Is this weather normal in Elko County?

Nevada · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Elko County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -7.3. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 27°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Elko County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.3°OctNov: +7.0°NovDec: +9.7°DecJan 2026: +4.1°JanFeb: +5.7°FebMar: +9.5°MarApr: +0.7°AprMay: +2.9°MayJun: +2.3°JunJul: +4.1°JulAug: +3.6°AugSep: +0.3°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.7 inOctNov: -1.0 inNovDec: -0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.5 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: -0.7 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -1.5 inMayJun: -0.4 inJunJul: +0.2 inJulAug: +0.4 inAugSep: -0.6 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Elko County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 17°1.6 in36.1° 19536.6° 1949
February40° / 19°1.2 in37.9° 201514.6° 1933
March48° / 25°1.4 in46.2° 202625.3° 1917
April54° / 29°1.6 in48.8° 193433.3° 1975
May64° / 37°1.8 in57.2° 189743.2° 1899
June75° / 44°1.0 in66.9° 191851.8° 1907
July86° / 51°0.5 in73.1° 202159.5° 1993
August84° / 50°0.5 in70.4° 202059.5° 1968
September74° / 41°0.8 in62.2° 202250.3° 1965
October60° / 31°1.0 in53.0° 198838.1° 1919
November46° / 23°1.3 in41.6° 202525.0° 1994
December37° / 16°1.6 in36.6° 191716.5° 1930

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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