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Reno rainfall for 2020

Reno picked up 2.72 inches of rain in 2020. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 37 days at Reno Airport; the wettest day brought 0.34 inches on Nov 8, 2020. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 7.35 inches. The total landed 4.63 inches below the normal, which works out to 63% less. 2020 ranks 87th out of 88 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1937.

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Reno rainfall for 2020

Reno rainfall for 2020
Year total2.72 inches2020
1991-2020 normal7.35 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-4.63 inches (-63%)37% of normal
Year rank87th of 88Complete years from 1937, wettest first
Rain days37
Wettest day0.34 inches

Rain by month in 2020

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2020. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2020

Every day with measurable rain in 2020: Reno
DateRainfall
0.06 inches
0.01 inches
0.04 inches
0.15 inches
0.02 inches
0.16 inches
0.34 inches
0.09 inches
0.09 inches
0.02 inches
0.02 inches
0.12 inches
0.01 inches
0.11 inches
0.03 inches
0.02 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.21 inches
0.15 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.24 inches
0.09 inches
0.23 inches
0.03 inches
0.15 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.10 inches

Daily totals come from Reno Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1937. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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