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

                                          STATION:   RENO TAHOE AIRPORT NV
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2011
                                          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  83  54  69   2   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 16 360   M    M   M        22 340
 2  86  51  69   3   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  2.7 10  60   M    M   M        17  40
 3  90  50  70   4   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  2.3 10 230   M    M   M        15 260
 4  92  53  73   7   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 20 290   M    M   M        24 260
 5  88  62  75   9   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 17 270   M    M   M        24 270
 6  91  53  72   7   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  2.9 12 290   M    M   M        17 290
 7  92  55  74   9   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 18 280   M    M   M        25 280
 8  89  65  77  12   0  12    T  0.0    0  6.3 31 160   M    M   M        38  70
 9  90  56  73   9   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 22  30   M    M   M        26  30
10  88  57  73   9   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 22 280   M    M   M        29 280
11  83  58  71   7   0   6    T  0.0    0  6.0 26 280   M    M   M 3      33 260
12  80  57  69   5   0   4    T  0.0    0  5.2 23 180   M    M   M        28 170
13  84  54  69   6   0   4    T  0.0    0  3.8 18 350   M    M   M 3      23  10
14  87  54  71   8   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 25 260   M    M   M        31 270
15  85  56  71   8   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 24 280   M    M   M        30 270
16  79  58  69   7   0   4    T  0.0    0  8.3 24 280   M    M   M        30 280
17  79  47  63   1   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 15 330   M    M   M        17 320
18  85  49  67   5   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  1.4  8  40   M    M   M        15 280
19  89  50  70   9   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  3.3 15 350   M    M   M        18 290
20  89  53  71  10   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  2.0 10 310   M    M   M        17 290
21  90  53  72  11   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  1.3 12 190   M    M   M        14 180
22  94  54  74  14   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 14 110   M    M   M        21 170
23  93  52  73  13   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 17 280   M    M   M        22 280
24  88  56  72  12   0   7    T  0.0    0  6.6 32 170   M    M   M 38     38 200
25  77  54  66   6   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 25 240   M    M   M        31 240
26  82  45  64   5   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.4  8  80   M    M   M        15 280
27  89  50  70  11   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  2.9 18 330   M    M   M        22 320
28  91  54  73  15   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  2.5 13 310   M    M   M        16 280
29  92  55  74  16   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  2.8 20 170   M    M   M        26 170
30  90  53  72  14   0   7 0.03  0.0    0  3.1 41 140   M    M   M 3      53 140
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SM 2615 1618         3 179  0.03     0.0 120.8          M        M
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AV 87.2 53.9                               4.0 FASTST   M    M   0    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 41 140               # 53  140
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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:    SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2011
                                          LATITUDE:   39 30 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 47 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 70.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.03    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   8.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.42    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    94 ON 22    GRTST 24HR  0.03 ON 30-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     45 ON 26                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         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:   1
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:  11    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     3    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL  -127    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1     3    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL  -161

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   179
DPTR FM NORMAL   138    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   960    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   468    LOWEST  SLP 29.70 ON 15

[REMARKS]

HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED MUCH OF SEPTEMBER 2011 WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AT THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 70.6 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
8.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS IS THE WARMEST SEPTEMBER IN RENO SINCE
1888. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 94 DEGREES ON THE
22ND. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR SEPTEMBER WAS 45 DEGREES ON THE
26TH.

SEPTEMBER 2011 WAS ALSO VERY DRY. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE
MONTH WAS ONLY A 0.03 INCHES...WHICH WAS 0.42 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
HOWEVER LOCATIONS IN THE AREA DID EXPERIENCE HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS
FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED WAS 6.0 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OF 53
MPH RECORDED ON THE 30TH DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.

#FINAL-09-11#