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

                                          STATION:   SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  48  39  44  -6  21   0 0.07    M    M  3.2 12  90   M    M  10 1      19  80
 2  57  35  46  -4  19   0 0.00    M    M  2.1 14  40   M    M   3 12     19  40
 3  65  32  49  -1  16   0 0.00    M    M  3.8 14  20   M    M   1        20  20
 4  66  35  51   2  14   0 0.00    M    M  3.8 13  20   M    M   0        22  10
 5  68  31  50   1  15   0 0.00    M    M  2.8  9  10   M    M   0        15  20
 6  70  32  51   3  14   0 0.00    M    M  2.3  9  20   M    M   0        14  20
 7  72  33  53   5  12   0 0.00    M    M  3.0 12  20   M    M   0        15  30
 8  75  33  54   6  11   0 0.00    M    M  2.4 15 170   M    M   0        23 180
 9  67  37  52   4  13   0 0.00    M    M  9.3 24 190   M    M   1        48 200
10  60  41  51   4  14   0    T    M    M 10.8 24 190   M    M   5        41 190
11  53  31  42  -5  23   0 0.00    M    M  6.4 24 190   M    M   2        37 170
12  57  25  41  -6  24   0 0.00    M    M  3.0 13  20   M    M   0        21  40
13  64  26  45  -1  20   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 15 190   M    M   1        25 180
14  66  36  51   5  14   0 0.00    M    M  3.7 17 190   M    M   3        25 180
15  71  30  51   5  14   0 0.00    M    M  2.1  8  20   M    M   0        13  30
16  72  36  54   8  11   0 0.00    M    M  4.8 17 190   M    M   0        26 180
17  69  29  49   4  16   0 0.00    M    M  3.0 10  30   M    M   0        15 360
18  73  28  51   6  14   0 0.00    M    M  2.0  9  20   M    M   0        13  10
19  74  29  52   7  13   0 0.00    M    M  2.2  8  30   M    M   0        13  10
20  73  31  52   8  13   0 0.00    M    M  2.3 13 190   M    M   1        19 190
21  70  31  51   7  14   0 0.00    M    M  3.6 14 190   M    M   0        22 180
22  58  40  49   5  16   0    T    M    M  6.0 21 190   M    M   4        31 190
23  60  33  47   3  18   0 0.00    M    M  2.2 12  30   M    M   3        17  30
24  63  28  46   3  19   0 0.00    M    M  5.2 17 180   M    M   0        24 180
25  50  34  42  -1  23   0 0.15    M    M 10.7 30 180   M    M   7 1      45 180
26  51  25  38  -5  27   0    T    M    M  4.0 13 180   M    M   1        17 180
27  54  18  36  -7  29   0 0.00    M    M  5.4 15 190   M    M   0        22 180
28  46  18  32 -10  33   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 16  70   M    M   0        32  70
29  51  18  35  -7  30   0 0.00    M    M  2.5  9 160   M    M   0        17  10
30  55  14  35  -7  30   0 0.00    M    M  2.1  7  10   M    M   0 8      13  10
31  60  16  38  -4  27   0 0.00    M    M  2.9  8  30   M    M   0        12  20
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SM 1938  924       577   0  0.22    M    126.4          M       42
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AV 62.5 29.8                               4.1 FASTST   M    M   1    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    30 180                 48 200
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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:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   38 53 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 60 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 46.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.22    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.21    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    75 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  0.23 ON 30- 1      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     14 ON 30                               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:   2
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  19    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   577    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  26
DPTR FM NORMAL   -21    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   4
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1109    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -88

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    49    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    21    LOWEST  SLP 29.62 ON 11

[REMARKS]

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

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER 2023 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT WAS 46.2 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER WAS 75 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON
THE 8TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 14 DEGREES, WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 30TH.

FOR OCTOBER 2023, 0.22 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 1.21 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE
MONTH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR OCTOBER 2023 WAS 4.1 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 9TH.

#FINAL-10-23#