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

After experiencing its wettest October on record when close to 3in of rain fell in two days, the area is now facing the other extreme

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.