Record high temp records fall in greater Lake Tahoe area

People were in short sleeves in much of the region Sunday and are likely to be today as well as unseasonably warm weather settles in.

Record highs were recorded several places Jan. 17. In South Lake the 60-degree mark was hit, breaking the 1985 record of 55 degree. Markleeville hit 69, nine degrees warmer than the previous record set in 1934. The Reno-Tahoe International Airport hit 67, which broke the 1920 record of 64 degrees.

Sun in the Lake Tahoe region is expected all week. Photo/Kathryn Reed

The National Weather Service in Reno is expecting more records to drop today:

City                                     Forecast                                Record

South Lake Tahoe              58                                                58

Truckee                                54                                                55

Carson City                        65                                                65

Reno                                    66                                                 64.

No moisture is in the forecast for the entire week, just sun and warmth. What this may mean for snowmelt and potential flooding remains to be seen.

Lake Tahoe News staff report