Snow totals Reno, NV
As of October 8, 2026, Reno has recorded no snowfall for the 2026-27 season. The normal amount of snow that would have fallen by this date is 0.0 inches, while the full-season average for the city is 22.2 inches. The reading is a station observation from Reno Airport in the GHCN-Daily network. NOAA quality-checks the reading.
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Data from Reno Airport, with records back to 1937. 90 percent of days since 1937 carry a reading, and the 2025-26 season reached 100 percent.
Most recent snowfall
2026-27 has produced no measurable snow at this station so far.
How much snow did Reno get?
| Snowfall to date | 0.0 inches | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to date | 0.0 inches | 1991-2020 normal through October 8, 2026 |
| Snow days | 0 | days with measurable snowfall |
| Biggest day | n/a | |
| Last snow day | n/a | |
| Season average | 22.2 inches | 81 seasons on record |
In Reno, the median first measurable snow lands on November 20, GHCN-Daily records show. The earliest date on record is September 28 and the latest is January 27, a span that starts in 1937. The median first inch lands on December 4, with the earliest on September 29 and the latest on March 12.
Reno snow season totals
| Season | Snowfall | Snow days |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 13.2 inches | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 9.2 inches | 8 |
| 2023-24 | 28.4 inches | 9 |
| 2022-23 | 50.2 inches | 40 |
| 2021-22 | 13.4 inches | 10 |
| 2020-21 | 15.8 inches | 13 |
| 2019-20 | 17.6 inches | 14 |
| 2018-19 | 28.2 inches | 18 |
| 2017-18 | 24.9 inches | 12 |
| 2016-17 | 27.0 inches | 14 |
| 2015-16 | 31.1 inches | 20 |
| 2014-15 | 2.7 inches | 3 |
| 2013-14 | 6.2 inches | 10 |
| 2012-13 | 9.4 inches | 11 |
| 2011-12 | 8.2 inches | 8 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Snowfall days at each threshold in Reno
| Season | 1+ in. | 3+ in. | 5+ in. | 10+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Average | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
A day counts when its snowfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Reno Airport records in GHCN-Daily. The final row averages all 81 complete seasons, running from 1937 onward.
All-time snowfall records
| Biggest day | 18.0 inches | Feb 16, 1990 |
|---|---|---|
| Snowiest season | 59.3 inches | 1951-52 |
| Least snowy season | 0.0 inches | 1937-38 |
| Average season | 22.2 inches | 81 seasons on record |
| Record begins | 1937 | 29,453 daily readings |
Monthly snowfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 5.2 |
Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
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