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Climate data for Lake Tahoe (1971-2000; extremes since 1909)

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 60
(16)
60
(16)
70
(21)
74
(23)
89
(32)
92
(33)
93
(34)
94
(34)
87
(31)
80
(27)
70
(21)
60
(16)
94
(34)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 50.0
(10.0)
51.4
(10.8)
56.7
(13.7)
64.4
(18.0)
74.3
(23.5)
82.1
(27.8)
86.3
(30.2)
85.6
(29.8)
80.8
(27.1)
71.9
(22.2)
60.6
(15.9)
51.9
(11.1)
87.7
(30.9)
Average high °F (°C) 40.5
(4.7)
41.2
(5.1)
45.3
(7.4)
51.4
(10.8)
61.3
(16.3)
70.4
(21.3)
77.6
(25.3)
76.9
(24.9)
70.6
(21.4)
60.3
(15.7)
48.6
(9.2)
40.9
(4.9)
56.9
(13.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 30.3
(−0.9)
31.7
(−0.2)
34.7
(1.5)
39.6
(4.2)
46.8
(8.2)
54.4
(12.4)
61.1
(16.2)
60.9
(16.1)
54.9
(12.7)
46.2
(7.9)
36.7
(2.6)
31.0
(−0.6)
44.0
(6.7)
Average low °F (°C) 20.1
(−6.6)
21.3
(−5.9)
24.3
(−4.3)
27.7
(−2.4)
33.5
(0.8)
39.6
(4.2)
44.7
(7.1)
44.8
(7.1)
39.6
(4.2)
32.3
(0.2)
25.5
(−3.6)
20.6
(−6.3)
31.2
(−0.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 3.7
(−15.7)
5.0
(−15.0)
9.2
(−12.7)
15.6
(−9.1)
22.8
(−5.1)
28.7
(−1.8)
35.5
(1.9)
35.7
(2.1)
29.5
(−1.4)
22.6
(−5.2)
12.8
(−10.7)
6.0
(−14.4)
−0.3
(−17.9)
Record low °F (°C) −15
(−26)
−15
(−26)
−6
(−21)
1
(−17)
9
(−13)
22
(−6)
22
(−6)
28
(−2)
21
(−6)
9
(−13)
1
(−17)
−16
(−27)
−16
(−27)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 6.01
(153)
5.71
(145)
4.57
(116)
1.82
(46)
1.21
(31)
0.77
(20)
0.33
(8.4)
0.46
(12)
0.90
(23)
1.95
(50)
4.25
(108)
4.68
(119)
32.66
(831.4)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 38.4
(98)
40.8
(104)
30.9
(78)
11.1
(28)
2.8
(7.1)
0.4
(1.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.4
(1.0)
2.5
(6.4)
17.3
(44)
26.2
(67)
170.8
(434.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 10.2 9.8 9.8 7.4 6.2 3.8 1.7 2.6 3.9 4.9 8.4 9.0 77.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 7.5 7.7 7.1 4.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 4.3 6.2 39.3

Source #1: MOAA[3]

Source #2: NOW Data (extremes)[4] and WRCC (average extremes)[5]

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