Elko, NV

Nevada · Records since 1890–2026

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Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

94°F

September 11, 1990

+12° from 82° normal

❄ Record Low

20°F

September 11, 1916

-22° from 42° normal
🌞 Normal high: 82°F 🌑 Normal low: 42°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 — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 94°F September 11, 1990
2 93°F September 11, 1953
3 93°F September 11, 1937
4 92°F September 11, 2022
5 92°F September 11, 2015
6 92°F September 11, 1955
7 92°F September 11, 1913
8 91°F September 11, 2017
9 91°F September 11, 2009
10 91°F September 11, 1944

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 20°F September 11, 1916
2 20°F September 11, 1910
3 25°F September 11, 1988
4 25°F September 11, 1931
5 25°F September 11, 1924
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
65
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

186 of 253 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

4.22"
2026 YTD
Normal: 6.74"
-2.52"
0.00"
September so far
September normal: 0.59"
-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 2.52" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 11 – Sep 10, 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)
69.2°F
Average temperature
14th-warmest of 126
+2.6°
vs. average
Normal: 66.6°F (1991–2020)
0.32"
Precipitation
48th-wettest of 127
-0.07"
vs. average
Normal: 0.39" · 82% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 11 – Sep 10

1895–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.41° per decade (warming since 1895)

Precipitation by Year — Aug 11 – Sep 10

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.02" per decade (wetter since 1893)

Warmest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1967 73.1°F
2 2017 71.7°F
3 2013 71.4°F
4 2012 71.2°F
5 2020 71.1°F
6 2022 70.9°F
7 2025 70.6°F
8 1981 70.1°F
9 1982 69.9°F
10 1977 69.6°F

Coolest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1901 56.5°F
2 1899 59.1°F
3 1912 59.5°F
4 1964 59.6°F
5 1900 59.9°F
6 1910 59.9°F
7 1941 60.1°F
8 1993 60.8°F
9 2000 61.2°F
10 1898 61.2°F

Wettest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1970 4.80"
2 1978 2.90"
3 1968 1.73"
4 1895 1.60"
5 1941 1.54"
6 1997 1.54"
7 2023 1.46"
8 2003 1.32"
9 2013 1.30"
10 1982 1.24"

Driest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 2011 0.00"
2 2008 0.00"
3 2001 0.00"
4 1996 0.00"
5 1988 0.00"
6 1974 0.00"
7 1962 0.00"
8 1948 0.00"
9 1944 0.00"
10 1943 0.00"
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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