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Nevada
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  Pan Evaporation
 

Standard daily pan evaporation is measured using the four-foot diameter Class A evaporation pan. The pan water level reading is adjusted when precipitation is measure to obtain the actual evaporation. Most Class A pans are installed aboveground, allowing effects such as radiation on the side walls and heat exchnges with the pan material. These effects tend to increase the evaporation totals. The amounts can then be adjusted by multiplying the totals b 0.70 or 0.80 to more closely estimate the evaporation from naturally existing urfaces such as a shallow lake, wet soil or other moist natural surfaces.

Many stations do not measure pan evaportation during winter months. A "0.00" total indicates no measuement is taken.

Stations marked with an asterisk * have estimated totals computed from meteorological measurements using a form of the Penman equation.

 
 
 
period of record
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
july
aug
sept
oct
nov
dec
year
Beowawe U of N Ranch
1972-2002
M
M
M
3.98
7.17
8.68
10.42
9.52
6.97
4.43
M
M
51.17
Boulder City
1931-2002
3.71
4.68
7.56
10.67
13.79
16.57
16.45
14.41
11.51
8.11
4.87
3.69
116.02
Central Nevada Field LA
1965-1986
M
M
2.98
5.95
8.69
10.49
12.24
11.31
8.08
4.88
1.73
M
66.35
Elko Airport *
 
0.90
1.40
2.70
4.20
6.30
8.00
10.50
8.90
6.20
3.90
1.80
1.00
55.40
Ely Airport *
 
1.60
1.80
3.30
4.80
7.50
9.30
11.10
9.70
7.10
4.60
2.30
1.70
65.10
Fallon Exp Stn
1951-2002
1.34
2.23
4.39
6.15
7.70
8.88
9.87
8.63
6.10
3.90
1.91
1.37
62.47
Las Vegas Airport *
 
3.70
4.60
7.80
10.70
14.70
16.90
17.30
15.50
12.00
8.20
4.60
3.40
119.40
Logandale
1968-1992
2.55
3.61
5.26
8.96
12.44
14.20
14.38
12.07
8.67
7.66
3.86
2.89
96.55
Reno Airport *
 
1.60
2.00
3.60
5.10
7.00
8.50
9.90
8.60
5.80
3.90
2.00
1.40
59.40
Ruby Lake
1948-2002
M
M
M
5.06
7.07
8.92
10.58
9.40
6.48
3.96
M
M
51.47
Rye Patch Dam
1948-2002
M
M
3.71
5.83
7.38
9.23
11.15
10.06
6.95
4.30
0.77
M
59.38
Silverpeak
1967-2002
M
3.84
7.26
10.04
13.66
16.44
18.07
16.10
11.33
7.00
2.94
M
106.68
Topaz Lake
1957-2002
M
M
M
7.15
9.11
10.94
12.68
11.56
8.80
5.95
2.79
M
68.98
Winnemucca Airport *
 
1.20
1.60
2.90
4.40
6.70
9.00
11.60
9.80
6.60
3.90
1.90
1.10
60.40
 
  State Extremes
 
* Also at earlier dates at the same time or other places
 
 
date or year
location
value
Record Highest Temp
29 Jun 1994*
Laughlin
125.00
Record Lowest Temp
8-Jan-37
San Jacinto
-50.00
Highest Average Annual Temp
Laughlin
73.50
Lowest Average Annual Temp
Wildhorse Reservoir
38.90
Consecutive Days Max >= 70
May-Oct 1992
Laughlin
153 days
Consecutive Days Min <= 32
Sep 00-May 2001
Wildhorse Reservoir
232 days
 
   
Record Maximum Annual Precip
1969
Mt. Rose Resort
59.03
Record Minimum Annual Precip
1898
Hot Springs
Trace
Record Maximum 24-hour Precip
31-Jan-63
Mt. Rose Highway Stn
7.13
Highest Average Annual Precip
Mt. Rose Bowl
30.60
Lowest Average Annual Precip
Indian Springs
2.91
Consecutive Days Measurable Precip
2 occurrences
2 locations
19 days
Consecutive Days with no Measurable Precip
Mar 28-Jan 1929
Mina
312 days
 
   
Record Maximum Winter Snowfall
1968-69
Mt. Rose resort
323.00
Record Maximum 1-Day Snowfall
 
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Highest Average Annual Snowfall
Daggett Pass
123.10
 
  Precipitation
(mean monthly & annual number of hrs with measurable precip with % of hrs and maximum 1-hr totals)
 

* = Less than 1/2 hour

Maximum 1-hour totals are based on data from top of the hour. Maximum 60-minute totals will be greater.
 
 
period of record
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
july
aug
sept
oct
nov
dec
year
hour
inches
Elko
1948-1981
45
32
34
26
31
20
7
9
11
15
30
41
301
4
3.47
Ely
1948-1999
29
26
34
31
31
18
14
15
15
21
21
25
280
3
1.38
Las Vegas
1949-1999
16
13
12
5
4
2
6
6
5
5
8
11
91
1
1.23
Reno
1948-1999
35
30
26
13
16
10
5
6
9
11
22
29
212
2
1.00
Winnemucca
1949-1999
34
26
30
24
26
19
5
6
10
17
29
32
258
3
0.84
 
  Sunshine Days
(mean monthly & annual % of possible sunshine)
 

Only the first order stations record possible sunshine.

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jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
july
aug
sept
oct
nov
dec
annual
Ely
 68 68 71 70 72 80 80 81 82 75 67 67 73
Las Vegas
 77 81 83 87 88 93 88 88 91 87 81 78 85
Reno
 65 68 75 80 81 85 92 92 91 83 70 64 79
Winnemucca
 51 56 60 66 72 77 86 85 82 74 54 52 68