BENSON, ARIZONA

Monthly Total Growing Degree Days

(020680)

Base Temperature = 50 F

File last updated on Apr 3, 2013
*** Note *** Provisional Data *** After Year/Month 197505
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.
Months with 5 missing days or less use mean for missing day(s)
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
1894 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 815.00 1031.00 905.00 688.45 a 461.00 112.50 g 0.00 z 3900.45
1895 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1896 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1897 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1898 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1899 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1900 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1901 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1902 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1903 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 371.50 588.50 830.50 983.50 952.00 737.50 429.00 277.00 113.00 5282.50
1904 20.00 g 130.50 264.00 324.00 0.00 z 864.00 968.00 912.00 354.50 n 408.00 f 133.00 16.53 a 3612.03
1905 19.50 70.50 152.50 299.00 0.00 z 687.50 835.00 816.00 613.50 354.50 114.50 2.50 3965.00
1906 9.50 69.50 191.50 354.00 550.50 833.00 957.00 729.50 714.50 422.50 194.50 52.50 5078.50
1907 33.50 101.50 232.50 384.50 467.50 744.00 974.00 873.50 739.00 447.50 86.50 6.50 5090.50
1908 21.50 60.50 220.00 355.00 491.00 779.00 925.00 875.50 699.50 357.50 138.50 40.00 4963.00
1909 93.50 27.50 92.00 329.50 512.00 845.50 999.50 879.50 689.00 447.50 169.50 22.50 5107.50
1910 62.53 b 60.00 316.00 405.00 700.00 900.00 997.50 985.00 791.00 407.50 132.00 65.50 5822.03
1911 132.00 43.00 280.50 359.50 563.50 776.50 848.50 922.00 738.00 448.50 74.50 2.00 5188.50
1912 10.50 27.00 81.00 177.00 495.00 806.00 790.50 823.50 638.50 324.50 77.00 5.50 4256.00
1913 1.00 3.00 84.50 277.00 531.00 741.50 910.00 841.50 641.50 426.50 205.00 0.00 4662.50
1914 0.00 z 39.41 a 203.57 a 386.50 604.00 865.50 968.50 989.00 762.50 445.50 222.41 a 7.50 5494.39
1915 17.00 42.50 104.50 260.50 431.00 791.50 968.00 958.00 710.50 460.00 169.50 33.00 4946.00
1916 106.50 174.00 284.00 376.00 574.50 845.50 936.00 870.50 711.00 405.00 125.00 29.50 5437.50
1917 0.50 19.50 83.00 248.00 437.50 855.00 1020.62 e 977.00 754.00 487.00 176.38 a 59.00 5117.49
1918 12.50 99.50 211.50 305.50 454.50 906.50 909.00 886.50 785.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 4570.50
1919 3.00 14.54 b 123.48 a 386.50 591.50 852.00 888.50 924.50 712.50 403.50 119.50 f 20.50 4920.52
1920 37.00 0.00 z 155.50 185.00 557.00 740.50 956.00 830.00 665.00 262.00 59.50 0.00 4447.50
1921 41.50 94.50 224.50 238.00 432.00 505.50 f 684.00 619.50 510.00 271.50 30.50 0.00 3146.00
1922 21.00 49.50 71.50 221.00 522.50 797.00 878.00 825.00 670.50 401.00 11.00 18.50 4486.50
1923 29.00 17.50 69.00 259.50 552.50 715.50 796.00 690.00 574.50 270.50 21.50 2.50 3998.00
1924 0.00 56.50 51.00 273.00 595.00 913.00 957.00 908.50 758.00 436.50 159.50 15.00 5123.00
1925 19.00 48.50 163.00 266.50 736.00 696.50 978.00 877.00 650.00 379.00 40.00 5.00 4858.50
1926 5.00 140.00 77.00 210.50 482.50 746.50 893.00 904.00 767.50 680.50 228.50 103.00 5238.00
1927 80.50 111.00 140.00 335.00 612.50 490.00 j 1054.50 887.00 719.00 430.50 0.00 z 9.00 j 4370.00
1928 22.00 51.00 235.00 332.00 655.50 852.00 973.50 854.50 734.50 505.50 122.00 31.00 5368.50
1929 14.00 18.50 132.00 298.00 616.00 869.00 956.00 869.50 738.00 470.50 63.00 37.00 5081.50
1930 14.50 136.50 146.50 442.00 489.00 863.50 943.00 934.50 722.00 428.50 148.50 8.50 5277.00
1931 10.50 45.50 189.50 379.00 552.00 764.50 1029.50 564.00 k 755.50 550.00 107.50 24.00 4407.50
1932 5.50 0.00 z 612.00 0.00 z 678.00 834.50 1014.00 991.00 796.00 478.50 197.50 19.00 5626.00
1933 0.50 11.00 161.00 218.00 492.00 943.00 1143.00 1084.00 873.00 551.00 232.00 0.00 z 5708.50
1934 35.50 0.00 z 342.50 512.50 771.50 824.50 1047.50 897.00 740.00 512.00 203.00 57.00 5943.00
1935 68.50 78.00 164.50 342.00 462.00 863.50 990.50 879.50 669.50 478.00 86.00 22.00 5104.00
1936 20.50 42.50 174.50 411.00 686.50 934.50 1025.50 937.00 672.00 440.50 87.00 15.50 5447.00
1937 2.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 298.50 0.00 z 843.50 999.00 850.50 602.00 340.50 195.50 39.00 4170.50
