Middlegate-Clifford, Nevada climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Middlegate-Clifford's normal year runs from 15°F December nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 5.8 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.5°C, December lows of −10°C, July highs of 34°C, 146 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMiddlegate-Clifford
- Station IDUSC00265132
- Location39.29°N 118.02°W
- Elevation4,600 ft (1,402 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Middlegate-Clifford is 66°F and the normal low 26°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Middlegate-Clifford.
- Jan 46° 16°
- Feb 51° 21°
- Mar 59° 23°
- Apr 64° 28°
- May 73° 36°
- Jun 83° 42°
- Jul 93° 50°
- Aug 91° 48°
- Sep 83° 38°
- Oct 69° 28°
- Nov 56° 20°
- Dec 45° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Middlegate-Clifford each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in May (0.97 in), the least in July (0.18 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 16°F | 31.1°F | 0.49 | 1.1 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 51°F | 21°F | 35.7°F | 0.47 | 0.5 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 59°F | 23°F | 41.2°F | 0.44 | 0.1 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 28°F | 46.2°F | 0.60 | 0.1 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 73°F | 36°F | 54.1°F | 0.97 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 83°F | 42°F | 62.4°F | 0.49 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 h |
| July | 93°F | 50°F | 71.3°F | 0.18 | 0.0 | 2 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 91°F | 48°F | 69.6°F | 0.28 | 0.0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 83°F | 38°F | 60.4°F | 0.19 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 28°F | 48.9°F | 0.56 | 0.0 | 3 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 56°F | 20°F | 38.2°F | 0.54 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h |
| December | 45°F | 15°F | 29.6°F | 0.55 | 1.6 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 30°F | 49.1°F | 5.76 | 3.7 | 42 | 57 | 204 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −9°C | −0.5°C | 12 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 10°C | −6°C | 2.1°C | 12 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 15°C | −5°C | 5.1°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 18°C | −2°C | 7.9°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 23°C | 2°C | 12.3°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 6°C | 16.9°C | 12 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 10°C | 21.8°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 9°C | 20.9°C | 7 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 3°C | 15.8°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | −2°C | 9.4°C | 14 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | −6°C | 3.4°C | 14 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 7°C | −10°C | −1.3°C | 14 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00265132; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Middlegate-Clifford?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (2).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00265132.
When is the last frost at Middlegate-Clifford?
In Middlegate-Clifford, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 11 in half of years and after June 29 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 12 in half of years and before August 27 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- June 111 year in 10 after June 29; 9 in 10 after May 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 121 year in 10 before August 27; 9 in 10 before September 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 92 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 120 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 28 in half of springs and before September 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Middlegate-Clifford in zone 7a in ZIP code 89406, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −5°F (16 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00265132; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Middlegate-Clifford?
In a normal year in Middlegate-Clifford, 57 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 204 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 42 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 57a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 204a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 42a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00265132.
How sunny is it at Middlegate-Clifford?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Middlegate-Clifford, 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (94%) and December the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.4 |
| February | 77% | 3.4 |
| March | 80% | 4.8 |
| April | 83% | 6.3 |
| May | 86% | 7.3 |
| June | 92% | 8.3 |
| July | 93% | 8.0 |
| August | 94% | 7.2 |
| September | 93% | 5.9 |
| October | 89% | 4.3 |
| November | 80% | 2.8 |
| December | 69% | 2.0 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Middlegate-Clifford record?
A normal year at Middlegate-Clifford brings 6,247 heating degree days, 16% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 456 cooling degree days, 50% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,291 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,052 | 0 |
| February | 820 | 0 |
| March | 738 | 0 |
| April | 565 | 0 |
| May | 342 | 6 |
| June | 126 | 50 |
| July | 13 | 208 |
| August | 24 | 166 |
| September | 164 | 25 |
| October | 499 | 0 |
| November | 804 | 0 |
| December | 1,097 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,247 | 456 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00265132. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Middlegate-Clifford's climate compare?
Middlegate-Clifford is warmer than 16 of the 55 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 12. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.1°F is warmer than 36%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Middlegate-Clifford is BWk: cold desert. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Middlegate-Clifford's climate
What is the coldest month at Middlegate-Clifford?
December, with a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 50°F at night).
Does it snow at Middlegate-Clifford?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (1.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Middlegate-Clifford?
May, with 0.97 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.18 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Middlegate-Clifford in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Middlegate-Clifford in zone 7a in ZIP code 89406, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −5°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come at Middlegate-Clifford?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 11; in one year in ten it comes after June 29. Waiting until June 29 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Gabbs, NV30 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Reese River Ione (13 mi NE), NV36 miles from this station, 42.8°F a year
- Fallon, NV38 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Austin, NV53 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
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