GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, CO

Average of Average Temperature (Degrees Fahrenheit)

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File last updated on April 26, 2024
a = 1 day missing, b = 2 days missing, c = 3 days, ..etc..,
z = 26 or more days missing, A = Accumulations present
Long-term means based on columns; thus, the monthly row may not
sum (or average) to the long-term annual value.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF MISSING DAYS : 5
Individual Months not used for annual or monthly statistics if more than 5 days are missing.
Individual Years not used for annual statistics if any month in that year has more than 5 days missing.

YEAR(S)	JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC		ANN
1950	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	55.17	c	52.95		36.88	f	30.63		46.25	i
1951	25.58		27.88		33.84		40.48		51.58		58.75		69.08		64.58		58.05		46.34		29.63		24.13	a	44.16
1952	21.82		23.78		28.76		42.80		51.37		64.15		65.18		63.56		56.47		48.53	a	27.60		18.50		42.71
1953	28.66		25.77		35.42		39.45		46.55		62.95		65.29		62.47		57.84	a	45.71		31.72		19.27	a	43.42
1954	23.58	a	32.79		31.74		47.33		52.13		62.55	a	67.12	a	63.39		58.62	a	49.44		36.69	a	23.27	a	45.72
1955	19.77	a	20.11		32.82	a	41.25		50.29		58.93	a	65.39		64.44		58.83		48.16		34.60	a	28.53		43.59
1956	28.39		23.31	b	34.19		40.57		53.73		62.88		63.89		59.71		58.40		44.77	a	28.57		25.34		43.65
1957	24.06		35.54		33.98	a	39.27		47.03		59.87		64.05		62.06		55.53		45.40		27.02		25.63		43.29
1958	21.89		29.89		29.82		39.82		54.08		63.15		65.50		65.52		58.28		46.82		33.72		30.52		44.92
1959	23.90		26.18		32.60		41.38		51.94		63.22		64.70	c	63.13		55.96	b	44.02		33.05		28.02		44.01
1960	18.11		19.04	a	34.45		44.02		50.73		62.22		65.15		65.84		59.20		45.85		35.71	a	22.42		43.56
1961	21.53		28.04	a	33.63		40.62	a	53.11		62.53		64.79		63.05	a	53.67		45.08		29.62		18.90		42.88
1962	20.39		29.12		28.73		45.58		51.77		59.10		63.63		63.61		55.72		47.52	a	36.83		30.05		44.34
1963	19.18		29.39		33.89		44.75		55.92		61.70		68.05		63.50	d	58.60		50.23		33.22		23.77		45.18
1964	20.29		19.66		27.42		40.12		52.44		59.57		66.26		61.56		56.41	a	48.05	a	31.76	a	18.97	a	41.87
1965	23.73		23.66		27.63		41.84	a	49.44		56.88	a	64.77		60.84		52.28		48.08		37.27		27.45		42.82
1966	18.48		19.23		35.65		43.23		54.52		58.91	a	66.52		62.27		56.47		45.02		37.15		25.40		43.57
1967	24.24		27.50		39.69		43.97		50.32		57.32	b	63.50	a	58.42		54.62		46.56		34.95		18.27		43.28
1968	17.69		24.41		32.10		37.98		48.52	b	62.45	b	63.69		59.70	a	54.44	c	46.93	a	31.03		21.45		41.70
1969	27.15		25.26	a	27.34		44.40		53.40		55.52		64.42		65.58	a	56.28		39.58		32.63		25.31	b	43.07
1970	22.76		31.57		30.53		37.52		52.44		58.47		65.85		64.81		53.97		41.28	a	34.67		26.60		43.37
1971	25.15		27.46		35.00	b	42.12		49.60	a	61.18		64.60		62.97	a	54.08		44.34		31.98		22.31		43.40
