Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KREV 010903
CLMTVL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
203 AM PDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST 2026 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT WAS 64.0 DEGREES, WHICH IS 3.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST WAS 91 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE
8TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 35 DEGREES,
WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 30TH.
FOR AUGUST 2026, 0.28 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.08 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE
MONTH.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR AUGUST 2026 WAS 3.9 MPH. THE PEAK WIND GUST
FOR THE MONTH WAS 41 MPH FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON THE 29TH.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 08/09/1981
08/08/1981
LOW 24 08/24/1973
HIGHEST 91 08/08 96 -5
LOWEST 35 08/30 24 11
AVG. MAXIMUM 82.0 79.7 2.3
AVG. MINIMUM 45.9 41.0 4.9
MEAN 64.0 60.4 3.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 3 0.3 2.7
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 0.28
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 -0.00
DAYS >= .01 1 1.5 -0.5
DAYS >= .10 1 0.7 0.3
DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.28 08/28 TO 08/28
STORM TOTAL 0.28
(MM/DD(HH))
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 64 153 -89
SINCE 7/1 144 282 -138
COOLING TOTAL 38 8 30
SINCE 1/1 59 28 31
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 23/190 DATE 08/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/190 DATE 08/29
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 47
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 2 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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