Leonard Creek Rch - Denio, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's primary NOAA station, LEONARD CREEK RCH - DENIO 33S.
The climate verdict for Leonard Creek Rch - Denio
Dryness leads the climate profile for Leonard Creek Rch - Denio, Nevada, with 9.0 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 51°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 51°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 9.0"
- yearly precipitation total
- 156 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00264527 · Leonard Creek Rch - Denio, NV 51°F mean · 9.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #3,156
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Landisville
- PRCP-ARID 9.0"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,738 HDD
- STN-1 USC00264527
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Landisville, PA ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NV station list.
- Leonard Creek R… (this station) 51°F
- Cold Landisville, PA 51°F
- Near Lukachukai, AZ 51°F
- Near Rye Patch Dam, NV 51°F
- Near Quincy, WA 51°F
Climate Living Index · Leonard Creek Rch - Denio
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio: 33/100 · grade F
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Leonard Creek Rch - Denio, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 51.2°F · 16.3° from 67.5°F | 46/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 165 calendar days | 36/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 156 days/year | 30/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 9.0 in · 26.0 from 35 in | 9/100 · F |
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 74.2°F
- Coldest month
- 30.8°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Leonard Creek Rch - Denio sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 46th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 95%
- Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 50th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Leonard Creek Rch - Denio compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 49 complete annual observations from 1955 to 2023, LEONARD CREEK RCH - DENIO 33S warmed at a fitted rate of 0.14°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Leonard Creek Rch - Denio primary station fitted change +0.14 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (5°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 1.3" | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 46°F (8°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.9" | 21.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 55°F (13°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.0" | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 62°F (17°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 0.8" | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 71°F (22°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 1.0" | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 0.6" | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 0.3" | 0.0 | 21.0 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 0.1" | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 0.3" | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 38°F (4°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.7" | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| November | 49°F (10°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 0.7" | 19.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 39°F (4°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 1.3" | 26.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 92°F by July 23 and hold at or above 90°F on 27 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 138 dates, bottoming at 22°F around December 24.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 12 through August 7, covering 27 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 12 to October 4.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 22, then returns to freezing around November 6, covering 138 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 22, when 24% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 24 at 5%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 55 wet dates a year.
The widest day
July 10 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Leonard Creek Rch - Denio.
Where Leonard Creek Rch - Denio Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 9 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
7.4 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
1.7 days with precipitation
1.5 days with precipitation
1.9 days with precipitation
2.9 days with precipitation
4.5 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 40% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 12%. That is the cool-season-dominant pattern of the West Coast and the higher inland West, where storm tracks swing south in winter and summer turns dry; the thermometer meanwhile shows a 43.4°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- December, 1.3"
- Driest month
- August, 0.1"
- Wettest three months
- December, January, March (41% of the year)
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A cool-season label means the December-February share reaches 35%. Where snow falls, the monthly figures above report liquid-equivalent precipitation, so a wet winter month is not necessarily a rainy one.
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 55 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 15% of the calendar, and they carry 9.0" between them. At roughly 0.16 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is January at about 7 wet days; the driest is August at about 2.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 11
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 8
50% probability date
Growing Season
156 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,738
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
715
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Leonard Creek Rch - Denio on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (51°F here).
- Bellingham, WA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Bloomfield, IA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Burlington, IA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Chicago, IL 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (9.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Wellington, UT 9.1" · 0.0" off
- San Luis, CO 9.0" · 0.0" off
- Wenatchee, WA 9.0" · 0.0" off
- Vernal, UT 9.1" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,738 annual heating degree days against 715 for cooling. Its 43.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's frost-free season lasts about 156 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.4°F. The annual average is 51°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 9.0 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio wettest normal
December
December concentrates the scarce annual total (9.0 inches).
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio driest normal
August
August is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Leonard Creek Rch - Denio's primary station: LEONARD CREEK RCH - DENIO 33S (USC00264527). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Leonard Creek Rch - Denio; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Leonard Creek Rch - Denio comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.