California Weather Facts: Lake Tahoe

      here we are: the height of summer.  Temperatures around the country wander up into the triple digits in some locales.  Even here in the Golden State, home of Death Valley and other deserts, temps easily reach 100+ degrees.  However, in a few other places, mostly in the Sierra, vic. Lake Tahoe, temperatures can dip below freezing.  Yes, below freezing in the middle of summer.
     A prime example: Truckee, California.  Set in a basin, generally on the east side of the east/west divide, cold air from the high peaks surrounding the town finds its way to the environs of Truckee.  The diurnal range of temperature readings can be over 40 degrees in 24 hours.  Yesterday, September 1st, the swing was 43 degrees-from 30 degrees at night to 73 degrees during the day.  Equally notable were temperatures just north, in the town of Quincy.   That town had a swing of 43 degrees but the low was only 33 degrees.  Not to be left out, Lake Tahoe(aka South Lake Tahoe) had a 40 degree swing, high to low. 
     So, among many local facts and figures, temperature swings are a common occurrence here at the Lake.
    Happy Summer-wear a jacket and keep it handy.
Source: SF Gate/ SF Chronicle