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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
521 PM PST SUN MAR 01 2026

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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2026...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY 2026 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT WAS 34.0 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 60 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON
THE 28TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 1 DEGREE ABOVE
ZERO, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 20TH.

FOR FEBRUARY 2026, 2.93 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.82 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR FEBRUARY 2026 WAS 5.1 MPH. THE PEAK WIND
GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 57 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 24TH.

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
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             65   02/13/2015
 LOW             -29   02/07/1989
HIGHEST           60   02/28         62      -2
LOWEST             1   02/20        -29      30
AVG. MAXIMUM    45.8               43.4     2.4
AVG. MINIMUM    22.1               19.3     2.8
MEAN            34.0               31.3     2.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     4                3.0     1.0
DAYS MIN <= 32    25               26.7    -1.7
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                1.0    -1.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       12.68   2017
 MINIMUM        0.07   2020
TOTALS          2.93
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.13   -0.03
DAYS >= .01        9                8.7     0.3
DAYS >= .10        7                5.8     1.2
DAYS >= .50        2                1.9     0.1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.9     0.1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.15   02/24 TO 02/25
 STORM TOTAL    1.07
 (MM/DD(HH))


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    862                942     -80
 SINCE 7/1      4621               5113    -492
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/190    DATE  02/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    57/190    DATE  02/24

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      3

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

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