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CLSEKO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1014 AM PDT THU JUN 4 2020

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2020

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            96   05/29        85      11       82
LOWEST             12   03/02        12       0       17
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.8              60.1     3.7     58.7
AVG. MINIMUM     31.6              31.6     0.0     33.9
MEAN             47.7              45.8     1.9     46.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               0.3     2.7        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.5    -0.5        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     53              47.4     5.6       33
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.60   1904
 MINIMUM         0.62   1924
TOTALS           1.80              2.93   -1.13     6.20
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01     0.07
DAYS >= .01        22              25.7    -3.7       42
DAYS >= .10         5               9.9    -4.9       18
DAYS >= .50         1               0.6     0.4        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           38.5   1902
TOTALS            4.3               8.8    -4.5     12.0
DAYS >= 1.0         2               3.4    -1.4        4

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1595              1767    -172     1702
COOLING TOTAL      31                 4      27        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/200    DATE  05/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/160    DATE  05/30

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     50

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               19     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      3

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

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...ELKO WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR METEORLOGICAL SPRING 2020...
...BELOW AVERAGE SNOW FOR METEORLOGICAL SPRING 2020 IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MAR-
MAY) 2020 WAS 47.7 DEGREES...WHICH IS 1.9 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL
45.8 DEGREES. THIS MAKES 2020 THE 13TH WARMEST METEOROLOGICAL SPRING
ON RECORD FOR ELKO. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.80 INCHES...WHICH
IS 1.13 INCHES BELOW OR 61 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL OF 2.93 INCHES. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 4.3 INCHES... WHICH IS 4.5 INCHES BELOW OR 49
PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 8.8 INCHES.

THE PERIOD OF RECORD FOR THE ELKO AREA BEGAN IN 1888 AND THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL IS FROM 1981-2010.

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DTK



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