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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
140 AM PST FRI JAN 01 2021

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...THE RENO-TAHOE INTL AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF
2020...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR 2020 AT THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT WAS 55.7 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR 2020 WAS 102 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON
AUGUST 15TH AND SEPTEMBER 4TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR
WAS 14 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 4TH.

FOR 2020, 2,72 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED AT THE RENO-
TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS IS 4.68 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE YEAR WAS 16.6 INCHES, WHICH IS 5.2 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR 2020 WAS 5.9 MPH. THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR
THE YEAR WAS 78 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON NOVEMBER 17TH.


CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            108   07/05/2007
                       07/11/2002
                       07/10/2002
 LOW             -19   01/08/1890
HIGHEST          102   08/15
                       09/04
LOWEST            14   02/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.6               67.6     3.0
AVG. MINIMUM    40.8               40.0     0.8
MEAN            55.7               53.8     1.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    81               53.9    27.1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                4.5    -4.5
DAYS MIN <= 32   131              111.6    19.4
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.5    -0.5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       13.73   2017
 MINIMUM        1.55   1945
TOTALS          2.72               7.40   -4.68
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01
DAYS >= .01       37               52.3   -15.3
DAYS >= .10       11               20.3    -9.3
DAYS >= .50        0                2.9    -2.9
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.7    -0.7

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          16.6               21.8    -5.2
SINCE 7/1        4.6                8.4    -3.8
DAYS >= TRACE     25               16.3     8.7
DAYS >= 1.0        6                6.2    -0.2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        4   03/17
                       11/08
 24 HR TOTAL     4.5   11/07 TO 11/08

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   4477               4926    -449
 SINCE 7/1      1820               2027    -207
COOLING TOTAL   1176                838     338

FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST                        10/25
LATEST                          04/14
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    52/170    DATE  11/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    78/170    DATE  11/17


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             16     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               47     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               23     SLEET                      0
FOG                      23     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                     35

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

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