Nevada extreme cold

Are extreme cold records common in Nevada?

Nevada averages about 3.1 extreme cold records a year since 2000, 48th of 51 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2008 (8). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Nevada records 4.6 extreme cold records since 1996, 50th of 50 states and territories by that measure.

1. 1. Maryland 1039
2. 2. New Jersey 901
3. 3. West Virginia 808
4. 4. Vermont 703
5. 5. New York 602
6. 6. Kentucky 578
7. 7. Delaware 565
8. 8. Minnesota 532
9. 9. Iowa 492
10. 10. Illinois 483
11. 50. Nevada 4.6

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1996, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.

Which counties in Nevada have the most extreme cold records?

Per square mile, Carson City (city) leads Nevada: 2 days with a extreme cold record since 1996, 13.8 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Clark County has the most cold records (32 since 1996); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).

1. Carson City (city) 13.8 (3)
2. Clark County 3.9 (32)
3. Storey County 3.8 (1)
4. Douglas County 2.8 (3)
5. Eureka County 0.7 (3)
6. Lander County 0.5 (3)
7. Lyon County 0.5 (3)
8. White Pine County 0.3 (4)
9. Washoe County 0.3 (5)
10. Mineral County 0.3 (1)
11. Churchill County 0.2 (1)
12. Pershing County 0.2 (1)

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1996 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.

When is the cold season in Nevada?

54% of its extreme cold records since 1996 fell in December and January. The busiest month is January (16 records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1996.

What were the deadliest extreme cold records in Nevada?

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths direct and indirect, as filed by the National Weather Service, summed over each storm (one episode, or one named storm filed by several offices). Storm names from the titles of FEMA declarations that name the storm's counties.

The costliest extreme cold records in Nevada

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.

Are extreme cold records becoming more frequent in Nevada?

Nevada's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

The most recent extreme cold records in Nevada

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.

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