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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
208 AM PDT SUN SEP 01 2024

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

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST 2024 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT
WAS 59.4 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.0 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST WAS 87 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 1ST. THE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 29 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED
ON THE 25TH.

FOR AUGUST 2024, 0.61 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.25 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE
MONTH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR AUGUST 2024 WAS 5.1 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 44 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 23RD.

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             96   08/09/1981
                       08/08/1981
 LOW              24   08/24/1973
HIGHEST           87   08/01         96      -9
LOWEST            29   08/25         24       5
AVG. MAXIMUM    77.8               79.7    -1.9
AVG. MINIMUM    40.9               41.0    -0.1
MEAN            59.4               60.4    -1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.3    -0.3
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     3                1.9     1.1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.69   2014
 MINIMUM           T   2021
TOTALS          0.61               0.36    0.25
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.01    0.01
DAYS >= .01        3                1.5     1.5
DAYS >= .10        1                0.7     0.3
DAYS >= .50        1                0.3     0.7
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.60   08/02 TO 08/03
 STORM TOTAL    0.59
 (MM/DD(HH))


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    176                153      23
 SINCE 7/1       223                282     -59
COOLING TOTAL     12                  8       4
 SINCE 1/1        82                 28      54
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/180    DATE  08/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/180    DATE  08/23

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     48

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