It doesn't want to get cold this year...

[famartin]

http://www.srh.noaa....data/LKN/PNSLKN

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NOUS45 KLKN 290329

PNSLKN

NVZ032-035-010330-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV

829 PM PDT WED SEP 28 2011

...STILL NO OFFICIAL FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN ELKO OR ELY...

THROUGH TODAY...SEPTEMBER 28TH...THERE HAS YET TO BE ANY OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE READINGS OF 32 DEGREES OR LOWER SINCE JUNE AT EITHER ELKO AIRPORT OR ELY AIRPORT. THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL. IN FACT...AT ELKO...ONLY 4 YEARS HAD A FIRST FREEZE WHICH WAS LATER THAN TODAY. AT ELY...ONLY ONE OTHER YEAR HAD A LATER FIRST FREEZE. AS NO SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL MORE DAYS...THIS YEAR WILL GO DOWN IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS ONE OF THE LATEST FIRST FREEZES ON RECORD.

THE 10 LATEST FIRST FREEZES ON RECORD IN ELKO BEFORE THIS YEAR:

1 - OCTOBER 16 1979

2 - OCTOBER 3 1969

2 - OCTOBER 3 1966

2 - OCTOBER 3 1938

5 - SEPTEMBER 27 1904

6 - SEPTEMBER 26 2002

6 - SEPTEMBER 26 1935

8 - SEPTEMBER 25 1948

9 - SEPTEMBER 24 2007

9 - SEPTEMBER 24 1918

THE 10 LATEST FIRST FREEZES ON RECORD IN ELY BEFORE THIS YEAR:

1 - OCTOBER 13 1963

2 - SEPTEMBER 26 1981

2 - SEPTEMBER 26 1904

4 - SEPTEMBER 25 1908

4 - SEPTEMBER 25 1902

6 - SEPTEMBER 23 1901

7 - SEPTEMBER 22 1984

7 - SEPTEMBER 22 1969

9 - SEPTEMBER 21 1995

10 - SEPTEMBER 20 1983

10 - SEPTEMBER 20 1940

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WHILE FREEZING TEMPERATURES HAVE YET TO OCCUR AT EITHER THE ELKO OR ELY AIRPORTS...SOME OUTLYING AREAS HAVE FALLEN BELOW FREEZING ALREADY THIS SEASON.

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[#NoPoles]

i said to myself the other day- "i think our first frost is going to be late this year"...weird that it's happening in both the west and the east...i've camped in snow in June in Ely, and have still seen snow fields on Ward Mtn through the end of August...