All-time weather records — Ely, NV

Record high
100.9°F
July 12, 2002
Record low
-29.9°F
February 6, 1989
Wettest day
2.52 in
September 26, 1982

Climate change signal in Ely

24.3%

of Ely's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (89 of 366 records since 2015).

6.6%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (24 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1890s
11
50
1900s
13
6
1910s
10
2
1930s
1
3
1940s
10
39
1950s
25
44
1960s
26
49
1970s
24
48
1980s
39
25
1990s
47
40
2000s
45
22
2010s
50
24
2020s
65
14

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1893, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1888-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 68.0°F — Jan 25, 1951 -27.0°F — Jan 25, 1949 1.50 in — Jan 13, 1907
February 66.9°F — Feb 5, 2025 -29.9°F — Feb 6, 1989 1.38 in — Feb 25, 1969
March 82.9°F — Mar 20, 2026 -13.0°F — Mar 3, 1952 1.20 in — Mar 5, 1893
April 82.9°F — Apr 23, 2012 -5.1°F — Apr 2, 1982 1.60 in — Apr 7, 1900
May 95.0°F — May 31, 1910 7.0°F — May 4, 1950 1.40 in — May 31, 1895
June 99.0°F — Jun 22, 1954 18.0°F — Jun 14, 1976 1.58 in — Jun 26, 2024
July 100.9°F — Jul 12, 2002 28.0°F — Jul 1, 1997 1.20 in — Jul 24, 1952
August 98.1°F — Aug 2, 2020 24.1°F — Aug 23, 1960 2.08 in — Aug 31, 1909
September 97.0°F — Sep 6, 2022 15.1°F — Sep 21, 1895 2.52 in — Sep 26, 1982
October 86.0°F — Oct 1, 2010 -6.9°F — Oct 30, 2019 1.09 in — Oct 1, 1976
November 78.1°F — Nov 9, 1906 -20.0°F — Nov 25, 2010 1.20 in — Nov 24, 1897
December 66.9°F — Dec 3, 1958 -29.0°F — Dec 22, 1990 1.30 in — Dec 31, 1909

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