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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   38 53 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 60 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
================================================================================

 1  81  33  57   7   8   0 0.00    M    M  2.8  9  20   M    M   0 8      13  10
 2  80  32  56   6   9   0 0.00    M    M  3.3 10  20   M    M   0        14  10
 3  79  31  55   6  10   0 0.00    M    M  3.1 10  20   M    M   0        14  20
 4  79  30  55   6  10   0 0.00    M    M  4.1 16 180   M    M   0 8      24 170
 5  76  29  53   4  12   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 10  30   M    M   0 8      13  30
 6  75  30  53   5  12   0 0.00    M    M  3.4  9  30   M    M   0 8      13  40
 7  74  30  52   4  13   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 12 190   M    M   0        15 180
 8  69  31  50   2  15   0 0.00    M    M  3.3  8  20   M    M   M 8      13 170
 9  69  28  49   2  16   0 0.00    M    M  4.5 16 180   M    M   M        19 180
10  62  32  47   0  18   0 0.00    M    M  8.9 26 180   M    M   M        37 180
11  68  34  51   4  14   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 13 180   M    M   M        17 180
12  74  30  52   5  13   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 10 190   M    M   M        14  20
13  76  29  53   7  12   0 0.00    M    M  3.4 13 200   M    M   M        17 200
14  75  31  53   7  12   0 0.00    M    M  3.2  9  30   M    M   0        13 360
15  69  31  50   4  15   0 0.00    M    M  1.9  8  10   M    M   0        15  30
16  68  28  48   3  17   0 0.00    M    M  2.5  9  20   M    M   0        14  30
17  78  28  53   8  12   0 0.00    M    M  3.4 13 200   M    M   0        19 190
18  74  31  53   8  12   0 0.00    M    M  2.5 13 190   M    M   0        19 190
19  73  29  51   6  14   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 12  30   M    M   0        15  30
20  71  29  50   6  15   0 0.00    M    M  2.6 10  20   M    M   0        16  20
21  74  28  51   7  14   0 0.00    M    M  3.8 16 180   M    M   0        21 190
22  63  29  46   2  19   0 0.00    M    M  2.1  9  20   M    M   0        14  20
23  67  26  47   3  18   0 0.00    M    M  3.5 14 190   M    M   0        18 180
24  64  27  46   3  19   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 21 180   M    M   0        26 180
25  52  23  38  -5  27   0 0.00    M    M  4.3 20  60   M    M   0        29  60
26  49  13  31 -12  34   0 0.00    M    M  5.2 20  20   M    M   0        29  20
27  60  28  44   2  21   0 0.00    M    M  3.8 15  20   M    M   0        22  20
28  65  21  43   1  22   0 0.00    M    M  2.7  9  20   M    M   0        13  40
29  66  21  44   2  21   0 0.00    M    M  3.4  8  30   M    M   0        12  20
30  69  20  45   4  20   0 0.00    M    M  3.9  9  30   M    M   0        15  10
31  66  23  45   4  20   0 0.00    M    M  2.7  8  20   M    M   0        11  20
================================================================================
SM 2165  865       494   0  0.00    M    111.6          M        0
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AV 69.8 27.9                               3.6 FASTST   M    M   0    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    26 180                 37 180
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   38 53 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 60 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 48.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.00    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.80    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    81 ON  1    GRTST 24HR     T ON  1- 1      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     13 ON 26                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  M            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    M  ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  M  ON   M    7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   0
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   494    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  25
DPTR FM NORMAL  -112    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1   857    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -376

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    70    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    39    LOWEST  SLP 29.84 ON 25

[REMARKS]

...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
2020...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER 2020 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT WAS 48.9 DEGREES WHICH IS 3.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER WAS 81 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE
1ST. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 13 DEGREES WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 26TH.

FOR OCTOBER 2020, 0.00 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS -1.80 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR OCTOBER 2020 WAS 3.6 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 37 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 10TH.


#FINAL-10-20#