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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
532 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

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THE RENO-TAHOE AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 2012

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2012

WEATHEROBSERVED      NORMAL  DEPART
 VALUE   DATE(S)    VALUE   FROM
  NORMAL
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH  108 07/05/2007
 07/12/2002
                         07/11/2002
 LOW  -19 01/08/1890
HIGHEST  103 08/09
                         07/12
LOWEST    8 01/17

AVG. MAXIMUM 70.6                  67.6        +3.0
AVG. MINIMUM 42.0                  40.0        +2.0
MEAN             56.3                  53.8        +2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90   78               53.9       +24.1
DAYS MAX <= 32    5        4.5        +0.5
DAYS MIN <= 32  111      111.6        -0.6
DAYS MIN <=  0    0        0.5        -0.5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM 13.73   1890
 MINIMUM  1.55   1947
TOTALS  5.77       7.40        -1.63
DAILY AVG.        0.02                 0.02         0.00
DAYS >= 0.01   41       52.3       -11.3
DAYS >= 0.10   14                  20.3        -6.3
DAYS >= 0.50    2                   2.9        -0.9
DAYS >= 1.00    1        0.7        +0.3
GREATEST 24-HR.
RECORD            2.29   01/21/1943
TOTALS    0.92 01/20-21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 16.2                  21.8        -5.6
SINCE 7/1         8.0
DAYS >= TRACE   35
DAYS >=  1.0    66.2        -0.2
GREATEST 24-HR.
RECORD           22.5    01/17/1916
TOTALS    3.4 02/27

GREATEST SNOW DEPTH (INCHES)
RECORD  30 01/17/1916
TOTALS   3 02/15

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    4352       4926        -574
 SINCE 7/1       1676
COOLING TOTAL 1272        838        +434

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST 08/10/1962
 LATEST         06/29/1963
EARLIEST 10/23
LATEST         04/15

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED                6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    52/170   DATE   01/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    74/160   DATE   01/19


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6RAIN13
LIGHT RAIN54FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0HAIL 4
HEAVY SNOW 2SNOW13
LIGHT SNOW33SLEET 0
FOG37FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE34


- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT


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