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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
228 AM PDT SUN OCT 01 2023

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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR SEPTEMBER 2023 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT WAS 53.4 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.0 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR SEPTEMBER WAS 76 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE
9TH, 10TH, 15TH, AND AGAIN ON THE 17TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH WAS 27 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 23RD.

FOR SEPTEMBER 2023, 1.25 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.97 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE
MONTH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR SEPTEMBER 2023 WAS 4.4 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 42 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 25TH.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             94   09/05/1988
                       09/04/1988
 LOW              19   09/25/1984
HIGHEST           76   09/09         94     -18
                       09/10
                       09/15
                       09/17
LOWEST            27   09/23         19       8
AVG. MAXIMUM    69.4               73.4    -4.0
AVG. MINIMUM    37.4               35.4     2.0
MEAN            53.4               54.4    -1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     6               10.2    -4.2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.83   2014
 MINIMUM        0.00   2018
TOTALS          1.25               0.28    0.97
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.01    0.03
DAYS >= .01        6                2.3     3.7
DAYS >= .10        3                0.7     2.3
DAYS >= .50        1                0.1     0.9
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.89   09/01 TO 09/01
 STORM TOTAL    0.89
 (MM/DD(HH))


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    341                319      22
 SINCE 7/1       532                599     -67
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1        49                 28      21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/180    DATE  09/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/180    DATE  09/25

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
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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