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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   RENO TAHOE AIRPORT NV
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2011
                                          LATITUDE:   39 30 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 47 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
================================================================================

 1  64  33  49  -3  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8 13 100   M    M   M        20 100
 2  74  42  58   5   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 25 260   M    M   M        33 280
 3  72  42  57   4   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 21  20   M    M   M        26  10
 4  73  41  57   4   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 15  60   M    M   M        20 100
 5  85  41  63  10   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 25 280   M    M   M        31 280
 6  81  46  64  10   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 25 270   M    M   M        32 280
 7  75  52  64  10   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 28 230   M    M   M        49 240
 8  62  40  51  -3  14   0    T  0.0    0 12.7 28 270   M    M   M        36 280
 9  55  37  46  -8  19   0    T    T    0 11.0 29 360   M    M   M 5      37  20
10  68  41  55   0  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 17 350   M    M   M        23 350
11  73  42  58   3   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 24 280   M    M   M        37 280
12  76  44  60   5   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 23 170   M    M   M        29 170
13  84  47  66  10   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 21 250   M    M   M        29 180
14  72  45  59   3   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 35 210   M    M   M        46 200
15  48  35  42 -14  23   0    T    T    0 11.5 29 250   M    M   M        39 260
16  54  29  42 -14  23   0 0.16  0.0    0  3.3 21 130   M    M   M 1      25 140
17  57  37  47 -10  18   0 0.02  0.0    0 10.9 38 180   M    M   M        48 140
18  60  38  49  -8  16   0 0.04  0.0    0  9.9 32  10   M    M   M        40  10
19  67  45  56  -1   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 15 330   M    M   M        28 340
20  76  42  59   1   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 21 280   M    M   M        28 280
21  74  50  62   4   3   0    T  0.0    0  7.6 21 290   M    M   M        26 280
22  72  45  59   1   6   0    T  0.0    0  8.5 25 270   M    M   M        32 300
23  68  42  55  -3  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 29 270   M    M   M 8      38 280
24  71  42  57  -2   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 18 280   M    M   M        23 270
25  71  40  56  -3   9   0    T  0.0    0 15.2 41 210   M    M   M        58 210
26  63  40  52  -7  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 30 290   M    M   M        37 290
27  62  47  55  -4  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 26 280   M    M   M        32 290
28  57  35  46 -14  19   0 0.18    T    0  7.6 25 340   M    M   M 1      31 280
29  53  36  45 -15  20   0    T    T    0 11.5 29 320   M    M   M        35 310
30  65  34  50 -10  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 23 190   M    M   M        26 200
31  67  43  55  -5  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.3 39 230   M    M   M        52 220
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SM 2099 1273       322   1  0.40    T    265.0          M        M
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AV 67.7 41.1                               8.5 FASTST   M    M   0    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 41 210               # 58  210
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  RENO TAHOE AIRPORT NV
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2011
                                          LATITUDE:   39 30 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 47 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 54.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.40    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.22    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    85 ON  5    GRTST 24HR  0.18 ON 28-28      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     29 ON 16                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:    T          5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    T  ON 29-29  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   322    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL    37    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4946    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL  -563

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -10    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     1    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   -10    LOWEST  SLP 29.46 ON 14

[REMARKS]

BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS DOMINATED THE RENO
TAHOE AIRPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. SEVERAL COLD LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. STRONG WINDS, COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN
COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW WERE OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE TRUCKEE
MEADOWS AS THESE COLD PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVED THROUGH NORTHERN
NEVADA.

MAY 2011 WAS COOLER THAN NORMAL WITH AN AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE
OF 54.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.0 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL TEMPERATURE
FOR MAY. THE MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES ON MAY 5TH.
THE MONTHLY LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 29 DEGREES ON MAY 16TH.

PRECIPITATION IN MAY WAS ALSO BELOW NORMAL. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION
FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.40 INCH(ES) WHICH IS 0.22 INCH(ES)BELOW THE
NORMAL AMOUNT. A TRACE OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED SEVERAL DAYS DURING
THE MONTH.

MAY WAS FAIRLY BREEZY WITH SEVERAL DAYS RECORDING WIND GUST ABOVE
40 MPH AT THE RENO TAHOE AIRPORT. THE HIGHEST WINDS WERE RECORDED ON
THE 25TH WITH A WIND GUST OF 58 MPH FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST.

#FINAL-05-11#