Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NV-HT-3 Latitude 40.9468775
Station Name Winnemucca 1.9 SE Longitude -117.7014269
County Humboldt Elevation (ft) 4897



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 16 0.85 2.39 8 2.39 8 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 16 1.06 0.46 7 0.46 7 0.00 0 0 6 1 2.8 3 1
Dec 16 1.08 3.29 12 3.29 12 0.00 0 0 10 1 12.3 7 8
Jan 17 1.03 2.29 13 2.29 13 0.00 0 0 11 1 12.6 8 10
Feb 17 0.90 1.05 12 0.58 8 0.47 4 1 6 1 2.4 3 3
March 17 1.04 0.76 11 0.76 11 0.00 0 0 10 1 3.0 3 2
April 17 1.06 1.13 13 1.13 13 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
May 17 1.37 0.80 7 0.80 7 0.00 0 0 5 1 0.5 1 1
June 17 0.77 1.44 6 1.44 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
July 17 0.28 0.10 5 0.10 5 0.00 0 0 2 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 0.30 0.21 7 0.21 7 0.00 0 0 3 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 0.47 0.47 5 0.47 5 0.00 0 0 4 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 10.21" 14.39" 106 days 13.92" 102 0.47" 4 days 1 79 days 16 days 33.6" 25 days 25 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2016
10/2/2016
10/3/2016 0.00
10/4/2016
10/5/2016
10/6/2016
10/7/2016
10/8/2016
10/9/2016
10/10/2016
10/11/2016
10/12/2016
10/13/2016
10/14/2016 T
10/15/2016
10/16/2016 T
10/17/2016 0.52
10/18/2016
10/19/2016
10/20/2016
10/21/2016
10/22/2016
10/23/2016
10/24/2016
10/25/2016 0.16
10/26/2016
10/27/2016
10/28/2016 0.79
10/29/2016 0.66
10/30/2016
10/31/2016 0.26
11/1/2016 0.09
11/2/2016
11/3/2016
11/4/2016
11/5/2016
11/6/2016
11/7/2016
11/8/2016
11/9/2016
11/10/2016
11/11/2016
11/12/2016
11/13/2016
11/14/2016
11/15/2016
11/16/2016
11/17/2016 0.06
11/18/2016
11/19/2016
11/20/2016
11/21/2016 0.20
11/22/2016 0.03
11/23/2016 0.02
11/24/2016
11/25/2016
11/26/2016
11/27/2016 0.06
11/28/2016 T
11/29/2016
11/30/2016
12/1/2016 0.02
12/2/2016
12/3/2016
12/4/2016
12/5/2016
12/6/2016
12/7/2016 M
12/8/2016 0.19
12/9/2016 T
12/10/2016 0.43
12/11/2016 0.85
12/12/2016
12/13/2016
12/14/2016 0.32
12/15/2016 0.05
12/16/2016 0.75
12/17/2016
12/18/2016
12/19/2016
12/20/2016
12/21/2016 0.01
12/22/2016
12/23/2016
12/24/2016 0.44
12/25/2016 0.23
12/26/2016
12/27/2016 0.00
12/28/2016
12/29/2016
12/30/2016
12/31/2016
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017
1/2/2017 0.12
1/3/2017 0.06
1/4/2017
1/5/2017 0.32
1/6/2017 0.00
1/7/2017
1/8/2017 0.27
1/9/2017 0.35
1/10/2017 T
1/11/2017 0.35
1/12/2017 0.24
1/13/2017
1/14/2017
1/15/2017
1/16/2017
1/17/2017
1/18/2017 0.02
1/19/2017 0.06
1/20/2017
1/21/2017 0.20
1/22/2017
1/23/2017 0.30
1/24/2017
1/25/2017
1/26/2017
1/27/2017
1/28/2017
1/29/2017
1/30/2017
1/31/2017
2/1/2017
2/2/2017
2/3/2017
2/4/2017
2/5/2017
2/6/2017
2/7/2017 0.21
2/8/2017
2/9/2017 0.03
