Reno Weather in 1978

Historical record of Reno, Nevada weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Reno Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	102 °F	August 8
Lowest temperature	-7 °F	December 20
Highest daily low	67 °F	August 4
Lowest daily high	16 °F	December 20
Most daily precipitation	0.5 inches	January 16
Most daily snow	5.6 inches	December 18
Total annual precipitation	7.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	25.7 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Reno in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Reno, Nevada in 1978 was 102 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Reno in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	102 °F	Aug 8
1	102 °F	Aug 4
3	101 °F	Aug 3
3	101 °F	Jul 25
5	100 °F	Aug 9
5	100 °F	Aug 7
5	100 °F	Aug 6
5	100 °F	Aug 2
5	100 °F	Jul 31
5	100 °F	Jul 30

What was the coldest temperature in Reno in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Reno, Nevada in 1978 was -7 °F which happened on Dec 20.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Reno in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-7 °F	December 20
2	-4 °F	December 31
3	-3 °F	December 19
4	-1 °F	December 30
5	2 °F	December 29
6	4 °F	December 22
7	5 °F	December 23
7	5 °F	December 21
9	6 °F	December 24
10	7 °F	December 28
10	7 °F	December 25
10	7 °F	December 8

January 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	37	27	0.00	0.0
January 2	39	30	0.00	0.0
January 3	47	26	0.00	0.0
January 4	44	25	0.00	0.0
January 5	43	35	0.43	0.0
January 6	49	27	0.00	0.0
January 7	47	22	0.00	0.0
January 8	52	30	0.00	0.0
January 9	41	31	0.47	0.3
January 10	34	29	0.00	0.0
January 11	46	29	0.00	0.0
January 12	45	27	0.00	0.0
January 13	57	36	0.00	0.0
January 14	46	36	0.24	0.0
January 15	47	31	0.00	0.0
January 16	47	37	0.49	0.0
January 17	48	31	0.03	0.0
January 18	44	28	0.00	0.0
January 19	51	32	0.00	0.0
January 20	49	29	0.00	0.0
January 21	52	26	0.00	0.0
January 22	43	26	0.00	0.0
January 23	36	19	0.00	0.0
January 24	43	15	0.00	0.0
January 25	45	20	0.00	0.0
January 26	54	26	0.00	0.0
January 27	50	23	0.00	0.0
January 28	48	27	0.00	0.0
January 29	56	22	0.00	0.0
January 30	55	22	0.00	0.0
January 31	57	22	0.00	0.0

February 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	55	22	0.00	0.0
February 2	56	26	0.00	0.0
February 3	62	28	0.00	0.0
February 4	57	31	0.00	0.0
February 5	58	37	0.12	0.0
February 6	50	34	0.02	0.0
February 7	48	32	0.31	0.4
February 8	46	24	0.02	0.0
February 9	43	35	0.11	0.0
February 10	36	31	0.34	3.8
February 11	36	17	0.01	0.1
February 12	35	14	0.04	0.6
February 13	40	24	0.01	0.2
February 14	44	23	0.00	0.0
February 15	42	23	0.00	0.0
February 16	40	22	0.00	0.0
February 17	42	23	0.00	0.0
February 18	50	29	0.00	0.0
February 19	55	24	0.00	0.0
February 20	59	25	0.00	0.0
February 21	58	25	0.00	0.0
February 22	61	25	0.00	0.0
February 23	65	24	0.00	0.0
February 24	59	29	0.00	0.0
February 25	59	29	0.00	0.0
February 26	58	24	0.00	0.0
February 27	53	26	0.00	0.0
February 28	56	20	0.00	0.0

March 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	52	40	0.17	0.0
March 2	54	36	0.11	0.0
March 3	55	34	0.00	0.0
March 4	51	41	0.44	0.0
March 5	54	37	0.01	0.0
March 6	58	32	0.00	0.0
March 7	66	31	0.00	0.0
March 8	64	40	0.00	0.0
March 9	47	41	0.08	0.0
March 10	58	40	0.06	0.0
March 11	46	34	0.08	0.2
March 12	44	28	0.02	0.0
March 13	55	27	0.00	0.0
March 14	57	26	0.00	0.0
March 15	64	25	0.00	0.0
March 16	70	27	0.00	0.0
March 17	71	30	0.00	0.0
March 18	66	32	0.00	0.0
March 19	69	38	0.00	0.0
March 20	69	31	0.00	0.0
March 21	53	37	0.17	0.0
March 22	58	35	0.00	0.0
March 23	57	33	0.00	0.0
March 24	62	25	0.00	0.0
March 25	71	28	0.00	0.0
March 26	71	33	0.00	0.0
March 27	72	34	0.00	0.0
March 28	74	32	0.00	0.0
March 29	73	35	0.00	0.0
March 30	64	47	0.00	0.0
March 31	52	43	0.35	0.0

