9     63.8
AVG. MINIMUM    28.9               32.2    -3.3     31.6
MEAN            45.8               46.6    -0.8     47.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.4    -0.4        3
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    59               51.6     7.4       53
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.60   1904
 MINIMUM        0.62   1924
TOTALS          3.26               3.24    0.02     1.80
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.04    0.00     0.02
DAYS >= .01       16               26.0   -10.0       22
DAYS >= .10       12               10.3     1.7        5
DAYS >= .50        0                1.0    -1.0        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          38.5   1902
TOTALS          10.0                9.2     0.8      4.3
DAYS >= 1.0        5                3.2     1.8        2

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1743               1700      43     1595
COOLING TOTAL      0                  6      -6       31
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/340    DATE  05/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/020    DATE  05/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     46

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               12     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

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

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...COOLER THAN NORMAL METEOROLOGICAL SPRING IN ELKO...
...WETTER THAN NORMAL METEORLOGICAL SPRING IN ELKO...
...ABOVE AVERAGE SNOW FOR METEORLOGICAL SPRING IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MAR-
MAY) 2021 WAS 45.8 DEGREES...WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL
46.6 DEGREES. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 3.26 INCHES...WHICH IS
0.02 INCHES ABOVE OR 101 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 3.24 INCHES. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 10 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.8 INCHES OR 108 PERCENT OF
THE 1991-2020 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 9.2 INCHES.
THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888.

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