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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
615 AM PST THU JAN 01 2026

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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR 2025 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT WAS
45.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR 2025 WAS 89 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 13TH. THE LOWEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 7 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 12TH
AND DECEMBER 29TH.

FOR 2025, 19.72 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE SOUTH
LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.74 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR 2025 WAS 5.1 MPH. THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR
THE YEAR WAS 65 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON FEBRUARY 4TH.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             99   07/22/1988
 LOW             -29   02/07/1989
                       12/09/1972
HIGHEST           89   07/13
LOWEST             7   02/12
                       12/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.1               59.2     0.9
AVG. MINIMUM    31.1               29.1     2.0
MEAN            45.6               44.2     1.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                1.1    -1.1
DAYS MAX <= 32     6               12.2    -6.2
DAYS MIN <= 32   198              222.4   -24.4
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                5.1    -5.1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       42.08   2017
 MINIMUM        7.71   2002
TOTALS         19.72              20.46   -0.74
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.06    0.00
DAYS >= .01       76               75.1     0.9
DAYS >= .10       40               40.4    -0.4
DAYS >= .50       10               11.2    -1.2
DAYS >= 1.00       4                3.7     0.3

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   7015               7599    -584
 SINCE 7/1      2775               3103    -328
COOLING TOTAL     17                 29     -12
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/180    DATE  11/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    65/210    DATE  02/04


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             22     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                9     RAIN                      35
LIGHT RAIN               70     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW               11     SNOW                      22
LIGHT SNOW               49     SLEET                      0
FOG                      98     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     32
HAZE                     32

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

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