April 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	54	40	0.00	0.0
April 2	53	33	0.00	0.0
April 3	57	33	0.00	0.0
April 4	48	30	0.00	0.0
April 5	54	21	0.00	0.0
April 6	48	31	0.01	0.1
April 7	49	26	0.00	0.0
April 8	56	39	0.00	0.0
April 9	66	27	0.00	0.0
April 10	75	28	0.00	0.0
April 11	70	33	0.00	0.0
April 12	70	32	0.00	0.0
April 13	61	34	0.00	0.0
April 14	62	31	0.00	0.0
April 15	52	36	0.03	0.0
April 16	46	31	0.00	0.0
April 17	59	20	0.00	0.0
April 18	66	21	0.00	0.0
April 19	62	35	0.00	0.0
April 20	49	33	0.00	0.0
April 21	54	25	0.00	0.0
April 22	61	23	0.00	0.0
April 23	68	28	0.00	0.0
April 24	65	44	0.00	0.0
April 25	56	41	0.05	0.0
April 26	57	35	0.00	0.0
April 27	68	41	0.00	0.0
April 28	62	31	0.02	0.0
April 29	64	31	0.00	0.0
April 30	53	39	0.09	0.0

May 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	63	41	0.00	0.0
May 2	71	32	0.00	0.0
May 3	73	35	0.00	0.0
May 4	66	37	0.00	0.0
May 5	51	33	0.00	0.0
May 6	58	26	0.00	0.0
May 7	67	30	0.00	0.0
May 8	75	31	0.00	0.0
May 9	75	37	0.00	0.0
May 10	74	36	0.00	0.0
May 11	70	39	0.00	0.0
May 12	81	32	0.00	0.0
May 13	82	34	0.00	0.0
May 14	75	49	0.00	0.0
May 15	57	34	0.01	0.0
May 16	60	33	0.00	0.0
May 17	69	26	0.00	0.0
May 18	73	31	0.00	0.0
May 19	77	34	0.00	0.0
May 20	80	36	0.00	0.0
May 21	80	38	0.00	0.0
May 22	77	33	0.00	0.0
May 23	53	31	0.18	0.0
May 24	52	32	0.12	0.4
May 25	61	26	0.00	0.0
May 26	71	32	0.00	0.0
May 27	78	35	0.00	0.0
May 28	84	39	0.00	0.0
May 29	87	43	0.00	0.0
May 30	70	33	0.00	0.0
May 31	72	32	0.00	0.0

June 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	77	34	0.00
June 2	77	35	0.00
June 3	80	37	0.00
June 4	83	39	0.00
June 5	86	42	0.00
June 6	92	43	0.00
June 7	91	45	0.00
June 8	96	41	0.00
June 9	86	54	0.00
June 10	75	46	0.00
June 11	83	37	0.00
June 12	82	50	0.00
June 13	80	42	0.00
June 14	78	40	0.00
June 15	77	34	0.00
June 16	77	35	0.00
June 17	85	37	0.00
June 18	79	48	0.00
June 19	84	33	0.00
June 20	86	41	0.00
June 21	86	38	0.00
June 22	84	37	0.00
June 23	82	41	0.00
June 24	76	47	0.00
June 25	79	33	0.00
June 26	75	53	0.00
June 27	79	48	0.07
June 28	74	44	0.00
June 29	81	40	0.00
June 30	83	44	0.00

July 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	45	0.00
July 2	76	39	0.00
July 3	76	38	0.00
July 4	79	41	0.00
July 5	85	53	0.00
July 6	89	45	0.04
July 7	84	51	0.14
July 8	88	48	0.00
July 9	93	50	0.00
July 10	90	45	0.00
July 11	86	45	0.00
July 12	88	41	0.00
July 13	94	53	0.00
July 14	95	51	0.00
July 15	92	51	0.00
July 16	89	43	0.00
July 17	91	45	0.00
July 18	94	48	0.00
July 19	94	48	0.00
July 20	94	44	0.00
July 21	92	47	0.00
July 22	99	45	0.00
July 23	98	50	0.00
July 24	98	50	0.00
July 25	101	53	0.00
July 26	91	62	0.01
July 27	94	56	0.00
July 28	93	51	0.00
July 29	96	49	0.00
July 30	100	48	0.00
July 31	100	51	0.00

August 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	99	52	0.00
August 2	100	51	0.00
August 3	101	53	0.00
August 4	102	67	0.01
August 5	99	52	0.14
August 6	100	53	0.00
August 7	100	54	0.00
August 8	102	57	0.00
August 9	100	56	0.00
August 10	96	51	0.00
August 11	94	47	0.00
August 12	87	42	0.00
August 13	81	44	0.00
August 14	81	38	0.00
August 15	88	39	0.00
August 16	80	47	0.00
August 17	73	39	0.00
August 18	80	33	0.00
August 19	87	41	0.00
August 20	87	40	0.00
August 21	82	41	0.00
August 22	78	46	0.00
August 23	81	37	0.00
August 24	80	38	0.00
August 25	83	35	0.00
August 26	83	37	0.00
August 27	84	39	0.00
August 28	90	42	0.00
August 29	94	45	0.00
August 30	88	44	0.00
August 31	85	40	0.00

