Monday, December 27, 2010

Wettest and Snowiest December on Record

According to the National Weather Service, this has been the wettest and snowiest December recorded according to weather statistics from Ely, Nevada. Here's the bulletin they issued:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
441 PM PST SUN DEC 26 2010

...SNOWIEST AND WETTEST DECEMBER IN ELY, NV...

THIS DECEMBER HAS BEEN THE ALL-TIME SNOWIEST AND WETTEST DECEMBER
ON RECORD IN ELY, NV. HERE ARE THE TOP 5 DECEMBERS IN EACH CATEGORY.

SNOWIEST WETTEST
25.7 2010 3.18 2010
23.3 2009 3.15 1894
22.3 1968 2.11 1966
21.0 1894 1.87 1909
18.9 1948 1.79 1964

NOTE: MORE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN ELY BEFORE THE END OF THE
MONTH. STAY TUNED TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE FINAL STATISTICS.

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