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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
156 AM PDT MON APR 01 2024

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...THE RENO-TAHOE INTL AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH 2024 AT THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WAS 44.1 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR
MARCH WAS 73 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 19TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR
THE MONTH WAS 26 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 2ND, 4TH, AND 8TH.

FOR MARCH 2024, 2.20 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED AT THE RENO-TAHOE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS IS 1.40 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. 11.6
INCHES OF SNOWFALL WERE REPORTED IN MARCH, WHICH IS 8.7 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MARCH 2024 WAS 7.0 MPH. THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR
THE MONTH WAS 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON THE 27TH.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             83   03/31/1966
 LOW              -3   03/29/1897
HIGHEST           73   03/19         83     -10
LOWEST            26   03/02         -2      28
                       03/04
                       03/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    55.0               59.2    -4.2
AVG. MINIMUM    33.3               34.0    -0.7
MEAN            44.1               46.6    -2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32    13               15.1    -2.1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.15   1907
 MINIMUM        0.00   1887
TOTALS          2.20               0.80    1.40
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.03    0.04
DAYS >= .01        9                5.5     3.5
DAYS >= .10        5                2.3     2.7
DAYS >= .50        1                0.3     0.7
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.93   03/01 TO 03/02
 STORM TOTAL    0.65
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          29.0   5
 24 HR TOTAL     0.2   03/11/2021 TO 03/11/2021
TOTALS          11.6                2.9     8.7
 LIQUID EQUIV   1.20               0.20    1.00
SINCE 7/1       28.3               20.4     7.9
 LIQUID 7/1     2.83
DAYS >= TRACE      7                2.0     5.0
DAYS >= 1.0        2                0.8     1.2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        7R  03/03
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
 STORM TOTAL     9.4
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    640                571      69
 SINCE 7/1      3804               4028    -224
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/23/1973
 LATEST       06/27/1974
EARLIEST                        10/27
LATEST                          04/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/130    DATE  03/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/150    DATE  03/27

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     54

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      3

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

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