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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
126 AM PST SAT JAN 01 2022

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...THE RENO-TAHOE INTL AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR 2021 AT THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT WAS 56.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR 2021 WAS 105 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON
JULY 10TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 16 DEGREES
WHICH OCCURRED ON JANUARY 26TH.

FOR 2021, 8.39 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED AT THE RENO-
TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS IS 1.04 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE YEAR WAS 16.8 INCHES, WHICH IS 4.1 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR 2021 WAS 6.1 MPH. THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR
THE YEAR WAS 56 MPH FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST ON JANUARY 4TH.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            108   07/05/2007
                       07/11/2002
                       07/10/2002
 LOW             -19   01/08/1890
HIGHEST          105   07/10
LOWEST            16   01/26
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.3               68.8     1.5
AVG. MINIMUM    41.9               41.1     0.8
MEAN            56.1               55.0     1.1
DAYS MAX >= 90    80               65.1    14.9
DAYS MAX <= 32     1                4.1    -3.1
DAYS MIN <= 32   116              121.9    -5.9
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.4    -0.4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       13.73   2017
 MINIMUM        1.55   1945
TOTALS          8.39               7.35    1.04
DAILY AVG.         T               0.02   -0.02
DAYS >= .01       51               50.5     0.5
DAYS >= .10       13               20.4    -7.4
DAYS >= .50        5                3.3     1.7
DAYS >= 1.00       3                0.7     2.3

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          16.8               20.9    -4.1
SINCE 7/1        5.6                7.1    -1.5
DAYS >= TRACE     29               13.9    15.1
DAYS >= 1.0        6                5.9     0.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3   01/28
                       01/29
                       12/26
 24 HR TOTAL     0.4

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   4494               4669    -175
 SINCE 7/1      1798               1908    -110
COOLING TOTAL   1366               1038     328

FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST                        10/12
LATEST                          04/26
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/170    DATE  11/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/250    DATE  01/04


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             17     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               64     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               27     SLEET                      0
FOG                      36     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     72

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

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