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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
158 AM PDT SAT APR 01 2023

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

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH 2023 AT THE RENO-TAHOE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 38.9 DEGREES, WHICH IS 7.7 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH WAS 61 DEGREES,
WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 14TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS
15 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 2ND AND 6TH.

FOR MARCH 2023, 1.95 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT
THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS IS 1.15 INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. TOTAL SNOWFALL RECORDED FOR THE MONTH WAS
10.1 INCHES, WHICH IS 7.2 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MARCH 2023 WAS 7.8 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 53 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 10TH AND
FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 14TH AND 28TH.


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             83   03/31/1966
 LOW              -3   03/29/1897
HIGHEST           61   03/14         83     -22
LOWEST            15   03/02         -2      17
                       03/06
AVG. MAXIMUM    48.8               59.2   -10.4
AVG. MINIMUM    28.9               34.0    -5.1
MEAN            38.9               46.6    -7.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32    22               15.1     6.9
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.15   1907
 MINIMUM        0.00   1887
TOTALS          1.95               0.80    1.15
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.03    0.03
DAYS >= .01       16                5.5    10.5
DAYS >= .10        6                2.3     3.7
DAYS >= .50        1                0.3     0.7
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.50   03/11 TO 03/11
 STORM TOTAL    0.50
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          29.0   5
 24 HR TOTAL     0.2   03/11/2021 TO 03/11/2021
TOTALS          10.1                2.9     7.2
 LIQUID EQUIV   1.00               0.20    0.80
SINCE 7/1       48.4               20.4    28.0
 LIQUID 7/1     4.84
DAYS >= TRACE     16                2.0    14.0
DAYS >= 1.0        5                0.8     4.2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3   03/26
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
 STORM TOTAL     2.9
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    802                571     231
 SINCE 7/1      4585               4028     557
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0

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              7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/190    DATE  03/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/230    DATE  03/10
                                53/190          03/14
                                53/170          03/28

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      6

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

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