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

                                          STATION:   RENO TAHOE AIRPORT NV
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          LATITUDE:   39 30 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 47 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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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
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 1  68  31  50   7  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.4 13  70   M    M   M        15  60
 2  66  36  51   8  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 18 250   M    M   M        26 250
 3  53  43  48   4  17   0 0.11  0.0    0  4.3 20 300   M    M   M        24 290
 4  60  33  47   3  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.3 14 190   M    M   M        16 200
 5  62  31  47   3  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 40 210   M    M   M        48 190
 6  49  33  41  -3  24   0 0.02  0.1    0 16.8 45 190   M    M   M 18     55 190
 7  47  30  39  -5  26   0    T    T    0  3.0  9 220   M    M   M        15 240
 8  48  32  40  -4  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.1 10  10   M    M   M        15 290
 9  55  32  44  -1  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 16 330   M    M   M        21 360
10  61  25  43  -2  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.3 10  40   M    M   M        13  20
11  67  30  49   4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.6 10 350   M    M   M        13 320
12  72  32  52   7  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.6  8  10   M    M   M        18 320
13  77  38  58  13   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.7 15 290   M    M   M        21 290
14  75  44  60  14   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.4 16 290   M    M   M        22 290
15  73  36  55   9  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 17 280   M    M   M        26 260
16  70  37  54   8  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 25 280   M    M   M        35 270
17  66  41  54   8  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 24 350   M    M   M        32 360
18  66  32  49   3  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 18 300   M    M   M        23 310
19  64  46  55   9  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 21 290   M    M   M        28 290
20  63  47  55   9  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 37 250   M    M   M        49 240
21  59  38  49   3  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 22 300   M    M   M        32 310
22  54  27  41  -6  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 22 360   M    M   M        25 360
23  57  24  41  -6  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8 13  40   M    M   M        15  50
24  66  29  48   1  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.4 17 290   M    M   M        29 270
25  70  34  52   5  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 25 250   M    M   M        33 250
26  63  43  53   6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 24 280   M    M   M        39 300
27  66  35  51   4  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 24 310   M    M   M        30 300
28  64  42  53   6  12   0    T  0.0    0  6.0 25 290   M    M   M        30 280
29  72  36  54   6  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 18 280   M    M   M        23 270
30  73  39  56   8   9   0    T  0.0    0  5.1 22 170   M    M   7        25 160
31  58  40  49   1  16   0 0.16  0.0    0  7.5 23 300   M    M   M 13     29 310
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SM 1964 1096       477   0  0.29     0.1 168.5          M        7
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AV 63.4 35.4                               5.4 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 45 190               # 55  190
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2013
                                          LATITUDE:   39 30 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 47 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 49.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.29    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.47    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    77 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  0.16 ON 31-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     24 ON 23                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.1 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.1 ON   M    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:   3
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  12    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   477    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL  -121    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   1
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3961    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL  -275

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 25.53 ON 31

[REMARKS]

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH 2013 AT RENO WAS 49.4 DEGREES
WHICH IS 3.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...MAKING IT TIED FOR THE THIRD
WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD AT RENO SINCE 1888.  THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR MARCH WAS 77 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 13TH.  THE LOWEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 24 DEGREES WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE
23RD.

FOR MARCH 2013 A TOTAL OF 0.29 INCH OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED AT
THE RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  THIS IS 0.47 INCH BELOW
NORMAL.  IN ADDITION...0.1 INCH OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED FOR THE
MONTH.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2013 THROUGH
MARCH 31, 2013 IS THIRD DRIEST ON RECORD AT RENO.  ONLY 0.41 INCH OF
PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED FOR THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD.  THE ONLY
OTHER JANUARY THROUGH MARCH PERIODS THAT WERE DRIER WERE IN 1966
WHEN ONLY 0.24 INCH OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED FOR JANUARY
THROUGH MARCH...AND IN 1948 WHEN 0.38 INCH OF PRECIPITATION WAS
RECORDED FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR.

THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTH WHICH OCCURRED ON
THE 6TH.


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