Wild Horse is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It is located along Nevada State Route 225 just south of Wild Horse Reservoir, from which it derives its name.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wild Horse has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Wild Horse was 102 °F (38.9 °C) on July 23, 2003, while the coldest temperature recorded was −42 °F (−41.1 °C) on December 23, 1990 and February 3, 1996.[2]
| Climate data for Wild Horse Reservoir, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1982–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 58 (14) |
61 (16) |
70 (21) |
80 (27) |
89 (32) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
98 (37) |
98 (37) |
86 (30) |
71 (22) |
60 (16) |
102 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 44.7 (7.1) |
47.2 (8.4) |
58.1 (14.5) |
69.5 (20.8) |
77.9 (25.5) |
87.2 (30.7) |
94.1 (34.5) |
92.2 (33.4) |
87.5 (30.8) |
75.8 (24.3) |
61.9 (16.6) |
47.7 (8.7) |
95.1 (35.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.7 (0.4) |
36.0 (2.2) |
44.3 (6.8) |
52.0 (11.1) |
62.2 (16.8) |
73.2 (22.9) |
84.6 (29.2) |
83.4 (28.6) |
73.6 (23.1) |
59.5 (15.3) |
44.5 (6.9) |
34.0 (1.1) |
56.7 (13.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 18.8 (−7.3) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
38.3 (3.5) |
46.3 (7.9) |
54.4 (12.4) |
62.8 (17.1) |
61.2 (16.2) |
52.2 (11.2) |
41.4 (5.2) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
39.9 (4.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.9 (−15.1) |
7.6 (−13.6) |
17.0 (−8.3) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
35.6 (2.0) |
40.9 (4.9) |
39.0 (3.9) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
16.0 (−8.9) |
6.6 (−14.1) |
23.1 (−5.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −21.1 (−29.5) |
−18.4 (−28.0) |
−5.3 (−20.7) |
8.7 (−12.9) |
16.6 (−8.6) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
6.8 (−14.0) |
−8.4 (−22.4) |
−19.3 (−28.5) |
−27.5 (−33.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−42 (−41) |
−30 (−34) |
−13 (−25) |
7 (−14) |
16 (−9) |
17 (−8) |
11 (−12) |
5 (−15) |
−10 (−23) |
−32 (−36) |
−42 (−41) |
−42 (−41) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.69 (43) |
1.00 (25) |
1.20 (30) |
1.42 (36) |
1.60 (41) |
0.78 (20) |
0.52 (13) |
0.42 (11) |
0.56 (14) |
0.83 (21) |
1.13 (29) |
1.69 (43) |
12.84 (326) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 27.8 (71) |
16.7 (42) |
14.9 (38) |
12.9 (33) |
3.9 (9.9) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
2.2 (5.6) |
14.3 (36) |
23.6 (60) |
117.0 (297) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 25.4 (65) |
25.8 (66) |
18.2 (46) |
5.6 (14) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (1.5) |
7.3 (19) |
16.1 (41) |
28.9 (73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.9 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 96.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 9.7 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 47.0 |
| Source 1: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Wild Horse, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Elko". National Weather Service. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Wild Horse RSVR, NV". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |