Dry January: Reno goes a month with no rain for the first time in nearly 130 years

For the first time in nearly 130 years, there was no rain in January in Reno, Nevada. Photograph: Ty O’Neil/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Reno, Nevada, hasn’t recorded a single drop of rain during the entire month of January, a record that goes back nearly nearly 130 years.

The city, tucked on the Nevada-California border, has borne the brunt of weather extremes in recent months.