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CXUS55 KREV 011158
CLMTVL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
458 AM PDT MON JUN 01 2026
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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2026...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MAY 2026 AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT WAS 48.9 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR MAY WAS 80 DEGREES, WHICH OCCURRED ON
THE 11TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 26 DEGREES, WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 19TH.
FOR MAY 2026, 0.97 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. THIS IS 0.35 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE
MONTH.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MAY 2026 WAS 4.5 MPH. THE PEAK WIND GUST
FOR THE MONTH WAS 56 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 26TH.
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 84 05/17/2008
05/28/2003
05/30/1986
LOW 7 05/18/1974
HIGHEST 80 05/11 84 -4
LOWEST 26 05/19 7 19
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.8 62.1 2.7
AVG. MINIMUM 33.0 33.2 -0.2
MEAN 48.9 47.6 1.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 13 14.9 -1.9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.04 2005
MINIMUM 0.03 2001
TOTALS 0.97
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.04 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 6 7.4 -1.4
DAYS >= .10 4 3.7 0.3
DAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.68 05/04 TO 05/05
STORM TOTAL 0.45
(MM/DD(HH))
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 491 538 -47
SINCE 7/1 6464 7298 -834
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/190 DATE 05/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/190 DATE 05/26
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 8 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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