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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
145 AM PDT MON MAY 01 2023

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...THE RENO-TAHOE INTL AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL 2023 AT THE RENO-TAHOE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 52.0 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.4 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL WAS 86 DEGREES,
WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 28TH AND 29TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR
THE MONTH WAS 24 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 3RD.

FOR APRIL 2023, 0.18 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT
THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.26 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. TOTAL SNOWFALL RECORDED FOR THE MONTH WAS
1.3 INCHES, WHICH IS 0.9 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR APRIL 2023 WAS 7.2 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 42 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 17TH.


CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             90   04/22/2012
 LOW              13   04/03/1956
                       04/07/1953
                       04/13/1945
HIGHEST           86   04/28         89      -3
                       04/29
LOWEST            24   04/03         13      11
AVG. MAXIMUM    66.0               64.7     1.3
AVG. MINIMUM    37.9               38.5    -0.6
MEAN            52.0               51.6     0.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     8                7.4     0.6
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.00   1880
 MINIMUM        0.00   1886
TOTALS          0.18               0.44   -0.26
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.01   -0.00
DAYS >= .01        3                4.5    -1.5
DAYS >= .10        0                1.6    -1.6
DAYS >= .50        0                0.1    -0.1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.09   04/18 TO 04/18
                       04/02 TO 04/03
                       04/18 TO 04/18
 STORM TOTAL    0.09
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          12.7   5
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
TOTALS           1.3                0.4     0.9
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.10               0.00    0.10
SINCE 7/1       49.7               20.8    28.9
 LIQUID 7/1     4.97
DAYS >= TRACE      4                0.7     3.3
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   04/18
 24 HR TOTAL     0.7   04/18 TO 04/18
 STORM TOTAL     0.7
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    389                404     -15
 SINCE 7/1      4974               4433     541
COOLING TOTAL      6                  2       4
 SINCE 1/1         6                  2       4

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/23/1973
 LATEST       06/27/1974
EARLIEST                        10/23
LATEST                          05/11
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/180    DATE  04/07
                                31/240          04/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/240    DATE  04/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     40

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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