h desert to
the east. There are 3.9 days of 100 °F (38 °C)+ highs, 58 days of
90 °F (32 °C)+ highs, and 2.5 nights with sub-10 °F
(−12 °C) lows annually; the temperature does not rise above freezing on
only 5.1 days. The all-time record high temperature is 108 °F
(42 °C), which occurred on July 10 and 11, 2002, and again on July 5,
2007. The all-time record low temperature is −17 °F (−27 °C), which
occurred on January 21, 1916. In addition, the region is windy throughout the
year; observers such as Mark Twain have commented about the "Washoe
Zephyr", northwestern Nevada's distinctive wind
