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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
859 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

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THE RENO-TAHOE AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 2012

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED    DATE(S)     NORMAL       DEPARTURE
                 VALUE                  VALUE           FROM
                                                       NORMAL
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             108     07/05/2007
                          07/12/2002
                          07/11/2002
 LOW              -19     01/08/1890
HIGHEST           103     08/09
                          07/12
LOWEST              8     01/17

AVG. MAXIMUM     70.6                    67.6           +3.0
AVG. MINIMUM     42.0                    40.0           +2.0
MEAN             56.3                    53.8           +2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     78                    53.9          +24.1
DAYS MAX <= 32      5                     4.5           +0.5
DAYS MIN <= 32    111                   111.6           -0.6
DAYS MIN <=  0      0                     0.5           -0.5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         13.73       1890
 MINIMUM          1.55       1947
TOTALS            5.77                   7.40          -1.63
DAILY AVG.        0.02                   0.02           0.00
DAYS >= 0.01        41                   52.3          -11.3
DAYS >= 0.10        14                   20.3           -6.3
DAYS >= 0.50         2                    2.9           -0.9
DAYS >= 1.00         1                    0.7           +0.3
GREATEST 24-HR.
RECORD            2.29    01/21/1943
TOTALS            0.92    01/20-21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           16.2                    21.8           -5.6
SINCE 7/1         8.0
DAYS >= TRACE      35
DAYS >=  1.0        6                     6.2           -0.2
GREATEST 24-HR.
RECORD           22.5     01/17/1916
TOTALS            3.4     02/27

GREATEST SNOW DEPTH (INCHES)
RECORD             30     01/17/1916
TOTALS              3     02/15

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    4352                    4926           -574
 SINCE 7/1       1676
COOLING TOTAL    1272                     838           +434

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST                 08/10/1962
 LATEST                   06/29/1963
EARLIEST                  10/23
LATEST                    04/15

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    52/170   DATE   01/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    74/160   DATE   01/19


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             4      MIXED PRECIP             0
HEAVY RAIN               6      RAIN                    13
LIGHT RAIN              54      FREEZING RAIN            0
LT FREEZING RAIN         0      HAIL                     4
HEAVY SNOW               2      SNOW                    13
LIGHT SNOW              33      SLEET                    0
FOG                     37      FOG W/VIS<= 1/4 MILE     4
HAZE34


- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT


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