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Here are some fun facts about Minden, Nevada
According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place (CDP) of Minden has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.5%) is water.
The Carson Valley and Minden are considered one of the top gliding spots in the world. Flights of over 990 miles (1,600 km) have been made on sailplanes from this location. Its location, east of the Sierra Nevada range, favors lee wave formation. East of the Pine Nuts mountains is the Nevada desert, one of the best thermal generators in the world.
U.S. Highway 395 runs through Minden. It is also the terminus of State Route 88, which becomes California State Route 88 on the west side of the state line.
It was founded in 1906 by Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg Jr., who named it after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was near his father’s birthplace. A large share of the first settlers were Germans. Minden was founded on company land of the Dangberg Home Ranch and Dangberg commissioned most of the town’s early buildings. Minden has had a post office since 1906.
Climate in Minden, Nevada
Minden, Nevada gets 9 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.
Minden averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.
On average, there are 251 sunny days per year in Minden. The US average is 205 sunny days.
Minden gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 41 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year
Summer and Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Minden, while January and December are the least comfortable months.