2/10/2017 0.17
2/11/2017
2/12/2017
2/13/2017
2/14/2017
2/15/2017
2/16/2017
2/17/2017 0.00
2/18/2017 **
2/19/2017 **
2/20/2017 **
2/21/2017 0.47
2/22/2017 0.10
2/23/2017 0.02
2/24/2017
2/25/2017 T
2/26/2017
2/27/2017 0.05
2/28/2017
3/1/2017
3/2/2017
3/3/2017
3/4/2017
3/5/2017 0.08
3/6/2017 0.09
3/7/2017
3/8/2017 0.04
3/9/2017
3/10/2017
3/11/2017
3/12/2017
3/13/2017
3/14/2017
3/15/2017
3/16/2017 T
3/17/2017
3/18/2017
3/19/2017 0.01
3/20/2017
3/21/2017 0.01
3/22/2017
3/23/2017 0.01
3/24/2017
3/25/2017 0.12
3/26/2017
3/27/2017 0.15
3/28/2017
3/29/2017
3/30/2017 0.09
3/31/2017 0.16
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017
4/2/2017 0.03
4/3/2017
4/4/2017
4/5/2017
4/6/2017
4/7/2017 0.07
4/8/2017 0.17
4/9/2017 0.05
4/10/2017
4/11/2017
4/12/2017
4/13/2017 0.20
4/14/2017 0.15
4/15/2017
4/16/2017
4/17/2017
4/18/2017 0.14
4/19/2017 T
4/20/2017
4/21/2017
4/22/2017
4/23/2017
4/24/2017 0.03
4/25/2017 0.14
4/26/2017 0.06
4/27/2017 0.09
4/28/2017 T
4/29/2017
4/30/2017
5/1/2017
5/2/2017
5/3/2017
5/4/2017
5/5/2017
5/6/2017 0.09
5/7/2017 0.21
5/8/2017
5/9/2017
5/10/2017
5/11/2017
5/12/2017 0.00
5/13/2017 0.06
5/14/2017
5/15/2017
5/16/2017
5/17/2017 0.43
5/18/2017 T
5/19/2017
5/20/2017
5/21/2017
5/22/2017
5/23/2017
5/24/2017
5/25/2017 0.01
5/26/2017
5/27/2017
5/28/2017
5/29/2017
5/30/2017
5/31/2017
6/1/2017 0.01
6/2/2017
6/3/2017
6/4/2017
6/5/2017
6/6/2017
6/7/2017
6/8/2017
6/9/2017 0.01
6/10/2017
6/11/2017
6/12/2017 0.46
6/13/2017 0.84
6/14/2017
6/15/2017
6/16/2017
6/17/2017
6/18/2017
6/19/2017
6/20/2017 0.11
6/21/2017 0.01
6/22/2017
6/23/2017
6/24/2017
6/25/2017
6/26/2017
6/27/2017
6/28/2017
6/29/2017
6/30/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017
7/2/2017
7/3/2017
7/4/2017
7/5/2017
7/6/2017
7/7/2017
7/8/2017
7/9/2017 0.02
7/10/2017
7/11/2017
7/12/2017
7/13/2017
7/14/2017
7/15/2017
7/16/2017
7/17/2017
7/18/2017
7/19/2017
7/20/2017
7/21/2017
7/22/2017
7/23/2017
7/24/2017 T
7/25/2017 0.08
7/26/2017
7/27/2017 T
7/28/2017
7/29/2017
7/30/2017 T
7/31/2017
8/1/2017
8/2/2017 0.00
8/3/2017
8/4/2017 0.00
8/5/2017
8/6/2017
8/7/2017 0.02
8/8/2017 T
8/9/2017
8/10/2017 T
8/11/2017
8/12/2017
8/13/2017
8/14/2017
8/15/2017 0.05
8/16/2017
8/17/2017
8/18/2017
8/19/2017
8/20/2017
8/21/2017
8/22/2017
8/23/2017
8/24/2017
8/25/2017
8/26/2017
8/27/2017
8/28/2017
8/29/2017
8/30/2017
8/31/2017 0.14
9/1/2017
9/2/2017
9/3/2017
9/4/2017
9/5/2017
9/6/2017
9/7/2017
9/8/2017
9/9/2017 T
9/10/2017
9/11/2017
9/12/2017 0.02
9/13/2017
9/14/2017
9/15/2017 0.37
9/16/2017
9/17/2017
9/18/2017
9/19/2017
9/20/2017
9/21/2017 0.07
9/22/2017 0.01
9/23/2017
9/24/2017
9/25/2017
9/26/2017
9/27/2017
9/28/2017
9/29/2017
9/30/2017



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind gust to 33 at 5:22 p.m. Visibility from dust down to 1 mile.
