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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
149 AM PDT THU JUN 01 2023

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

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MAY 2023 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT WAS 47.5 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL WAS 76 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED
ON THE 19TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 26
DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 9TH.

FOR MAY 2023, 1.21 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT
THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.11 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
FOR THE MONTH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MAY 2023 WAS 5.2 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 38 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 6TH.

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             84   05/17/2008
                       05/28/2003
                       05/30/1986
 LOW               7   05/18/1974
HIGHEST           76   05/19         84      -8
LOWEST            26   05/09          7      19
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.3               62.1    -0.8
AVG. MINIMUM    33.8               33.2     0.6
MEAN            47.5               47.6    -0.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32    13               14.9    -1.9
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.04   2005
 MINIMUM        0.03   2001
TOTALS          1.21
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.04   -0.00
DAYS >= .01       11                7.4     3.6
DAYS >= .10        6                3.7     2.3
DAYS >= .50        0                0.5    -0.5
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.46   05/29 TO 05/30
 STORM TOTAL    0.28
 (MM/DD(HH))


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    533                538      -5
 SINCE 7/1      7694               7298     396
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/170    DATE  05/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/180    DATE  05/08

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      2

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

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