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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
149 AM PDT THU JUN 01 2023

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...THE RENO-TAHOE INTL AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MAY 2023 AT THE RENO-TAHOE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 60.6 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.3 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR MAY WAS 90 DEGREES,
WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 19TH AND 20TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR
THE MONTH WAS 33 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 3RD.

FOR MAY 2023, 2.44 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT
THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS IS 1.89 INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. TOTAL SNOWFALL RECORDED FOR THE MONTH WAS
0.5 INCHES, WHICH IS 0.4 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MAY 2023 WAS 7.2 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 51 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 14TH.


CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             98   05/31/1910
 LOW              16   05/10/1896
HIGHEST           90   05/19         96      -6
                       05/20
LOWEST            33   05/03         18      15
AVG. MAXIMUM    74.3               74.1     0.2
AVG. MINIMUM    46.9               46.6     0.3
MEAN            60.6               60.3     0.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                1.5     0.5
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          2.44               0.55    1.89
DAILY AVG.      0.08               0.02    0.06
DAYS >= .01       11                4.4     6.6
DAYS >= .10        6                1.8     4.2
DAYS >= .50        1                0.2     0.8
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.84   05/02 TO 05/03
 STORM TOTAL    0.68
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          14.1   5
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
TOTALS           0.5                0.1     0.4
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.10               0.00    0.10
SINCE 7/1       50.2               20.9    29.3
 LIQUID 7/1     5.02
DAYS >= TRACE      2                0.2     1.8
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        T  05/03
 24 HR TOTAL     0.5  05/03 TO 05/03
 STORM TOTAL     0.5
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    172                187     -15
 SINCE 7/1      5146               4622     524
COOLING TOTAL     42                 43      -1
 SINCE 1/1        48                 45       3

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/23/1973
 LATEST       06/27/1974
EARLIEST                        10/23
LATEST                          05/11
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/230    DATE  05/08
                                36/180          05/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/200    DATE  05/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     46

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             12     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     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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