The weather in Truckee

[NYMTman]

Truckee is often the coldest spot in the CONUS during the summer months but hardly ever is that true in the winter... places like Montana, North Dakota, the higher elevations of Colorado, etc are much much colder. But it is probably the snowiest city in the US or maybe second snowiest after Valdez Alaska. At least a few feet of snow on the ground in the winter I'd think.

[stillkit]

I have literally seen snow falling at Truckee on July 4th. Of course, it didn't stick, but that oughta tell you something!

[coyoteskye]

Originally Posted by NYMTman

Truckee is often the coldest spot in the CONUS during the summer months but hardly ever is that true in the winter... places like Montana, North Dakota, the higher elevations of Colorado, etc are much much colder. But it is probably the snowiest city in the US or maybe second snowiest after Valdez Alaska. At least a few feet of snow on the ground in the winter I'd think.

Truckee is not cold in the summer.
It's hot and dry.
Not like Arizona hot but certainly not cold.
And in the winter it gets more snow than "at least a few feet".
And it's heavy snow.

[Boompa]

Originally Posted by NYMTman

Truckee is often the coldest spot in the CONUS during the summer months but hardly ever is that true in the winter... places like Montana, North Dakota, the higher elevations of Colorado, etc are much much colder. But it is probably the snowiest city in the US or maybe second snowiest after Valdez Alaska. At least a few feet of snow on the ground in the winter I'd think.

Does ""Donner Party"" ring a bell

[NorthSDLifer]

Originally Posted by sunnysunnyside

Well of course it can get cold, its a snowy mountain town, LOL. Its not going to be Florida. But it is a maritime climate so winters are reasonably warm. ... The temperature doesnt have the extremes of other areas. The air is dry here.

Aren't you kinda contradicting yourself?

[NorthSDLifer]

Sierra Nevada Virtual Museum


"Out of the nearly 8,000 reporting weather stations in the U.S., Truckee often registers the lowest temperature in the nation, but not during the winter ski season as one might expect. These chilly temperatures are noteworthy because they occur from June through early October, when residents and visitors are more interested in golf, tennis and fishing. The selected criteria for cold spot status does not pertain to a community’s annual average temperature; rather it is determined by counting the number of days per year any given location recorded the lowest temperature in the nation. In that category, Truckee has a reputation as a perennial top contender. Other regional players are Mammoth Lakes and Bodie, California."

[janey09]

You can never guess the weather in Truckee, on Monday it snowed and rained all morning and by late afternoon the sun was out and the weather was perfect. During the winters sometimes there is days that it wont stop snowing but once it does blue skies come out and it is so beautiful. Summertime is why I continue to stay in Truckee, it never gets over 90, the lakes are perfect, the weather is perfect, cant get much better than that.