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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
156 AM PDT MON APR 01 2024

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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH 2024 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT
WAS 33.3 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH WAS 59 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 19TH.
THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 14 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED
ON THE 8TH.

FOR MARCH 2024, 2.88 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.01 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE
MONTH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MARCH 2024 WAS 7.4 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 60 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 3RD.


CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             71   03/30/2015
 LOW             -10   03/02/1971
HIGHEST           59   03/19         70     -11
LOWEST            14   03/08        -10      24
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.6               47.8    -5.2
AVG. MINIMUM    24.0               23.7     0.3
MEAN            33.3               35.8    -2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3                1.4     1.6
DAYS MIN <= 32    29               28.3     0.7
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.1    -0.1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.81   2023
 MINIMUM        0.15   2015
TOTALS          2.88
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.09   -0.00
DAYS >= .01       14               10.0     4.0
DAYS >= .10        9                5.8     3.2
DAYS >= .50        2                1.7     0.3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.4    -0.4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.84   03/22 TO 03/23
 STORM TOTAL    0.59
 (MM/DD(HH))


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    973                907      66
 SINCE 7/1      5889               6023    -134
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/190    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/200    DATE  03/03

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                6     SNOW                       9
LIGHT SNOW               16     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                     10

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

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