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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
149 AM PDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE WAS
49.3 DEGREES.  THIS IS 1.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 78 DEGREES WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE
11TH OF MAY.  THE COLDEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 26 DEGREES WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 2ND.

FOR MAY 2013 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE RECORDED A TOTAL OF 1.81 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION.  THIS IS 0.74 INCH ABOVE NORMAL.  NO SNOWFALL WAS
REPORTED DURING MAY AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.

THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTH WHICH OCCURRED
ON THE 21ST.


CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              84   05/17/2008
                        05/28/2003
                        05/30/1986
 LOW                7   05/18/1974
HIGHEST            78   05/11        84      -6
LOWEST             26   05/02         7      19
AVG. MAXIMUM     64.2              63.5     0.7
AVG. MINIMUM     34.5              32.2     2.3
MEAN             49.3              47.9     1.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     12              16.0    -4.0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           1.81              1.07    0.74
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.03    0.03
DAYS >= .01         8                MM      MM
DAYS >= .10         3                MM      MM
DAYS >= .50         1                MM      MM
DAYS >= 1.00        1                MM      MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.16   05/06 TO 05/06
                        05/05 TO 05/06
                        05/06 TO 05/06
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00                MM      MM
 LIQUID 7/1      6.59
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     479               532     -53
 SINCE 7/1       6863              7422    -559
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        09/16
LATEST                          05/18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/190    DATE  05/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/180    DATE  05/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     51

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

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