Wild Horse, Nevada facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Wild Horse, Nevada
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 Wild Horse, Nevada
Location in Nevada
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Elko |
| Elevation | 6,207 ft (1,892 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Wild Horse is a small, quiet community in Elko County, Nevada. It is not a city or town with its own government. Instead, it is an unincorporated community. This means it is a group of homes and businesses without a formal local government.
Wild Horse is located along Nevada State Route 225. It sits just south of the Wild Horse Reservoir. The community gets its name from this nearby reservoir.
Understanding Wild Horse's Climate
Wild Horse has a special type of weather. It is called a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate. This means it has warm, dry summers. The winters are cold and snowy. This climate type is often called "Dsb" on climate maps.
The weather in Wild Horse can be very extreme. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius). This happened on July 23, 2003. The coldest temperature ever recorded was a very chilly -42 degrees Fahrenheit (-41 degrees Celsius). This cold snap happened twice, on December 23, 1990, and February 3, 1996.
| Climate data for Wild Horse Reservoir, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1982–present | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
