Owyhee, Nevada

... A wet June across northeastern and central Nevada...

An unusually wet weather pattern was in place across the region
during June 2009. Rainfall in all areas exceeded normal values... and
in some places, by a significant amount.

The following table lists how June 2009 precipitation totals ranked
compared to previous junes at climate sites around the region. Totals
listed are preliminary. Note that due to limited periods of record...
some of these rankings are not as significant as they may first
appear. The /years of record/ listed below lists the number of junes
for which precipitation data is available for that particular
station. The /start of records/ listed below indicates the earliest
year for which June precipitation data is available.

Site total rank years of record start of records
Arthur 4nw 3.07 5th 91 1911
Battle Mountain 4se 1.67 11th 66 1944
Beowawe 3.76 1st 103 1893
blue Eagle ranch 1.14 6th 32 1978
Charleston 5.58 1st 15 1962
Cherry Creek 2.19 2nd 9 1967
Denio 3.79 1st 52 1952
dufurrena 3.67 1st 51 1952
Elko airport* 2.94 2nd 117 1888
Elko NWS office 4.76 1st 10 2000
Ely airport* 1.78 9th 86 1893
Eureka 1.51 15th 84 1888
Eureka airport* 2.50 5th 38 1963
Gibbs ranch 4.50 1st 56 1953
Great Basin np 1.51 13th 69 1938
Jackpot 6.06 1st 24 1986
Kingston 2.29 1st 5 1999
lages 1.80 3rd 25 1984
LaMoille 2n 3.59 1st 11 1999
Lund 1.36 10th 52 1958
McDermitt 3.45 2nd 46 1892
McGill 1.98 8th 102 1892
Montello 2se 3.83 2nd 108 1895
Moorman ranch 1.88 1st 8 2002
Oasis 3.04 1st 22 1987
Orovada 3w 3.47 5th 91 1912
Reese River 1.88 3rd 36 1972
Ruby Lake 3.14 4th 70 1940
Ruth 2.75 4th 44 1958
Ryndon 3.36 1st 11 1999
Smokey Valley 2.13 1st 58 1950
South Fork 2.91 2nd 16 1994
Sunnyside 0.72 12th 51 1891
Tonopah Airport 1.03 7th 56 1954
Tuscarora 3.24 3rd 49 1957
Wild Horse Reservoir 3.90 1st 27 1983
Winnemucca airport* 1.34 23rd 131 1878
Winnemucca 3ssw 1.86 1st 11 1999

Note: an asterisk /*/ next to the station name indicates that the
stations records include additional data from one or more nearby
stations to extend the period of record further back in time.


The Table below lists all the available preliminary rainfall totals
across our area of responsibility... the normal rainfall for June... and
the percent of that normal which fell in June 2009.

Site total normal for June % normal
Arthur 4nw 3.07 0.94 327
Battle Mountain 4se 1.67 0.77 217
Beowawe 3.76 0.72 522
blue Eagle ranch 1.14 0.45 253
Charleston 5.58 N/A N/A
Cherry Creek 2.19 N/A N/A
Denio 3.79 0.86 441
dufurrena 3.67 0.78 471
Elko Airport 2.94 0.67 439
Elko NWS office 4.76 N/A N/A
Ely Airport 1.78 0.66 270
Eureka 1.51 0.74 204
Eureka Airport 2.50 0.81 309
Gibbs ranch 4.50 1.01 446
Great Basin np 1.51 0.94 161
Jackpot 6.06 1.35 449
Kingston 2.29 N/A N/A
lages 1.80 0.66 273
LaMoille 2n 3.59 1.15 312
Lund 1.36 0.85 160
McDermitt 3.45 1.02 338
McGill 1.98 0.72 275
Montello 2se 3.83 0.81 473
Moorman ranch 1.88 N/A N/A
Oasis 3.04 0.87 349
Orovada 3w 3.47 0.88 394
Reese River 1.88 0.73 258
Ruby Lake 3.14 0.82 383
Ruth 2.75 0.94 293
Ryndon 3.36 N/A N/A
Smokey Valley 2.13 0.49 435
South Fork 2.91 N/A N/A
Spring Creek 2.68 N/A N/A
Sunnyside 0.72 0.58 124
Tonopah Airport 1.03 0.34 303
Tuscarora 3.24 0.92 352
Wild Horse Reservoir 3.90 0.93 419
Winnemucca Airport 1.34 0.69 194
Winnemucca 3ssw 1.86 N/A N/A