Tahoe City May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Tahoe City, California from 1904–2023.

Rainiest May in Tahoe City History

The rainiest May in Tahoe City, California history happened in 2005, with 4.33 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in Tahoe City History

There have been 3 times where no rain was recorded in Tahoe City, California for the entire month of May. The most recent time this happened was 1985.

Tahoe City Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	0.61
2022	0.81
2021	0.45
2020	1.30
2019	2.74
2018	2.57
2017	0.24
2016	1.09
2015	1.53
2014	0.84
2013	1.99
2012	0.35
2011	2.04
2010	1.55
2009	3.98
2008	0.62
2007	0.60
2006	0.54
2005	4.33
2004	0.77
2003	0.95
2002	0.43
2001	0.24
2000	2.37
1999	0.75
1998	2.31
1997	0.60
1996	4.18
1995	3.57
1994	1.43
1993	1.30
1992	0.23
1991	1.32
1990	2.54
1989	0.90
1988	1.17
1987	0.28
1986	1.09
1985	0.00
1984	0.55
1983	0.35
1982	0.44
1981	2.42
1980	1.10
1979	1.76
1978	0.55
1977	1.50
1976	0.07
1975	0.29
1974	0.12
1973	0.96
1972	0.50
1971	1.76
1970	0.24
1969	0.15
1968	0.81
1967	1.43
1966	0.70
1965	0.42
1964	3.00
1963	1.82
1962	1.07
1961	1.56
1960	0.92
1959	2.32
1958	0.51
1957	3.61
1956	2.94
1955	0.88
1954	0.00
1953	3.09
1952	0.31
1951	2.28
1950	1.87
1949	2.43
1948	1.46
1947	0.50
1946	0.33
1945	2.85
1944	1.05
1943	0.87
1942	2.17
1941	1.34
1940	0.74
1939	1.67
1938	0.57
1937	0.13
1936	0.15
1935	0.42
1934	0.57
1933	2.08
1932	0.49
1931	1.26
1930	1.00
1929	0.06
1928	0.10
1927	1.25
1926	1.13
1925	1.23
1924	0.10
1923	0.74
1922	1.66
1921	2.68
1920	0.00
1919	0.22
1917	0.71
1916	0.53
1915	3.70
1914	0.55
1913	1.66
1912	3.38
1911	0.25
1910	0.02
1904	0.51

Notes

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded