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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
126 AM PST SAT JAN 01 2022

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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR 2021 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT WAS
45.5 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE FOR 2021 WAS 93 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 10TH.
THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS -3 DEGREE WHICH OCCURRED ON
JANUARY 26TH AND DECEMBER 17TH.

FOR 2021, 21.82 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE SOUTH
LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 2.86 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR 2021 WAS 5.4 MPH. THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR
THE YEAR WAS 51 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON MARCH 6TH.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             99   07/22/1988
 LOW             -29   02/07/1989
                       12/09/1972
HIGHEST           93   07/10
LOWEST            -3   01/26
                       12/17
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.8               59.2     1.6
AVG. MINIMUM    30.2               29.1     1.1
MEAN            45.5               44.2     1.3
DAYS MAX >= 90    11                1.1     9.9
DAYS MAX <= 32    13               12.2     0.8
DAYS MIN <= 32   222              222.4    -0.4
DAYS MIN <= 0      4                5.1    -1.1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         21.82
DAILY AVG.      0.06

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            MM
SINCE 7/1         MM
DAYS >= TRACE     MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7077               7599    -522
 SINCE 7/1      2944               3103    -159
COOLING TOTAL    142                 29     113
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/190    DATE  03/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/190    DATE  03/06


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             18     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      14
LIGHT RAIN               57     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW               21     SNOW                      37
LIGHT SNOW               60     SLEET                      0
FOG                      80     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     34
HAZE                    119

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

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