Elko, NV

Nevada · Records since 1890–2026

☀️ 53°F Feels like 46°
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Records for November 12

🔥 Record High

71°F

November 12, 1894

+19° from 52° normal

❄ Record Low

-3°F

November 12, 1911

-26° from 23° normal
🌞 Normal high: 52°F 🌑 Normal low: 23°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Elko

🔥
107°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 4, 1981
❄
-43°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1937
🌧
4.13"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 27, 1970
☃
18.4"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 24, 1996

First & Last Dates — Elko

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
155 days
Longest growing season
1980
6 days
Shortest growing season
1901
100 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 12

# Temp Date
🏆 71°F November 12, 1894
2 70°F November 12, 1999
3 70°F November 12, 1892
4 68°F November 12, 1967
5 68°F November 12, 1934
6 67°F November 12, 1990
7 67°F November 12, 1989
8 66°F November 12, 1977
9 65°F November 12, 1942
10 65°F November 12, 1921

Top 5 Record Lows — November 12

# Temp Date
🥶 -3°F November 12, 1911
2 -3°F November 12, 1898
3 -2°F November 12, 1916
4 -1°F November 12, 1909
5 2°F November 12, 1931
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1890–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Elko

threshold: 97°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
101°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
6
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1890–2026
66
2026 so far
46
Avg/year 1970–2025
63
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
83
Most in a year (1917)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Elko

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 25, 1892 – Aug 9, 1892 16 105°F (Aug 1) 100°F 44°F
2 Jul 3, 1917 – Jul 16, 1917 14 105°F (Jul 16) 102°F 48°F
3 Aug 16, 1919 – Aug 28, 1919 13 101°F (Aug 22) 99°F 47°F
4 Jul 17, 1931 – Jul 28, 1931 12 104°F (Jul 20) 101°F 58°F
5 Jul 24, 1898 – Aug 4, 1898 12 103°F (Jul 25) 100°F 40°F
6 Jul 29, 1978 – Aug 8, 1978 11 107°F (Aug 4) 103°F 57°F
7 Jul 8, 1919 – Jul 18, 1919 11 104°F (Jul 8) 100°F 51°F
8 Jul 6, 2021 – Jul 15, 2021 10 104°F (Jul 12) 101°F 58°F
9 Jul 14, 2003 – Jul 23, 2003 10 103°F (Jul 22) 99°F 58°F
10 Jul 2, 1985 – Jul 10, 1985 9 104°F (Jul 3) 101°F 58°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

70
2026 total
above-normal nights
38.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
68
Most in a summer
1967

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1888–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1888, annual totals have trended +0.17" per decade, about +2.3" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Elko is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

224 of 314 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

6.61"
2026 YTD
Normal: 8.21"
-1.60"
0.29"
November so far
November normal: 0.88"
-0.59"
0
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Elko is 1.60" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Oct 12 – Nov 11, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 31 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
45.6°F
Average temperature
29th-warmest of 124
+3.1°
vs. average
Normal: 42.5°F (1991–2020)

Average Temperature by Year — Oct 12 – Nov 11

1891–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.07° per decade (warming since 1891)

Precipitation by Year — Oct 12 – Nov 11

1889–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.02" per decade (wetter since 1889)

Warmest Oct 12 – Nov 11 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2016 49.3°F
2 1927 48.9°F
3 1977 48.0°F
4 1901 47.9°F
5 2005 47.9°F
6 1988 47.8°F
7 1917 47.4°F
8 1973 47.3°F
9 1968 47.2°F
10 1983 47.2°F

Coolest Oct 12 – Nov 11 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1935 35.4°F
2 1996 35.5°F
3 1898 35.8°F
4 1946 36.7°F
5 2000 36.8°F
6 1920 37.5°F
7 1970 38.1°F
8 1971 38.2°F
9 1895 38.3°F
10 1956 38.4°F
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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