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

                                          STATION:   SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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
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 1  50  15  33   0  32   0 0.00    M    M  3.9 16 200   M    M   0        22 220
 2  50  19  35   2  30   0 0.00    M    M  3.3 10  30   M    M   0 8      13  20
 3  47  24  36   3  29   0 0.00    M    M  2.3 13 180   M    M   2 8      16 170
 4  50  21  36   2  29   0 0.00    M    M  4.0 13  30   M    M   0        17 180
 5  56  22  39   5  26   0 0.00    M    M  9.5 31 200   M    M   0 8      45 210
 6  43  25  34   0  31   0 0.06    M    M 10.5 35 190   M    M   4 12     51 190
 7  53  21  37   3  28   0 0.00    M    M  4.1 17 180   M    M   1        21 180
 8  39  25  32  -2  33   0 0.01    M    M 11.0 28 190   M    M   8 1      42 180
 9  36  23  30  -4  35   0    T    M    M  8.7 23 190   M    M   4 8      33 190
10  30  15  23 -12  42   0 0.23    M    M  5.7 18 190   M    M   8 128    23 190
11  34   7  21 -14  44   0 0.11    M    M  4.3 17  30   M    M   6 12     21  30
12  40  20  30  -5  35   0 0.01    M    M  5.8 18  20   M    M   6 1      29  30
13  49  14  32  -3  33   0 0.00    M    M  4.0 10  40   M    M   0        16  40
14  51  20  36   1  29   0 0.01    M    M  9.8 31 190   M    M   2 1      41 180
15  31  19  25 -11  40   0 0.09    M    M  6.2 18 190   M    M   9 18     21 190
16  47  25  36   0  29   0 0.00    M    M  4.0 16 180   M    M   3        21 220
17  48  18  33  -3  32   0 0.00    M    M  5.1 15 190   M    M   4        22 210
18  50  37  44   8  21   0 0.28    M    M 10.8 22 190   M    M  10 1      30 200
19  44  32  38   2  27   0 0.50    M    M 11.5 26 210   M    M   9 1      39 190
20  37  25  31  -5  34   0    T    M    M  4.6 16 180   M    M   7        20 180
21  45  20  33  -3  32   0 0.00    M    M  4.2 12  20   M    M   0        18  20
22  42  25  34  -2  31   0 0.05    M    M  7.5 18 190   M    M   7 1      25 190
23  34  22  28  -9  37   0 0.05    M    M 11.0 28  20   M    M   7 1      39  40
24  50  22  36  -1  29   0 0.00    M    M  6.7 16 180   M    M   2        23  70
25  46  30  38   1  27   0    T    M    M  7.1 21 190   M    M   6        26 180
26  48  27  38   1  27   0 0.00    M    M  6.1 16  30   M    M   1        25  20
27  59  22  41   4  24   0 0.00    M    M  3.8 12  20   M    M   0        16  30
28  61  23  42   5  23   0 0.00    M    M  3.6 16 180   M    M   0        22 180
29  59  28  44   7  21   0 0.00    M    M  6.7 17 190   M    M   0        24 190
30  51  22  37  -1  28   0 0.00    M    M  5.2 17  70   M    M   0        26  90
31  59  20  40   2  25   0 0.00    M    M  2.9 10  30   M    M   0        15  30
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SM 1439  688       943   0  1.40    M    193.9          M      106
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AV 46.4 22.2                               6.3 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35 190                 51 190
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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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   38 53 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 60 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 34.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.40    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.47    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    61 ON 28    GRTST 24HR  0.50 ON 19-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      7 ON 11                               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:   2    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   943    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL    28    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5679    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -474

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.41 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.59 ON 25

[REMARKS]

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH 2021 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT WAS 34.3 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH WAS 61 WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 28TH. THE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 7 WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 11TH.

FOR MARCH 2021, 1.40 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 1.47 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MARCH 2021 WAS 6.3 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 51 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 6TH.

#FINAL-03-21#