1938 66.50 90.00 226.50 650.00 628.00 874.00 920.50 875.50 722.00 463.50 47.50 26.00 5590.00
1939 0.00 0.00 170.00 376.00 615.00 854.00 948.50 901.50 719.50 330.50 126.00 69.50 5110.50
1940 22.00 43.50 207.00 342.00 646.00 850.50 989.00 872.50 747.50 450.00 81.50 67.00 5318.50
1941 12.92 a 89.50 125.00 188.50 581.50 790.50 988.50 900.50 715.50 384.50 157.50 27.00 4961.42
1942 19.50 22.50 86.50 289.00 557.00 831.00 1072.00 933.00 773.00 438.50 201.00 36.50 5259.50
1943 28.00 119.00 198.50 472.50 654.50 848.00 996.50 928.50 779.50 437.00 145.50 24.00 5631.50
1944 7.00 19.00 108.50 257.00 608.50 809.50 981.50 972.00 730.50 484.50 84.00 14.00 5076.00
1945 9.00 35.00 73.50 0.00 z 224.50 s 714.00 1007.00 950.00 750.50 474.50 104.00 0.00 z 4117.50
1946 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 252.50 q 571.00 865.50 933.50 896.50 768.00 335.00 40.56 c 19.50 4429.56
1947 7.00 68.00 138.50 315.00 650.00 798.00 980.50 897.50 769.00 454.00 41.00 7.00 5125.50
1948 19.50 51.87 c 76.47 a 377.50 589.50 834.50 979.50 906.50 750.50 419.50 40.00 24.00 5069.33
1949 10.00 27.00 28.50 q 319.50 497.50 514.00 i 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 854.00
1950 0.00 z 0.00 z 133.00 h 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 600.00 j 0.00 z 674.48 a 545.00 229.50 0.00 z 1448.98
1951 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 81.50 v 0.00 z 416.00 n 987.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 987.50
1952 0.00 z 0.00 z 38.50 r 315.00 620.50 831.92 d 955.63 e 934.28 b 766.03 a 539.50 90.00 1.50 5054.37
1953 31.00 b 19.50 178.50 304.00 402.00 860.00 965.50 934.00 758.00 373.79 e 201.72 a 4.81 b 5032.82
1954 36.00 105.00 173.17 b 468.62 a 607.94 d 815.50 976.00 819.00 797.00 548.50 146.90 a 51.67 a 5545.30
1955 4.65 a 34.50 65.00 u 256.80 e 536.30 a 785.17 a 914.00 859.00 703.00 501.00 122.50 42.50 4759.42
1956 39.50 21.50 180.50 306.00 623.00 932.00 918.00 836.50 787.00 435.50 79.50 6.00 5165.00
1957 59.00 182.00 162.00 289.50 465.50 864.50 987.00 890.50 710.50 395.00 43.00 29.97 a 5078.47
1958 3.00 75.00 77.00 314.00 748.50 930.50 967.00 914.50 730.50 447.00 117.50 37.50 5362.00
1959 37.50 38.00 146.50 390.50 471.50 897.00 976.50 848.00 746.50 441.50 96.50 28.50 5118.50
1960 4.50 7.50 243.00 353.50 572.50 892.00 973.50 928.00 751.00 373.50 151.00 16.50 5266.50
1961 7.00 41.46 b 140.00 367.00 596.00 917.50 988.00 888.50 672.50 395.50 62.50 20.00 5095.96
1962 5.00 92.00 72.50 436.50 553.50 773.00 948.50 989.00 782.50 495.00 223.50 38.00 5409.00
1963 14.00 121.50 154.00 313.50 663.00 750.50 984.50 828.00 740.00 486.50 149.50 6.50 5211.50
1964 0.50 2.50 86.50 263.50 580.50 806.00 966.50 857.50 647.00 476.50 75.00 27.00 4789.00
1965 41.50 52.50 97.50 332.50 503.50 696.50 949.00 906.00 658.00 440.50 207.00 22.00 4906.50
1966 0.00 1.50 209.50 361.00 667.00 848.50 990.50 892.50 701.00 405.00 197.00 48.00 5321.50
1967 29.00 57.50 243.50 300.00 539.00 801.50 936.50 871.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 3778.00
1968 24.00 m 152.50 134.85 a 257.50 529.67 b 0.00 z 731.00 f 0.00 z 515.50 g 455.04 c 91.80 e 0.00 q 1621.36
1969 46.50 e 16.50 h 60.50 i 0.00 z 0.00 z 573.50 g 1057.88 c 1148.00 928.45 a 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 3180.82
1970 44.00 g 83.00 77.50 208.00 625.50 850.86 a 997.50 872.00 656.00 295.00 120.50 31.00 4816.86
1971 57.00 43.00 192.00 264.50 466.50 782.50 1026.00 826.00 723.50 356.50 102.00 27.00 4866.50
1972 8.00 65.50 301.00 311.50 0.00 z 642.50 f 995.50 887.00 701.50 440.00 34.00 4.50 3748.50
1973 5.50 48.50 52.50 224.50 447.50 h 815.00 956.50 947.50 746.50 463.00 165.00 20.00 4444.50
1974 28.50 24.00 230.50 336.00 642.50 983.50 920.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 3165.00
1975 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN 25.53 59.95 168.20 323.96 569.80 828.36 962.32 893.58 721.63 433.25 125.97 27.06 5112.78
S.D. 27.36 43.55 90.34 82.02 82.50 63.94 66.99 75.28 63.49 73.18 63.78 23.40 332.11
SKEW 1.79 0.90 1.99 1.01 0.17 -0.14 -1.23 -0.26 -0.21 0.09 0.20 1.52 -1.02
MAX 132.00 182.00 612.00 650.00 771.50 983.50 1143.00 1148.00 928.45 680.50 277.00 113.00 5822.03
MIN 0.00 0.00 51.00 177.00 402.00 687.50 684.00 619.50 510.00 262.00 11.00 0.00 3998.00
NO YRS 63 62 63 66 63 65 70 67 67 66 64 61 44