NWS Forecast Office Elko, NV

Fall 2018 (September through November) Climate Summary for northeastern and central Nevada.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING METEOROLOGICAL FALL (SEP-NOV) 2018 WAS 47.3 DEGREES. WHICH IS 0.6 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 46.7 DEGREES. THIS MAKES METEOROLOGICAL FALL 2018 THE 44TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.81 INCHES. WHICH IS 0.62 INCHES BELOW OR 72 PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 2.43 INCHES. THIS MAKES FALL 2018 THE 55TH DRIEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 2.2 INCHES. WHICH IS 3.5 INCHES BELOW OR 39 PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 5.7 INCHES. THIS MAKES FALL 2018 THE 44TH LEAST SNOWY ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELY DURING METEOROLOGICAL FALL (SEP-NOV) 2018 WAS 46.0 DEGREES. WHICH IS 0.6 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 45.2 DEGREES. THIS MAKES METEOROLOGICAL FALL 2018 THE 39TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.86 INCHES. WHICH IS 0.67 INCHES BELOW OR 74 PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 2.53 INCHES. THIS MAKES FALL 2018 THE 38TH DRIEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 4.4 INCHES. WHICH IS 5.1 INCHES BELOW OR 46 PERCENT OF THE 1981- 2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 9.5 INCHES. THIS MAKES FALL 2018 THE 34TH LEAST SNOWY ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINNEMUCCA DURING METEOROLOGICAL FALL (SEP-NOV) 2018 WAS 48.2 DEGREES...WHICH IS 0.2 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 48.4 DEGREES. THIS MAKES METEOROLOGICAL FALL 2018 THE 50TH COOLEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.22 INCHES. WHICH IS 0.77 INCHES BELOW OR 61 PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 1.99 INCHES. THIS MAKES FALL 2018 THE 41ST DRIEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 0.5 INCHES. WHICH IS 3.0 INCHES BELOW OR 14 PERCENT OF THE 1981- 2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 3.5 INCHES. THIS MAKES FALL 2018 THE 43RD LEAST SNOWY ON RECORD.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN TONOPAH DURING METEOROLOGICAL FALL (SEP-NOV) 2018 WAS 53.9 DEGREES. WHICH IS 1.4 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 52.5 DEGREES. THIS MAKES METEOROLOGICAL FALL 2018 THE 15TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.73 INCHES. WHICH IS 0.43 INCHES BELOW OR 63 PERCENT OF THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 1.16 INCHES. THIS MAKES FALL 2018 THE 22ND DRIEST ON RECORD.

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November 2018 was warm and dry across northeastern and central Nevada.

NOVEMBER IN ELKO WAS COOL WITH CLOSE TO NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING NOVEMBER 2018 WAS 33.7 DEGREES. WHICH IS 1.0 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 34.7 DEGREES. THIS MAKES NOVEMBER 2018 THE 37TH COOLEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.07 INCHES. WHICH IS 0.04 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 1.11 INCHES. THIS MAKES NOVEMBER 2018 THE 40TH WETTEST ON RECORD, AT 96 PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2.2 INCHES WAS 44 PERCENT OF NORMAL AND ELKO`S 55TH LEAST SNOWY NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER IN ELY WAS COOL AND DRY. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELY DURING NOVEMBER 2018 WAS 32.9 DEGREES. WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 33.7 DEGREES. THIS MAKES NOVEMBER 2018 THE 34TH COOLEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.45 INCHES. WHICH IS 0.25 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 0.70 INCHES AND 64 PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR NOVEMBER. THIS MAKES NOVEMBER IN ELY 2018 THE 41ST DRIEST ON RECORD. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4.4 INCHES IN NOVEMBER WAS 72 PERCENT OF NORMAL, WHICH MAKES NOVEMBER 2018 THE 45TH LEAST SNOWY ON RECORD.

NOVEMBER IN WINNEMUCCA WAS COOL AND DRY. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINNEMUCCA DURING NOVEMBER 2018 WAS 35.5 DEGREES. WHICH IS 1.4 DEGREES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 36.9 DEGREES. THIS MAKES NOVEMBER 2018 THE 36TH COOLEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.70 INCHES. WHICH IS 0.18 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 0.88 INCHES. THIS MAKES NOVEMBER IN WINNEMUCCA 2018 THE 69TH WETTEST ON RECORD, AT 80 PERCENT OF NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 0.5 INCHES WAS 17 PERCENT OF NORMAL AND THE 53RD LEAST SNOWY NOVEMBER ON RECORD FOR WINNEMUCCA.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 2 DEGREES WAS SET IN WINNEMUCCA ON NOVEMBER 9TH 2018.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 7 DEGREES WAS SET IN WINNEMUCCA ON NOVEMBER 10TH 2018.

A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 0.51 INCHES WAS SET IN WINNEMUCCA ON NOVEMBER 29TH 2018.

NOVEMBER IN TONOPAH WAS WARM AND DRY. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN TONOPAH DURING NOVEMVER 2018 WAS 41.9 DEGREES... WHICH IS 1.8 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 40.1 DEGREES. THIS MAKES NOVEMBER 2018 THE 21ST WARMEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.12 INCHES... WHICH IS 0.32 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 0.44 INCHES. THIS MAKES NOVEMBER 2018 THE 25TH DRIEST ON RECORD, AT 27 PER CENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

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Snow squall warnings are short term (30 to 60 minutes) and focused on distinct areas (like tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings). This warning is for drivers as they are the most impacted by snow squalls. So what is a snow squall you ask? well… Snow squalls, often associated with cold fronts, are a wintertime weather hazard. They move in and out quickly, and typically lasting less than an hour. The sudden white-out conditions combined with falling temperatures produces icy roads in just a few minutes. Squalls can occur where there is no large-scale winter storm in progress and might only produce minor accumulations. Although snow accumulations are typically an inch or less, the added combination of gusty winds, falling temperatures and quick reductions in visibility can cause extremely dangerous conditions for motorists. See more https://www.weather.gov/safety/winter-snow-squall