The climate in this region ranges from the forested mountains around Lake Tahoe to the semi-arid high desert of the eastern areas in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges. With this wide variation in altitude and climate, temperatures and precipitation vary throughout the region.
For the areas east of the mountains, the annual low is about 19°F and the high is 92°F (-7°C?33°C) with annual precipitation of about 7.5 in (19�cm). For Lake Tahoe area, the large body of water had a moderating effect on the temperature with a low of 23°F and a high of 78°F (-5°C?25°C). Annual precipitation is about 18 in (45�cm).
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