Cold/Wind Chill in Northern Washoe, Nevada

Cold/Wind Chill January 13, 1997 – January 15, 1997 · Northern Washoe, Nevada

The wider storm

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 5589944. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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