Is this weather normal in Washoe County?

Nevada · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Washoe County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.9. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 32°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Washoe County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.2°OctNov: +6.0°NovDec: +8.9°DecJan 2026: +3.8°JanFeb: +3.9°FebMar: +9.8°MarApr: +1.2°AprMay: +3.7°MayJun: +3.7°JunJul: +1.8°JulAug: +3.4°AugSep: -2.3°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +1.0 inOctNov: +0.1 inNovDec: +0.4 inDecJan 2026: -1.1 inJanFeb: +0.5 inFebMar: -1.1 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: -0.5 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: -0.1 inAugSep: +0.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Washoe County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 23°1.8 in40.4° 200312.3° 1949
February45° / 25°1.4 in42.5° 196319.4° 1903
March52° / 29°1.4 in50.2° 202629.4° 1917
April58° / 33°1.1 in52.2° 193436.1° 1967
May67° / 41°1.3 in61.5° 199245.6° 1899
June77° / 48°0.8 in70.4° 202155.1° 1907
July88° / 56°0.3 in77.0° 202163.2° 1903
August86° / 54°0.2 in73.7° 202260.3° 1899
September78° / 47°0.3 in66.1° 201253.2° 1900
October64° / 36°0.9 in56.8° 198842.9° 1899
November50° / 28°1.2 in44.8° 199529.6° 1994
December41° / 22°1.9 in40.2° 202521.4° 1914

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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