1972	22.85		30.21		40.27		45.27		50.98	a	60.45		64.56		63.55		56.38		47.02		25.05		19.29		43.82
1973	16.16		22.34		30.63	a	36.33		49.66		59.98		63.22	b	61.80	a	54.10		46.11		35.47		24.40		41.68
1974	17.66		21.95		38.64	b	42.15		54.10		60.75		-----	z	60.31		55.08		48.60	b	32.21	a	18.60	a	40.91	a
1975	18.56		24.02		32.65		39.55		49.34		58.68		64.10	a	62.90		55.20		48.03	a	31.43	a	22.84		42.28
1976	20.50		31.43	a	32.05	b	42.21	a	50.76		59.65		66.22	a	62.08		56.26	c	43.27	a	32.95		21.55		43.24
1977	18.97		27.35	a	31.39		44.65		52.56		64.02		65.40	b	64.45	b	58.25		48.05		36.14	a	30.90		45.18
1978	26.62	b	28.44	c	39.05		46.14	a	47.63	e	62.72	a	67.43	b	63.29		57.50	b	48.78	a	43.58	q	-----	z	48.76	b
1979	14.93	a	19.10	c	30.71	b	42.68	e	50.68	c	59.84	b	65.95		62.58		58.35		-----	z	25.71	b	27.05		41.60	a
1980	27.06		29.86		31.15		38.58		48.52		63.57		68.98		65.21		58.66	a	43.92		34.17		33.84	b	45.29
1981	29.15	a	29.62		32.44		47.03		49.47		64.77	b	65.92		62.27		57.08		45.03		37.30		25.55	a	45.47
1982	22.84		25.04		34.06		40.50		49.48	a	59.29	b	66.23	c	63.52	d	55.54	d	42.65		32.87		24.48		43.04
1983	24.71		27.61		33.89		36.67		47.15	e	57.02	c	64.34	c	64.57	d	60.63	d	45.80	a	31.60	a	18.85		42.74
1984	13.58		20.07		29.68	a	37.86	a	54.53	b	59.54	c	67.35	a	63.13	e	57.57	c	39.98	d	33.75	b	25.29	b	41.86
1985	20.75	a	20.74	a	35.06		43.81	a	52.07	a	60.87	d	64.33	d	64.41	i	53.19	f	45.12	f	33.08		25.08	a	39.53	c
1986	29.93	a	32.15	b	39.10		43.35		50.07	b	59.93		63.73		64.10	f	54.82	e	42.35	g	32.12		23.28	a	42.85	b
1987	19.95		27.02		30.76		40.22		49.96	c	62.38		66.40	g	-----	z	-----	z	48.19	e	-----	z	20.41	d	37.36	d
1988	14.43	b	-----	z	31.84		-----	z	-----	z	61.24	c	65.67	e	63.98	d	54.43	a	49.25	a	30.54	f	21.43	c	45.28	d
1989	20.06		22.71		39.55		46.83		55.32		60.07		68.00	b	62.81	b	57.74	e	45.63		35.33	a	24.32	a	44.86
1990	21.68	c	28.23		37.47		44.93	a	49.69		64.54	c	64.47	a	62.29	c	60.00		45.29		34.50		19.97	b	44.42
1991	18.40		30.50		35.12	f	41.50	a	51.57	d	60.83		64.63		63.03		55.68		47.18		27.67		16.78	b	43.43	a
1992	14.24		21.91		32.37	a	46.22		52.79	b	58.76	a	62.45		61.53	b	56.68	b	49.00	b	25.59	a	16.82		41.53
1993	20.78	b	23.63	a	35.40	a	41.42		50.13		60.94	c	65.95		61.25	a	54.27		42.38	a	29.16	a	24.16	b	42.45
1994	25.37		24.33	b	36.21	b	42.11	b	51.71	c	64.92		66.02	a	64.97	b	56.18		44.28	a	30.89	b	26.50	b	44.46
1995	24.57	b	35.94	a	36.18	a	38.76	a	46.67	d	57.93	a	63.17	a	66.12	a	55.84	a	45.85		36.77		28.38	b	44.68
1996	23.53		31.76	b	34.79		41.88	b	57.70	a	62.29	b	66.93	a	65.31	d	54.16	a	44.63	d	34.76	a	23.56		45.11
1997	21.68	c	26.36		37.97		38.48		50.61		60.68		64.92		63.19		58.88		45.00		30.77		18.10	a	43.05
1998	22.39		24.07	a	32.71	b	37.93		53.16		60.43	a	64.89		59.32		60.78		46.23	a	36.47	a	27.05		43.79
1999	28.60		31.12		40.32	c	39.17	a	49.24		59.47		65.67	a	62.71		55.53		46.76	b	39.80		24.56		45.25
2000	28.58	a	32.62		36.32		45.64	a	55.55		61.07		67.16	b	66.48	a	58.88		45.82	a	26.31	a	26.55	b	45.92
