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==Weather== Winter [[weather]] at Donner Pass can be brutal. [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]] averages {{convert|51.6|in|mm}} per year, and because California has a [[Mediterranean climate]] wherein most precipitation falls in the winter, much of it falls as snow.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jscnhm/v2n1/climatesummary.html|title=Climate Summary of Donner Summit, California 1870β2001|journal=Journal of the Sierra College Natural History Museum|date=Winter 2009|volume=2|issue=1|access-date=2012-12-16|archive-date=2013-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224175517/http://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jscnhm/v2n1/climatesummary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> At an average of {{convert|411.5|in|m|2}} per year, Donner Pass is one of the snowiest places in the contiguous United States. Four times since 1880 total snowfall at Donner Summit has exceeded {{convert|775|in|m|2}} and topped {{convert|800|in|m|2}} in both 1938 and 1952.<ref name=SierraSnowfall>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestormking.com/Weather/Sierra_Snowfall/sierra_snowfall.html|title=Donner Summit Snowfall and Snowpack 1879β2011|work=Central Sierra Snow Laboratory|publisher=University of California, Berkeley}}</ref> To take advantage of the heavy snows, the Boreal Ski Resort was built to the north. Ski resorts in the [[Lake Tahoe]] area report an average of {{convert|300|to|500|in|m|2}} of snowfall per season. Winds in the pass can also become extreme and wind gusts in excess of {{convert|100|mph}} are common during [[winter storm]]s. Winter temperatures in the area drop below {{convert|0|F|C|1|disp=or}} several times each year; the all-time record low for California of {{convert|-45|Β°F|Β°C|1|abbr=on}} was recorded at [[Boca, California|Boca]] (east of Truckee) in January 1937.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} The winter of 1846β47 was especially severe, contributing immensely to the disaster of the [[Donner Party]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} {{Weather box |location = Soda Springs 39.3019 N, 120.3856 W, Elevation: {{cvt|6887|ft}} (1991β2020 normals) |single line = y |Jan high F = 40.0 |Feb high F = 40.5 |Mar high F = 43.5 |Apr high F = 47.8 |May high F = 56.1 |Jun high F = 65.7 |Jul high F = 74.8 |Aug high F = 75.0 |Sep high F = 69.8 |Oct high F = 58.6 |Nov high F = 46.3 |Dec high F = 39.0 |Jan mean F = 31.3 |Feb mean F = 31.2 |Mar mean F = 33.6 |Apr mean F = 37.3 |May mean F = 44.7 |Jun mean F = 53.2 |Jul mean F = 61.4 |Aug mean F = 61.3 |Sep mean F = 56.5 |Oct mean F = 46.8 |Nov mean F = 36.7 |Dec mean F = 30.4 |Jan low F = 22.5 |Feb low F = 22.0 |Mar low F = 23.7 |Apr low F = 26.7 |May low F = 33.3 |Jun low F = 40.7 |Jul low F = 48.0 |Aug low F = 47.6 |Sep low F = 43.1 |Oct low F = 35.0 |Nov low F = 27.1 |Dec low F = 21.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 13.16 |Feb precipitation inch = 12.26 |Mar precipitation inch = 12.15 |Apr precipitation inch = 6.99 |May precipitation inch = 4.74 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.57 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.43 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.45 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.99 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.89 |Nov precipitation inch = 7.57 |Dec precipitation inch = 14.35 |Jan snow inch = 73.00 |Feb snow inch = 84.20 |Mar snow inch = 105.70 |Apr snow inch = 41.20 |May snow inch = 15.60 |Jun snow inch = 1.80 |Jul snow inch = 0.00 |Aug snow inch = 0.00 |Sep snow inch = 1.50 |Oct snow inch = 9.90 |Nov snow inch = 42.80 |Dec snow inch = 69.30 |year snow inch = |source=PRISM Climate Group<ref>{{cite web |url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University |publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University |access-date= November 10, 2023 |quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking ''Coordinates'' (under ''Location''); copy ''Latitude'' and ''Longitude figures'' from top of table; click ''Zoom to location''; click ''Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp''; click ''30-year normals, 1991-2020''; click ''800m''; click ''Interpolate grid cell values''; click ''Retrieve Time Series'' button.}}</ref> |source 2 = NOAA (precipitation & snowfall)<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=US1CAPC0001&format=pdf |title= Soda Springs 1.5 SSW, California 1991-2020 Monthly Normals |access-date = November 10, 2023 }} </ref> }}
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