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CXUS55 KLKN 022334
CLMEKO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO, NV
434 PM PDT THU NOV 02 2023

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...THE ELKO AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 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             92   10/01/2010
 LOW               0   10/12/1891
HIGHEST           83   10/09         81       2       81  10/07
                                                          10/08
                                                          10/13
LOWEST            13   10/30         13       0       15  10/27
AVG. MAXIMUM    66.5               65.5     1.0     70.2
AVG. MINIMUM    32.1               29.4     2.7     29.3
MEAN            49.3               47.4     1.9     49.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    11               22.4   -11.4       19
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.90   1889
 MINIMUM        0.00   1917
TOTALS          0.46               0.74   -0.28     0.29
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01        6                5.1     0.9        2
DAYS >= .10        2                2.2    -0.2        1
DAYS >= .50        0                0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.20   10/25 TO 10/26               0.32

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           9.0   1920
TOTALS             T                0.5    -0.5      0.3
SINCE 7/1          T                0.5    -0.5       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                0.6     0.4        1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    479                544     -65      466
 SINCE 7/1       610                754    -144       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1       513                493      20       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/260    DATE  10/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/280    DATE  10/09

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     54

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
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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THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING OCTOBER 2023 WAS 49.3
DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.9 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 47.4 DEGREES. THE
TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.46 INCHES, WHICH IS 0.28 INCHES BELOW THE
NORMAL OF 0.74 INCHES AND 62 PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE PERIOD OF
RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888 AND THE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL
IS FROM 1991-2020.

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LM