Snow totals Tahoe City, CA
As of October 8, 2026, Tahoe City has recorded no snowfall for the 2026-27 season. The normal amount of snow that would have fallen by this date is 0.7 inches, while the full-season average for the city is 186.9 inches. The reading is a station observation from Tahoe City in the GHCN-Daily network. NOAA quality-checks the reading.
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Data from Tahoe City, with records back to 1904. 90 percent of days since 1904 carry a reading, and the 2025-26 season reached 100 percent.
Most recent snowfall
2026-27 has produced no measurable snow at this station so far.
How much snow did Tahoe City get?
| Snowfall to date | 0.0 inches | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to date | 0.7 inches | 1991-2020 normal through October 8, 2026 |
| Departure from normal | -0.7 inches | |
| Snow days | 0 | days with measurable snowfall |
| Biggest day | n/a | |
| Last snow day | n/a | |
| Season average | 186.9 inches | 112 seasons on record |
In Tahoe City, the median first measurable snow lands on October 31, GHCN-Daily records show. The earliest date on record is September 11 and the latest is March 1, a span that starts in 1904. The median first inch lands on November 4, with the earliest on September 11 and the latest on March 1.
Tahoe City snow season totals
| Season | Snowfall | Snow days |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 112.1 inches | 19 |
| 2024-25 | 116.0 inches | 34 |
| 2023-24 | 169.7 inches | 35 |
| 2022-23 | 321.1 inches | 64 |
| 2021-22 | 169.5 inches | 35 |
| 2020-21 | 116.5 inches | 35 |
| 2019-20 | 134.0 inches | 33 |
| 2018-19 | 238.5 inches | 50 |
| 2017-18 | 150.5 inches | 31 |
| 2016-17 | 249.5 inches | 54 |
| 2015-16 | 140.0 inches | 44 |
| 2014-15 | 33.0 inches | 13 |
| 2013-14 | 59.5 inches | 27 |
| 2012-13 | 112.0 inches | 29 |
| 2011-12 | 106.5 inches | 32 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Snowfall days at each threshold in Tahoe City
| Season | 1+ in. | 3+ in. | 5+ in. | 10+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 33 | 22 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 11 |
| Average | 34.4 | 20.6 | 13.5 | 5.7 |
A day counts when its snowfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Tahoe City records in GHCN-Daily. The final row averages all 112 complete seasons, running from 1904 onward.
All-time snowfall records
| Biggest day | 42.0 inches | Jan 15, 1952 |
|---|---|---|
| Snowiest season | 535.0 inches | 1951-52 |
| Least snowy season | 5.0 inches | 1993-94 |
| Average season | 186.9 inches | 112 seasons on record |
| Record begins | 1904 | 40,382 daily readings |
Monthly snowfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 37.9 | 41.3 | 34.7 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 36.2 |
Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
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