10/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Wind gust to 50 mph at 4:39 a.m.
10/16/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Wind gust to 40 MPH at 8:46 p.m.
10/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M
10/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
10/28/2016 6:24 AM 0.79 M M M M
10/29/2016 6:00 AM 0.66 M M M M Precipitation, that commenced just prior to midnight on the 28th, ending at 4:00 p.m. on the same day, accumulated to 1.45". This breaks the old record of 1.25 inches for a 24 hour period set November 2015. Weather records kept at this station since April 2011.
10/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Wind gusts to 40 mph at 4:15 p.m. Heavy rainfall at the rate of .83 per hour. Three day rain total 1.71".
11/1/2016 7:30 AM 0.09 M M M M 37 degrees and raining at observation. Snow on ground at approximately 5700 feet.
11/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 1.0 0.06 0.0 0.00 1/4 mile visibility between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. dropped quick inch of snow. High of 48 reached at midnight, a drop of 19 degrees from previous day's high. Snow level at approximately 4700 feet. Valley floor got rain only.
11/21/2016 7:30 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain, mixed with snow at observation. 35 degrees.
11/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
11/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 M M
11/27/2016 7:30 AM 0.06 1.3 0.06 1.5 0.06 Still snowing at observation
11/28/2016 7:00 AM T T T M M
12/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 0.01 M M
12/7/2016 7:00 AM M 0.5 M 0.5 M 11 degrees at observation
12/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 2.9 M 3.1 M Snowing lightly at observation. High of 26, low of 10.
12/9/2016 7:00 AM T M M 0.0 M High for daylight hours was 29 degrees. South winds to 29 mph at 10:28 p.m. pushed temperature up to 46 degrees at 11:43 p.m., which was the high for the day. All snow on snowboard melted overnight.
12/10/2016 6:30 AM 0.43 0.0 M 0.0 M Rain commenced at just prior to midnight, and has not stopped since then. Temp 42 degrees. Raining at rate of .15 per hour.
12/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.85 0.0 M M M Total rainfall for storm was 1.28", which is second highest rainfall for a storm since records commenced March 2011, second only to Nevada Day storm of 2016.
12/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.32 1.5 0.28 1.5 0.28 Freezing rain. Temp 30 degrees with rain. Rain hitting ground in liquid form and freezing to surface of snow creating a hard crust on top of snow. Fog reducing visibility to 150 yards. Snow overnight before turning to freezing rain.
12/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M 1.0 M
12/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.75 0.4 M 0.4 M
12/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.44 4.6 0.44 4.5 0.44 Monthly precipitation to date 3.06, setting a new monthly record.
12/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.23 2.3 0.23 6.5 M
12/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.5 M
1/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 1.5 M 6.0 M
1/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 1.0 M 7.0 M
1/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.32 1.5 0.16 7.0 M Precipitation is a guestimate. Automated rain gauge is covered in snow. Manual rain gauge blew over. Unknown amount of rain fell before changing to snow.
1/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M Low temperature of -9. Lowest wind chill -19.
1/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.27 0.4 M 5.5 M Ice storm. I've lived in Nevada 53 years, and never experienced an ice storm like this. Roads are sheets of ice. Coating of 1/8 inch ice minimum on everything exposed. Icicles hanging from limbs, power lines, etc. 30 degrees at observation and still raining. Low temperature yesterday 4 degrees, and -9 the day before, with almost no wind to blow cold surface layer out. Snowed yesterday between 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Brief freezing rain in the evening around 6:00, then substantial freezing rain in the early morning hours.
1/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.35 M M 0.0 M Peak wind 43 mph out of the SE. High of 47, combined with wind, ate the snowpack.
1/10/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
1/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M M M Peak wind gust 39 mph at 4:10 p.m., and 37 mph at 12:55 a.m.
1/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.24 1.7 0.16 1.5 0.16
1/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 T M 1.0 M Ice pellets fell overnight. Rain froze before hitting ground. 24 degrees at observation. Very slick. Second freezing rain/sleet event of the month. Quite unusual.
