Another record low in South Lake Tahoe: -8 on Friday morning
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/22/2019 - 12:04pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In July 2018 there were record highs and now, seven months later, two days with record lows have been recorded in South Lake Tahoe.
The first record-breaker came on February 19 when the low of minus 13 broke the previous low of minus 8 which came 29 years ago in 1990.
The second record-break came Friday morning, February 22. The low of minus 8 was a surprise to many forecasters who had the low 18 degrees higher at 10. The previous recorded low was minus 5 in 2011.
The average for both Feb. 19 and 22 are a high of 39 and a low of 23.
South Lake Tahoe typically has a temperature range from 24°F to 42°F and is rarely below 12°F or above 54°F.
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