2001	21.17	b	28.87	a	34.16		45.58		53.82	a	63.13		66.35		62.81		59.02	b	47.76		36.30		23.06		45.17
2002	22.69		24.52	a	33.53		48.77		53.03	a	66.75		68.00	a	65.32		57.42		44.50	b	33.52		23.26	b	45.11
2003	31.05		27.43		33.87		44.03		52.88	b	59.71	b	70.67	a	65.42		56.12	b	50.29		34.08		25.52	a	45.92
2004	22.97		20.59	a	40.66		42.69	a	53.69		61.55		64.24		62.55		56.41	a	45.34		34.24	a	24.48	a	44.12
2005	28.53	a	28.29		33.17	a	42.36	a	53.83	a	60.05		68.34		62.50		58.43	a	46.56		35.57	a	24.10		45.14
2006	24.73	a	27.86		34.97		45.38		54.71		65.21	a	65.74		63.34		51.75	d	43.55		35.18		24.05		44.71
2007	17.65	a	27.22	a	37.77		40.79	a	50.94		61.42		65.65		65.92		58.47		46.52		35.42		17.94		43.81
2008	13.81		23.83		32.56		41.27		50.40		62.45		65.95		63.44		56.72		46.32		34.65		23.19		42.88
2009	23.73		29.29		36.42		40.52		54.13		57.45		66.71		64.69		55.75		41.35		35.70		18.90		43.72
2010	22.42		23.21		32.53		43.13		50.92		64.37		67.18		64.94		60.52		47.68		31.52		30.97		44.95
2011	22.39		23.57		38.69		43.15		48.85		63.97		69.69		67.15		56.77		45.55		32.58		18.89		44.27
2012	25.34		25.07		40.18		47.43		53.71		67.15		66.98		65.45		58.33		46.77		36.03		20.18	a	46.05
2013	13.73		23.72	a	34.48		39.34	a	51.25	g	67.15	m	65.78	b	65.37		58.95		43.27	a	31.26	a	15.90		39.18	b
2014	20.84		28.05		36.11		41.35		50.68		62.82		65.95		62.66		60.30		47.89		32.66	a	23.79		44.42
2015	22.68		28.52		39.00		43.42		48.08		63.78		64.08		64.40		61.00		50.53		32.40		22.42		45.03
2016	17.85		30.36		36.81		41.40		48.82		65.10		68.45		61.77		58.50		50.26		35.37		20.47		44.60
2017	21.24		32.34		40.26		42.77		50.11		64.13		66.08	a	62.19		58.47		46.73		39.85		30.18		46.20
2018	27.76		31.00		36.68		45.23		56.61		67.08		67.90		64.68		60.08		45.98	a	31.43		23.53		46.50
2019	19.02		24.48		36.31		44.08		46.52		59.83		67.06		66.35	a	61.27		42.15		34.28		22.34		43.64
2020	21.29		26.83		38.06		43.57		55.84		63.87		67.34		67.63		56.95		49.56		36.97		24.18		46.01
2021	23.40		26.04		33.94		42.32		52.84		63.03		67.24		65.44		62.30		45.58		40.08		30.11		46.03
2022	26.40		24.93		34.34		43.92		54.78	a	62.48		67.11		64.37		61.27		45.66		30.87		26.45		45.22
2023	23.16		25.38		31.63		41.15		53.53		59.40		71.29		67.32		59.47		48.47		36.12		26.61		45.29
2024	26.10		29.79		32.05		41.65	f	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	29.31	i
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN	22.23		26.59		34.38		42.28		51.56		61.44		65.96		63.56		57.19		46.22		33.25		23.77		44.12
S.D.	4.11		3.94		3.36		2.77		2.57		2.51		1.78		1.91		2.25		2.52		3.36		3.95		1.26
SKEW	-0.13		0.03		0.03		0.04		0.04		0.11		0.64		-0.25		-0.00		-0.23		-0.47		0.17		-0.17
MAX	31.05		35.94		40.66		48.77		57.70		67.15		71.29		67.63		62.30		52.95		40.08		33.84		46.50
MIN	13.58		19.04		27.34		36.33		46.52		55.52		62.45		58.42		51.75		39.58		25.05		15.90		41.53
YRS	74		73		73		72		71		72		71		70		72		71		70		73		64