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Elko, NV

TODAY · 2026
WETTEST TODAY ON RECORD
0.26in
1st wettest of 126 years · normal 0.0"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.26in
1st wettest of 126 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.31in
37th wettest of 127 yrs
310% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.94in
40th driest of 127 yrs
69% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
4.21in
23rd driest of 129 yrs
72% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.13in
on Aug 27, 1970 · in 139 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 123 days (to Sep 29, 1919)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

72%
4.21" of a normal 5.83" · wettest 14.59" (1890) · driest 1.15" (1909)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 121-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 9.49" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198318.34in
2194116.24in
3190015.58in
4200515.39in
5190115.36in

Driest Years on Record

119194.35in
219104.59in
319244.77in
419744.77in
519285.17in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Dec (~0.9") and driest in Aug (~0.19"). Wettest calendar month ever: Feb 1901, 6.0".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Elko — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.26in
set in 2025

Rain on Aug 24

6%
of 126 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.08″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.02″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.03″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.03″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.26″0″1″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Elko's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Elko, NV — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Elko's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Elko, NV — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Elko's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Elko, NV — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:02 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight13h 26m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.82°N, 115.79°W

Nearby Stations

Eureka, NV85 mi SWinnemucca, NV105 mi WEly, NV116 mi SEJerome, ID148 mi NEBurley, ID158 mi NEBoise, ID190 mi N

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