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Significant Heat in the Northwest U.S.; Tropical Rainfall Potential in the Southwest U.S.

A significant late season heat wave continues in the interior Pacific Northwest for at least one more day before easing somewhat Friday into Saturday. A combination of monsoonal moisture and tropical moisture ahead of tropical cyclone Lorena will bring a marginal to slight risk of excessive rainfall across the southwest U.S. through Saturday which may bring areas of flooding. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 6:54:08 am PDT

This is the August 2025 monthly climate summary for northern and central Nevada. Most locations across the region were wetter than normal with the exception of Ely and Eureka. Elko, Tonopah, and Winnemucca were wetter and warmer than normal while Ely was warmer and drier than normal and Eureka was cooler and drier than normal. August in Elko was warmer and wetter than normal. The average temperature in Elko during August was 70.8 degrees, which is 1.2 degrees above the 1991-2020 climatological normal of 69.6 degrees. Total precipitation was 0.44 inches, which is 133 percent of the 1991-2020 climatological normal. August in Ely was warmer than normal with below normal precipitation. The average temperature in Ely during the month was 67.7 degrees, which is 0.4 degrees above the 1991-2020 climatological normal of 67.3 degrees. The total precipitation was 0.54 inches, which is 68 percent of the 1991-2020 climatological normal. August in Tonopah was warmer than normal with above normal precipitation. The average temperature in Tonopah during August was 73.9 degrees, which is 0.6 degrees above the 1991-2020 climatological normal of 73.3 degrees. The total precipitation was 0.53 inches, which is 136 percent of the 1991-2020 climatological normal. August in Winnemucca was warmer than normal with above normal precipitation. The average temperature in Winnemucca during August was 71.8 degrees, which is 0.8 degrees above the 1991-2020 climatological normal of 71.0. The total precipitation was 0.53 inches, which is 442 percent of the 1991-2020 climatological normal. August in Eureka had cooler than normal temperatures and below normal precipitation. The average temperature in Eureka during August was 68.1 degrees, which is 0.1 degrees below the 1991-2020 climatological normal. The total precipitation was 0.40 inches, which is 74 percent of the 1991-2020 climatological normal.
Summer 2025 was on average, warmer and drier than normal for Northern and Central Nevada. No climate site received snowfall this period, which is normal. Summer 2025 climate data for select locations below as highlighted in the graphic. Elko: Summer 2025 was above normal with an average temperature of 69.8 degrees which was 1.6 degrees above normal. Elko received 0.65” of rain, which was below average. The average rainfall is 1.24”. Ely: Summer 2025 was above normal with an average temperature of 66.6 degrees which was 0.6 degrees above normal. Ely received 0.56” of rain, which was below average, making Summer 2025 tied for the 10th driest on record. The average rainfall is 1.98”. Eureka: Summer 2025 was above normal with an average temperature of 66.9 degrees which was 0.3 degrees above normal. Eureka received 0.47” of rain, which was below average, making Summer 2025 the 3rd driest on record. The average rainfall was 1.75”. Tonopah: Summer 2025 was normal with an average temperature of 72.9 degrees. Tonopah received 0.47” of rain, which was below average. The average rainfall was 1.12”. Winnemucca: Summer 2025 was above normal with an average temperature of 71.3 degrees which was 0.8 degrees above normal. Winnemucca received 0.60” of rain, which was below average. The average for rainfall is 0.78”.

 

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