Reese River Ione, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Reese River Ione's primary NOAA station, REESE RIVER IONE 13NE.
The climate verdict for Reese River Ione
Dryness leads the climate profile for Reese River Ione, Nevada, with 7.6 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 43°F. At 29/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 1% of scores.
- 43°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 29/100
- comfort score, above 1% of station-mapped location scores
- 7.6"
- annual precipitation · 40" snow
Reese River Ione: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00266746 · Reese River Ione, NV 43°F mean · 7.6" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 43°F
- RANK-COOL #755
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Meacham
- PRCP-ARID 7.6"
- SWING-MID 37°F
- COMF-LOW 29/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,123 HDD
- STN-1 USC00266746
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Meacham, OR (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NV station list.
- Reese River Ione (this station) 43°F
- Hot Santiam Junction, OR 43°F
- Near Meacham, OR 43°F
- Near Westcliffe, CO 43°F
- Near Government Camp, OR 43°F
Climate Living Index · Reese River Ione
Reese River Ione: 9/100 · grade F
Reese River Ione publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Reese River Ione, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 29/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 40.1 inches/year | 28/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 42.8°F · 24.7° from 67.5°F | 12/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 7.6 in · 27.4 from 35 in | 7/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 255 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Reese River Ione · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Reese River Ione's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 63.1°F
- Coldest month
- 25.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Reese River Ione sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Reese River Ione's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 89%
- Among 6,861 stations, Reese River Ione sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 97%
- Reese River Ione's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 75%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Reese River Ione is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Reese River Ione compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Reese River Ione's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
29 1st percentile score exceeds 1% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). This entry sits in this band.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Above this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F (5°C) | 11°F (-11°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 0.8" | 6.7" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.4" | 7.3" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 51°F (11°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.6" | 4.9" | 29.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 57°F (14°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 0.8" | 7.1" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 65°F (19°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 1.1" | 1.3" | 19.6 | 0.0 |
| June | 76°F (25°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 0.6" | 0.2" | 8.5 | 0.2 |
| July | 85°F (29°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| August | 83°F (29°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| September | 76°F (24°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 0.3" | 0.0" | 16.9 | 0.1 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.6" | 1.9" | 28.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 51°F (11°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 0.6" | 4.2" | 28.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 42°F (5°C) | 10°F (-12°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 0.8" | 6.5" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around July 21, short of 90°F on every date, while 255 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 9°F near December 17.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 24, then returns to freezing around September 13, covering 255 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is April 15, when 22% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 22 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 55 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 29 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 45°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Reese River Ione.
Where Reese River Ione Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 255 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 8 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Reese River Ione earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 6.7"
4.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.3"
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.9"
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.1"
6.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
6.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
3.9 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
2.9 days with precipitation
2.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.9"
3.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.2"
3.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.5"
4.9 days with precipitation
Reese River Ione spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 20% of the annual total and December through February 27%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Reese River Ione has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 37.4°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 1.1" and September 0.3". The three wettest months together take 36% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Reese River Ione is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 54 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 15% of the calendar, and they carry 7.6" between them. At roughly 0.14 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is April at about 7 wet days; the driest is September at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Winter brings real snow to Reese River Ione
Reese River Ione averages 40.1 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 20 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 40.1 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 20 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 53% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,123
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
52
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Reese River Ione on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (43°F here).
- Cooperstown, NY 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Craig, CO 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Denton, MT 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Elfin Cove, AK 43°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (7.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Sunnyside, WA 7.7" · 0.0" off
- Big Water, UT 7.7" · 0.0" off
- Rock Springs, WY 7.5" · 0.1" off
- Shafter, CA 7.7" · 0.1" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Reese River Ione
heating led · dry · mid swing
Reese River Ione's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,123 annual heating degree days against 52 for cooling. Its 37.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
A frost-free growing-season length is not available for Reese River Ione. That missing field is kept separate from the observed temperature and precipitation record rather than filled from a regional estimate.
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1. Reese River Ione coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 26°F (-4°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Reese River Ione typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Reese River Ione snow peak
February
Reese River Ione averages 40.1 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Reese River Ione's primary station: REESE RIVER IONE 13NE (USC00266746). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Reese River Ione; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Reese River Ione comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.