Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KREV 011148
CLATVL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
348 AM PST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR 2023 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT WAS
42.5 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR 2023 WAS 93 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 16TH. THE LOWEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS -7 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON JANUARY 31ST.
FOR 2023, 26.63 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE SOUTH
LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 6.17 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR 2023 WAS 4.9 MPH. THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR
THE YEAR WAS 64 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON MARCH 14TH.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2023
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 07/16
LOWEST -7 01/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 56.8 59.2 -2.4
AVG. MINIMUM 28.2 29.1 -0.9
MEAN 42.5 44.2 -1.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 5 1.1 3.9
DAYS MAX <= 32 17 12.2 4.8
DAYS MIN <= 32 182 222.4 -40.4
DAYS MIN <= 0 3 5.1 -2.1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 22.77 2019
MINIMUM 10.01 2020
TOTALS 26.63 20.46 6.17
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.06 0.02
DAYS >= .01 83 75.1 7.9
DAYS >= .10 45 40.4 4.6
DAYS >= .50 15 11.2 3.8
DAYS >= 1.00 5 3.7 1.3
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 7907 7599 308
SINCE 7/1 2895 3103 -208
COOLING TOTAL 49 29 20
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/190 DATE 03/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/180 DATE 03/14
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 33 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 9 RAIN 25
LIGHT RAIN 70 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 25 SNOW 40
LIGHT SNOW 76 SLEET 0
FOG 103 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 39
HAZE 38
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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