1/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.1 M 1.0 M Mix rain and snow fell. Too warm to accumulate much, but refroze overnight to put a very hard crust on existing snow. Low of 30 at midnight, warmed back up to 34 at observation.
1/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.20 3.0 0.20 4.0 M
1/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.30 3.4 M 4.5 M
2/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
2/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
2/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
2/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind gusts to 47 mph at 12:24 p.m.
2/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 1.0 M 1.0 M
2/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.6 M 0.6 M
2/25/2017 7:00 AM T T M T M
2/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.8 0.05 0.8 0.05
3/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 0.8 0.08 0.8 0.08 Wind gust to 44 mph at 11:33 p.m.
3/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 0.5 0.09 1.0 M 42 degree high reached at 3:01 a.m. Wind gusted to 36 at same time. High during daylight hours was 30.
3/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
3/16/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Wind gust to 39 at 6:45 p.m.
3/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
3/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
3/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
3/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
3/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
3/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
3/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 1.7 M M M
4/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Winds gusted to 38 mph at 11:14 pm
4/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
4/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 T M M M
4/13/2017 8:30 AM 0.20 M M M M
4/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 T M M M
4/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
4/19/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
4/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Wind gust to 38 mph at 4:57 p.m. Snow level just above reporting station.
4/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
4/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
4/28/2017 7:00 AM T T T M M
5/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Pea sized hail and frequent lightning with double rainbow at sunset.
5/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
5/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind gust to 35 mph at 6:40 p.m.
5/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.5 M 0.5 M
5/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.43 0.0 M 0.0 M Raw, windy, rainy day, followed by clearing and low temp of 28.
5/18/2017 7:00 AM T T M 0.0 M
5/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Wind gust to 35 at 6:45 pm with showers. Rained again about 2:00 am
6/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.46 M M M M Fog, rain, and 36 degrees at observation. No snow, but close!
6/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.84 M M M M Storm total of 1.30" ranks this the second largest precipitation event at this site, where records kept for 6.5 years. The 3 highest precipitation events occurred during the 2016-17 water year. High of 47 occurred just before midnight. Rainfall rate up to .39 per hour. Heavy snow on all mountains.
6/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Frequent lightning between 8:30 and 10:30. Brief heavy rain at 1.37" per hour. Outflow gust to 28 mph.
6/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Second evening in a row of frequent lightning, but most storms were SE of site, and few cloud to ground strikes observed (unlike previous evening). Outflow winds to 36 mph. High of 96. Very brief rain at 9:45.
7/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/24/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M High of 99, hottest of the year. Thunderstorms brought outflow winds to 35 mph. Minor lightning.
7/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Brief very heavy rain from thunderstorm at 5:30. Only .08 fell, but rainfall rate was .67/hr.
7/27/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/30/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 100 degrees for high. First of year.
8/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M On a hot, virtually windless day, anemometer picked up a wind gust from the east at 34 mph. Must have been a dust devil. High of 97.
8/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Shower around 10:00 p.m.. Very little lightning. Winds gusted to 33 as outflow approached at 8:36 p.m., but switched directions from NE to SW in a matter of seconds.
8/8/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Second night in a row of dying thunderstorms moving overhead after 10:00 p.m. Great lightning display to SW at sunset.
8/10/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Big thunderstorms with heavy rain seemingly everywhere, except over my rain gauge. West side of town saw good rain about 5:30 p.m.
8/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Very rare steady light rain in morning from cold front passage in mid-August. High 73, low 50.
8/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Two thunderstorms, the first between 5:45 and 6:15, which dropped a majority of the rainfall at the rate of 1.59 inches per hour. The second between 9:30 and 10:30 was a prolific lightning maker, but 98% of strikes were cloud to cloud. Too bad it wasn't 100%, as the smell of burning sage is in the air. High of 89. Wind gust to 30.
9/9/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Rain shower at 2:45 a.m. with convective attributes. Gusty outflow winds to 29 mph.
9/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Rainfall rate at 5.01 inches per hour in very heavy downpour.
9/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Temp 36. Winds gusted to 40 mph at 11:20 a.m. Mountains obscured, but likely new snow up there.
9/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Though no freeze or frost warnings from the NWS, had a low of 32 with heavy frost - first of the year. High of 49.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
2/18/2017 2/21/2017 7:00 AM 4 0.47 0.0 M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground