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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1052 AM PDT SAT JUN 01 2024

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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MAY 2024 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT
WAS 47.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE FOR MAY WAS 75 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 16TH.
THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 20 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED
ON THE 5TH.

FOR MAY 2024, 0.57 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.75 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE
MONTH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MAY 2024 WAS 5.0 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 63 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 4TH.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             84   05/17/2008
                       05/28/2003
                       05/30/1986
 LOW               7   05/18/1974
HIGHEST           75   05/16         84      -9
LOWEST            20   05/05          7      13
AVG. MAXIMUM    63.9               62.1     1.8
AVG. MINIMUM    31.7               33.2    -1.5
MEAN            47.8               47.6     0.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32    16               14.9     1.1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.04   2005
 MINIMUM        0.03   2001
TOTALS          0.57
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.04   -0.02
DAYS >= .01        2                7.4    -5.4
DAYS >= .10        1                3.7    -2.7
DAYS >= .50        1                0.5     0.5
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.50   05/04 TO 05/04
 STORM TOTAL    0.50
 (MM/DD(HH))


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    524                538     -14
 SINCE 7/1      7121               7298    -177
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/190    DATE  05/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/180    DATE  05/04

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     55

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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