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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
201 PM PDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST 2023 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT WAS 60.6 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST WAS 86 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE
13TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 34 DEGREES, WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 31ST.

FOR AUGUST 2023, 1.07 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.71 INCH ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE
MONTH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR AUGUST 2023 WAS 3.9 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 42 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 31ST.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   08/09/1981
                       08/08/1981
 LOW              24   08/24/1973
HIGHEST           86   08/13         96     -10
LOWEST            34   08/31         24      10
AVG. MAXIMUM    77.5               79.7    -2.2
AVG. MINIMUM    43.7               41.0     2.7
MEAN            60.6               60.4     0.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.3    -0.3
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                1.9    -1.9
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.69   2014
 MINIMUM           T   2021
TOTALS          1.07
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.01    0.02
DAYS >= .01       11                1.5     9.5
DAYS >= .10        5                0.7     4.3
DAYS >= .50        0                0.3    -0.3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.59   08/20 TO 08/21
 STORM TOTAL    0.43
 (MM/DD(HH))


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    135                153     -18
 SINCE 7/1       191                282     -91
COOLING TOTAL      6                  8      -2
 SINCE 1/1        49                 28      21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/180    DATE  08/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/180    DATE  08/31

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

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