RENO, NEVADA
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 39ø 30' N LONGITUDE: 119ø 47' W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 4404 BARO 4402 TIME ZONE: PACIFIC WBAN: 23185

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






54

54



45.1
20.7
32.9

70
1967
-16
1949


51.7
24.2
38.0

75
1986
-16
1989


56.3
29.2
42.8

83
1966
-2
1945


63.7
33.3
48.6

89
1981
13
1956


72.9
40.1
56.5

96
1986
18
1964


83.1
46.9
65.1

103
1988
25
1954


91.9
51.3
71.6

104
1980
33
1976


89.6
49.6
69.6

105
1983
24
1962


79.5
41.3
60.4

101
1950
20
1965


68.6
32.9
50.8

91
1980
8
1971


53.8
26.7
40.3

77
1980
1
1958


45.5
19.9
32.7

70
1969
-16
1972


66.8
34.7
50.8

105
AUG 1983
-16
FEB 1989
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




995
0

756
0

688
0

492
0

274
10

76
79

13
217

20
162

178
40

440
0

741
0

1001
0

5674
508
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
45
65
68
75
80
81
85
92
92
91
83
70
64
79
MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
90 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

53


53
53
53

53

53
53

53


32
32

32
32

6.4


8.2
7.1
15.7

6.2

2.0
0.0

2.1


0.0
3.1

28.0
0.8

6.3


6.9
7.4
13.9

5.9

1.6
0.*

0.8


0.0
0.7

24.5
0.2

6.1


8.0
9.2
13.8

6.4

1.4
0.1

0.3


0.0
0.*

22.4
0.*

5.8


8.3
9.9
11.8

3.9

0.5
0.5

0.1


0.0
0.0

16.3
0.0

5.0


11.7
9.8
9.5

4.4

0.2
2.0

0.1


1.2
0.0

5.2
0.0

3.7


16.5
7.9
5.6

3.3

0.0
2.8

0.0


7.2
0.0

0.6
0.0

2.3


22.4
6.0
2.5

2.3

0.0
3.5

0.*


20.5
0.0

0.0
0.0

2.4


22.1
6.4
2.5

2.2

0.0
3.0

0.1


17.4
0.0

0.1
0.0

2.6


20.6
5.8
3.6

2.4

0.*
1.3

0.1


5.2
0.0

3.4
0.0

4.0


15.6
7.7
7.7

2.9

0.1
0.6

0.2


0.1
0.0

15.4
0.0

5.7


9.5
7.9
12.7

4.9

0.8
0.0

0.6


0.0
0.4

23.9
0.0

6.2


8.4
7.7
14.9

5.8

1.3
0.0

2.5


0.0
3.3

28.0
0.9

4.7


158.2
92.8
114.2

50.5

7.9
14.0

6.8


51.4
7.4

167.8
2.0
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
23
869.1
866.6
864.3
864.9
864.4
965.3
866.6
866.5
866.6
867.8
867.9
868.5
866.5
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

32
32
32
32

79
70
50
73

74
58
40
63

69
48
33
55

65
37
27
47

66
33
26
44

64
30
22
40

62
26
18
35

64
28
19
37

67
34
21
45

72
41
27
54

75
57
41
65

78
67
51
72

70
44
31
53
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



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54

54


54

54



1.07
4.13
1969
T
1966
2.37
1943

22.9
1993
12.0
1956


0.99
4.84
1986
T
1967
1.80
1990

23.5
1969
18.0
1990


0.71
2.87
1995
T
1988
1.21
1943

29.0
1952
16.9
1952


0.38
2.04
1958
T
1985
1.64
1958

7.5
1958
7.3
1958


0.69
2.89
1963
T
1985
1.76
1987

14.1
1964
9.0
1962


0.46
1.53
1989
0.00
1959
0.79
1969

0.2
1995
0.2
1995


0.28
1.06
1971
0.00
1951
0.80
1949

0.0

0.0



0.32
1.65
1965
0.00
1957
0.97
1965

0.0

0.0



0.39
2.31
1982
0.00
1974
0.91
1982

1.5
1982
1.5
1982


0.38
2.14
1945
0.00
1995
1.55
1962

5.1
1971
3.7
1971


0.87
3.08
1983
0.00
1959
1.65
1988

16.5
1985
15.4
1995


0.99
5.25
1955
T
1989
2.16
1955

25.6
1971
14.9
1971


7.53
5.25
DEC 1955
0.00
OCT 1995
2.37
JAN 1943

29.0
MAR 1952
18.0
FEB 1990
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

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12
12


5.6

S

19
40
1995

SW
90
1988

6.2

S

19
39
1995

W
66
1986

7.8

WNW

17
48
1995

SW
71
1991

8.3

WNW

SW
50
1988

SW
64
1988

8.1

WNW

17
46
1994

S
70
1994

7.7

WNW

23
37
1995

SW
67
1987

7.2

WNW

20
35
1991

NW
67
1988

6.6

WNW

24
35
1995

SW
58
1995

5.8

WNW

21
32
1991

W
54
1986

5.4

WNW

35
32
1994

SW
81
1985

5.5

5

19
48
1994

S
70
1994

5.2

SW

14
47
1995

S
75
1987

6.6

WNW

SW
50
APR 1988

SW
90
JAN 1988
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.