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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
126 AM PST WED JAN 01 2025

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...THE RENO-TAHOE INTL AIRPORT NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER 2024 AT THE RENO-TAHOE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 39.2 DEGREES, WHICH IS 3.0 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 59 DEGREES, WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 28TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 17
DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 10TH.

FOR DECEMBER 2024, 0.66 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.44 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
FOR THE MONTH. 0.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WERE REPORTED IN DECEMBER,
WHICH IS 4.7 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR DECEMBER 2024 WAS 4.6 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 62 MPH FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST ON THE 21ST.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             71   12/03/1940
 LOW             -16   12/09/1972
HIGHEST           59   12/28         71     -12
LOWEST            17   12/10        -16      33
AVG. MAXIMUM    50.5               46.7     3.8
AVG. MINIMUM    27.8               25.7     2.1
MEAN            39.2               36.2     3.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                1.7    -1.7
DAYS MIN <= 32    25               26.6    -1.6
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.2    -0.2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.25   1955
 MINIMUM        0.00   2011
TOTALS          0.66               1.10   -0.44
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.04   -0.02
DAYS >= .01        5                6.6    -1.6
DAYS >= .10        2                2.4    -0.4
DAYS >= .50        0                0.7    -0.7
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.2    -0.2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.40   12/14 TO 12/14
 STORM TOTAL    0.40
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          33.8   5
 24 HR TOTAL     9.0   12/31/2022 TO 12/31/2022
TOTALS           0.5                5.2    -4.7
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.10               0.50   -0.40
SINCE 7/1        0.9                7.1    -6.2
 LIQUID 7/1     0.09
DAYS >= TRACE      2                3.0    -1.0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                1.2    -1.2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
 STORM TOTAL     0.5
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    791                892    -101
 SINCE 7/1      1789               1908    -119
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1      1422               1039     383

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/23/1973
 LATEST       06/27/1974
EARLIEST                        10/18
LATEST                          04/08
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/190    DATE  12/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/160    DATE  12/21

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

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

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