According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wild Horse has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Wild Horse was 102 °F (38.9 °C) on July 23, 2003, while the coldest temperature recorded was −42 °F (−41.1 °C) on December 23, 1990 and February 3, 1996.[2]
| Climate data for Wild Horse Reservoir, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1982–present |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °F (°C) |
58
(14) |
61
(16) |
70
(21) |
80
(27) |
89
(32) |
96
(36) |
102
(39) |
98
(37) |
98
(37) |
86
(30) |
71
(22) |
60
(16) |
102
(39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) |
44.7
(7.1) |
47.2
(8.4) |
58.1
(14.5) |
69.5
(20.8) |
77.9
(25.5) |
87.2
(30.7) |
94.1
(34.5) |
92.2
(33.4) |
87.5
(30.8) |
75.8
(24.3) |
61.9
(16.6) |
47.7
(8.7) |
95.1
(35.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
32.7
(0.4) |
36.0
(2.2) |
44.3
(6.8) |
52.0
(11.1) |
62.2
(16.8) |
73.2
(22.9) |
84.6
(29.2) |
83.4
(28.6) |
73.6
(23.1) |
59.5
(15.3) |
44.5
(6.9) |
34.0
(1.1) |
56.7
(13.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
18.8
(−7.3) |
21.8
(−5.7) |
30.7
(−0.7) |
38.3
(3.5) |
46.3
(7.9) |
54.4
(12.4) |
62.8
(17.1) |
61.2
(16.2) |
52.2
(11.2) |
41.4
(5.2) |
30.3
(−0.9) |
20.3
(−6.5) |
39.9
(4.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
4.9
(−15.1) |
7.6
(−13.6) |
17.0
(−8.3) |
24.6
(−4.1) |
30.4
(−0.9) |
35.6
(2.0) |
40.9
(4.9) |
39.0
(3.9) |
30.8
(−0.7) |
23.3
(−4.8) |
16.0
(−8.9) |
6.6
(−14.1) |
23.1
(−5.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) |
−21.1
(−29.5) |
−18.4
(−28.0) |
−5.3
(−20.7) |
8.7
(−12.9) |
16.6
(−8.6) |
23.6
(−4.7) |
28.8
(−1.8) |
26.6
(−3.0) |
16.7
(−8.5) |
6.8
(−14.0) |
−8.4
(−22.4) |
−19.3
(−28.5) |
−27.5
(−33.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) |
−36
(−38) |
−42
(−41) |
−30
(−34) |
−13
(−25) |
7
(−14) |
16
(−9) |
17
(−8) |
11
(−12) |
5
(−15) |
−10
(−23) |
−32
(−36) |
−42
(−41) |
−42
(−41) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) |
1.69
(43) |
1.00
(25) |
1.20
(30) |
1.42
(36) |
1.60
(41) |
0.78
(20) |
0.52
(13) |
0.42
(11) |
0.56
(14) |
0.83
(21) |
1.13
(29) |
1.69
(43) |
12.84
(326) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) |
27.8
(71) |
16.7
(42) |
14.9
(38) |
12.9
(33) |
3.9
(9.9) |
0.4
(1.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.3
(0.76) |
2.2
(5.6) |
14.3
(36) |
23.6
(60) |
117.0
(297) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) |
25.4
(65) |
25.8
(66) |
18.2
(46) |
5.6
(14) |
0.8
(2.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.6
(1.5) |
7.3
(19) |
16.1
(41) |
28.9
(73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) |
11.9 |
9.7 |
10.2 |
11.0 |
10.4 |
6.0 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
8.5 |
10.8 |
96.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) |
9.7 |
7.5 |
6.7 |
5.4 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
5.5 |
8.9 |
47.0 |
| Source 1: NOAA[3] |
| Source 2: National Weather Service[2] |