September 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	89	44	0.00
September 2	90	46	0.00
September 3	89	49	0.00
September 4	85	62	0.00
September 5	70	54	0.03
September 6	74	49	0.03
September 7	64	37	0.32
September 8	72	32	0.00
September 9	67	37	0.00
September 10	66	43	0.03
September 11	68	33	0.00
September 12	68	33	0.00
September 13	71	30	0.07
September 14	66	45	0.20
September 15	76	38	0.00
September 16	79	39	0.00
September 17	58	40	0.00
September 18	56	26	0.00
September 19	58	23	0.00
September 20	67	30	0.00
September 21	79	28	0.00
September 22	82	31	0.00
September 23	86	38	0.00
September 24	88	39	0.00
September 25	91	37	0.00
September 26	87	45	0.00
September 27	87	43	0.00
September 28	87	34	0.00
September 29	84	37	0.00
September 30	89	39	0.00

October 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	85	39	0.00	0.0
October 2	78	37	0.00	0.0
October 3	82	32	0.00	0.0
October 4	86	35	0.00	0.0
October 5	86	37	0.00	0.0
October 6	84	37	0.00	0.0
October 7	82	32	0.00	0.0
October 8	83	32	0.00	0.0
October 9	81	36	0.00	0.0
October 10	80	36	0.00	0.0
October 11	80	33	0.00	0.0
October 12	81	34	0.00	0.0
October 13	79	33	0.00	0.0
October 14	83	32	0.00	0.0
October 15	82	43	0.00	0.0
October 16	74	32	0.00	0.0
October 17	74	36	0.00	0.0
October 18	74	32	0.00	0.0
October 19	75	29	0.00	0.0
October 20	74	29	0.00	0.0
October 21	69	34	0.00	0.0
October 22	66	27	0.00	0.0
October 23	70	23	0.00	0.0
October 24	77	26	0.00	0.0
October 25	72	29	0.00	0.0
October 26	75	25	0.00	0.0
October 27	78	26	0.00	0.0
October 28	78	25	0.00	0.0
October 29	54	30	0.00	0.0
October 30	43	32	0.00	0.0
October 31	40	29	0.08	0.8

November 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	42	27	0.43	0.5
November 2	52	31	0.19	0.0
November 3	65	27	0.00	0.0
November 4	68	26	0.00	0.0
November 5	60	26	0.00	0.0
November 6	64	27	0.00	0.0
November 7	66	25	0.00	0.0
November 8	69	23	0.00	0.0
November 9	55	27	0.00	0.0
November 10	34	23	0.04	1.0
November 11	30	20	0.04	0.7
November 12	41	10	0.00	0.0
November 13	33	23	0.23	4.0
November 14	37	13	0.00	0.0
November 15	42	12	0.00	0.0
November 16	44	25	0.00	0.0
November 17	53	25	0.00	0.0
November 18	57	19	0.00	0.0
November 19	53	40	0.00	0.0
November 20	58	34	0.00	0.0
November 21	39	32	0.37	3.5
November 22	45	25	0.00	0.0
November 23	47	23	0.00	0.0
November 24	48	22	0.00	0.0
November 25	43	16	0.00	0.0
November 26	39	20	0.00	0.0
November 27	44	15	0.00	0.0
November 28	53	21	0.00	0.0
November 29	62	45	0.00	0.0
November 30	58	31	0.00	0.0

December 1978 Reno Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	48	29	0.02	0.0
December 2	42	20	0.00	0.0
December 3	45	15	0.00	0.0
December 4	61	19	0.00	0.0
December 5	43	20	0.04	0.4
December 6	27	18	0.00	0.5
December 7	26	10	0.00	0.0
December 8	31	7	0.00	0.0
December 9	44	14	0.00	0.0
December 10	49	23	0.00	0.0
December 11	48	20	0.00	0.0
December 12	43	26	0.00	0.0
December 13	44	18	0.00	0.0
December 14	51	12	0.00	0.0
December 15	45	14	0.00	0.0
December 16	48	10	0.00	0.0
December 17	46	32	0.27	2.5
December 18	32	26	0.48	5.6
December 19	28	-3	0.01	0.1
December 20	16	-7	0.00	0.0
December 21	28	5	0.00	0.0
December 22	25	4	0.00	0.0
December 23	31	5	0.00	0.0
December 24	32	6	0.00	0.0
December 25	32	7	0.00	0.0
December 26	26	12	0.00	0.0
December 27	43	15	0.00	0.0
December 28	38	7	0.00	0.0
December 29	35	2	0.00	0.0
December 30	28	-1	0.00	0.0
December 31	28	-4	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1937–2024	Reno Tahoe International Airport	location