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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
149 AM PDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE RENO TAHOE AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MAY 2013 AT THE RENO TAHOE AIRPORT WAS
61.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE FOR MAY WAS 90 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 11TH.  THE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 37 DEGREES WHICH WAS RECORDED
ON THE 23RD.

FOR MAY 2013 A TOTAL OF 0.67 INCH OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED AT
THE RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  THIS IS 0.18 INCH ABOVE
NORMAL.  NO SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED DURING MAY.

THE PEAK WIND GUST WAS 52 MPH FROM THE SOUTH WHICH OCCURRED ON THE
5TH.


CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   05/31/1910
 LOW               16   05/10/1896
HIGHEST            90   05/11        96      -6
LOWEST             37   05/23        18      19
AVG. MAXIMUM     74.4              73.5     0.9
AVG. MINIMUM     47.7              45.5     2.2
MEAN             61.1              59.5     1.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               1.2    -0.2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.7    -0.7
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.89   1963
 MINIMUM         0.00   1884
TOTALS           0.67              0.49    0.18
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.02    0.00
DAYS >= .01         5               3.7     1.3
DAYS >= .10         1               1.7    -0.7
DAYS >= .50         1               0.1     0.9
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.61   05/07 TO 05/08
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           14.1   5
                        0
 24 HR TOTAL       MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.3    -0.3
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00
SINCE 7/1         9.4              21.8   -12.4
 LIQUID 7/1      0.94
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.2    -0.2
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     145               206     -61
 SINCE 7/1       4434              4868    -434
COOLING TOTAL      30                36      -6
 SINCE 1/1         36                37      -1

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/23/1973
 LATEST       06/27/1974
EARLIEST                        10/03
LATEST                          05/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/190    DATE  05/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/180    DATE  05/05

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     37

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

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