South Lake Tahoe has had over 76 percent of days at below-average temperatures this winter

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - If you think it's been colder at Lake Tahoe this winter, you're right! Not only have snowfall amounts been above average, but so have the daily temperatures.

Between November 1, 2022 and March 20, 2023, 103 days in South Lake Tahoe saw below-average temperatures out of the 134 days where the temperature was recorded. This is 76.87 percent of the winter.

The cold started early in South Lake Tahoe as November 2022 had 25 days with below-average temperatures at an average of seven degrees a day. Twelve days were below average by double-digits.

For December, we saw 17 days with below-average temperatures for a daily average of 3.6 degrees below average. Two days had no data due to power outages.

In January 2023, 19 of the recorded 26 days were below average, with seven of those days being double digits below average. Several days of the month didn't have data due to power outages.

Just two days in February were above average in temperature with an average day being six degrees below average. Six days were below average by double digits.

So far in March, four days were above average and seven days were below average by double digits. The month has seen daily temperatures below average by 7.7 degrees.