583
CXUS55 KREV 011148
CLATVL

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
348 AM PST MON JAN 01 2024

...................................

...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
................................................
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
................................................

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.

$$