Cold/Wind Chill — Northern Washoe, Nevada

1997-01-13 to 1997-01-15 · Northern Washoe, Nevada

Wider weather episode

An arctic airmass settled in over the eastern Sierra and western Nevada during a 48 hour period. High temperatures across western Nevada on Monday (1/13) peaked only in the teens. In fact, the Reno Airport recorded a high of 17 degrees for the date. This broke the low maximum for the date (previous record 24 degrees in 1917). Temperatures across the eastern Sierra and western Nevada dropped below zero overnight (1/14), causing pipes to freeze.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5589944. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.