How extreme does Sparks's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Sparks has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Carson City station 46 km away. Updated through June 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Sparks has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

105°F Jul 10, 2002

That is about 16°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Sparks (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jul 10, 2002

2 104°F Jul 11, 2002

3 104°F Jul 22, 2003

❄️ Coldest night

-22°F Feb 7, 1989

About 49°F colder than a normal February night in Sparks (typical low near 27°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -22°F Feb 7, 1989

2 -19°F Feb 6, 1989

3 -19°F Dec 22, 1990

🌧️ Most rain in one day

3.00 in Dec 31, 2005

More rain in a single day than Sparks usually gets in the whole month of December (typical December total about 1.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 3.00 in Dec 31, 2005

2 2.81 in Oct 25, 2021

3 2.55 in Feb 17, 1986

⛄ Most snow in one day

14.0 in Dec 31, 2004

Close to a whole typical December's snow in one day (Sparks averages about 6 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 14.0 in Dec 31, 2004

2 13.5 in Dec 7, 2009

3 12.0 in Feb 5, 2024

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Sparks's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 105°F is about 16°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Sparks's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −22°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain or close to 14 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Carson City (NOAA GHCN station USC00261485), about 46 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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