PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

Monthly Total Growing Degree Days

(046635)

Base Temperature = 50 F

File last updated on Apr 4, 2013
*** Note *** Provisional Data *** After Year/Month 201303
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
1906 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
1907 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
1908 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
1909 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
1910 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
1911 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
1912 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
1913 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
1914 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
1915 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
1916 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
1917 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 1368.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 1368.50
1918 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
1919 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
1920 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
1921 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
1922 0.00 z 0.00 z 281.00 400.00 832.50 1056.50 1241.00 1213.00 1126.50 737.00 279.00 250.00 7416.50
1923 257.50 300.00 399.50 507.50 869.50 832.50 1180.50 1155.50 980.50 711.00 427.00 167.50 7788.50
1924 181.50 417.91 a 282.00 513.33 c 890.70 c 1161.67 c 1197.50 1197.00 1061.11 c 463.00 j 485.00 179.50 7567.22
1925 198.92 a 362.00 500.00 616.50 874.00 999.50 1315.00 1159.00 952.00 609.00 347.50 293.50 8226.92
1926 198.92 a 362.00 525.00 606.50 795.00 1102.00 1237.00 1212.50 962.50 816.50 515.50 112.50 8445.92
1927 185.00 254.00 264.00 522.00 773.00 956.00 1234.50 1166.50 925.50 796.50 460.00 99.50 7636.50
1928 262.00 251.50 475.00 587.50 862.00 1010.50 1240.50 1216.00 1080.00 745.50 428.50 186.50 8345.50
1929 110.50 161.50 391.50 452.50 858.00 1016.00 1272.00 1326.50 978.50 867.00 410.50 363.00 8207.50
1930 130.50 398.00 453.50 698.00 616.00 1009.50 1237.50 1173.00 863.00 703.00 472.00 175.00 7929.00
1931 227.00 228.08 d 429.50 f 705.50 919.50 959.50 1402.00 1253.50 971.00 714.00 303.10 a 70.00 7753.19
1932 67.00 219.00 481.50 565.50 757.00 974.46 b 1202.50 1207.50 1065.00 702.00 562.50 131.50 7935.46
1933 101.50 133.50 430.50 475.50 636.00 983.50 1332.00 1212.50 999.00 932.50 572.50 201.50 8010.50
1934 306.00 356.00 751.00 771.00 952.50 886.50 862.50 j 1260.00 730.00 g 830.00 488.50 252.50 6854.00
1935 182.50 269.63 a 279.50 548.50 676.00 1064.50 1158.48 d 1207.34 c 1087.00 661.00 309.50 197.50 7641.45
1936 193.00 0.00 z 412.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 1219.52 c 1188.50 1023.00 733.50 395.00 160.00 5324.52
1937 1.00 198.00 414.00 591.00 829.00 1016.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 778.00 i 1036.00 514.14 a 301.98 b 4901.62
1938 269.50 156.80 c 297.60 a 578.28 a 765.50 970.00 c 1294.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 256.50 4588.68
1939 147.50 74.50 382.50 652.00 803.50 767.00 f 0.00 z 0.00 z 909.00 456.50 l 0.00 z 321.88 a 3290.88
1940 229.00 152.00 g 512.05 c 609.83 a 922.77 a 1107.50 1193.50 a 1238.93 b 921.50 713.00 b 307.50 151.00 v 7755.58
1941 174.93 c 187.00 g 359.08 a 410.36 b 843.72 a 888.00 1209.53 b 1062.27 a 807.50 541.00 365.89 b 150.00 6812.28
1942 188.00 124.00 283.50 456.50 702.00 957.93 a 1324.22 a 1207.50 926.00 693.00 420.00 226.30 a 7508.95
1943 164.00 162.50 i 449.00 616.00 842.00 865.00 710.50 m 1169.50 1048.00 682.50 396.00 146.00 6378.00
1944 132.50 110.00 339.00 328.00 i 721.27 a 793.00 0.00 z 1184.00 984.50 754.50 278.00 195.00 5491.77
1945 176.50 126.50 k 275.50 253.00 q 768.50 928.50 1287.00 1204.50 1013.00 806.00 e 351.21 a 104.50 6915.21
1946 146.00 172.50 349.50 668.50 737.50 1047.00 1208.00 1215.50 772.50 g 557.00 209.50 209.50 6520.50
1947 137.00 322.50 412.00 583.00 845.50 753.50 g 1247.50 1077.00 1092.22 c 741.00 273.50 140.50 6871.72
1948 281.00 201.00 258.00 651.00 865.00 1154.00 1196.50 1209.00 1093.50 764.50 384.50 85.00 8143.00
1949 7.00 115.00 333.54 d 692.50 799.00 1073.00 1244.50 1255.50 e 1162.20 e 693.00 618.50 177.50 8171.24
1950 123.50 356.00 456.00 726.00 779.50 1004.40 e 1285.50 1273.00 962.50 905.50 562.24 a 299.15 a 8733.29
1951 98.50 228.50 434.00 591.00 866.00 980.00 1316.50 1216.00 1073.50 738.00 312.00 85.00 7939.00
1952 55.50 193.87 b 193.50 548.50 905.50 852.41 a 1241.03 a 1270.48 a 1084.50 890.73 a 274.44 c 122.89 c 7633.37
1953 270.00 197.00 0.00 z 488.28 a 614.83 a 900.50 1297.50 1174.50 1032.50 715.00 409.66 a 162.50 7262.26
1954 122.45 a 422.50 302.77 a 658.00 820.00 966.50 1298.50 1097.83 b 1010.50 759.50 a 440.00 145.00 8043.54
1955 62.00 131.83 d 355.50 470.00 723.50 922.50 1136.15 a 1258.00 1022.07 a 785.00 318.00 195.00 7379.55
1956 212.19 b 108.50 441.50 542.59 a 796.00 1055.50 1215.00 814.50 g 1065.50 647.00 386.50 203.50 6673.78
1957 118.50 379.50 436.50 560.00 717.50 1156.50 1303.55 a 1217.50 992.59 a 633.50 184.50 i 219.07 a 7734.70
1958 206.50 279.50 230.00 554.00 918.50 685.00 i 1194.50 1293.06 e 1108.50 895.50 0.00 z 90.50 p 6680.06
1959 239.73 a 154.00 542.50 726.50 755.50 1122.50 1405.00 1213.50 928.50 777.00 422.00 175.00 8461.73
1960 80.00 190.50 529.50 664.50 828.50 1158.00 1324.50 1238.45 a 1095.50 740.50 359.00 190.00 8398.95
1961 271.00 324.50 405.00 474.50 h 739.50 1137.00 1306.50 1281.00 941.50 743.00 309.81 d 166.00 7624.81
1962 254.50 208.00 266.00 747.00 713.00 b 1014.50 1214.50 1285.50 1077.50 772.50 464.00 244.00 8261.00
1963 123.47 b 335.00 g 273.50 m 507.00 839.50 949.50 1252.00 1231.00 1112.00 831.50 285.00 m 205.50 7051.47
1964 41.00 m 106.00 k 338.42 a 529.00 775.00 a 707.50 g 0.00 z 1279.50 976.50 891.00 272.00 215.50 5276.92
1965 264.00 291.00 345.00 544.00 799.00 880.50 637.50 o 1263.25 a 916.50 915.50 436.00 145.00 6799.75
1966 129.00 165.00 501.00 728.50 914.50 1056.00 1270.50 1306.50 1062.00 757.50 434.00 207.50 8532.00
1967 170.50 335.50 426.00 320.00 823.00 918.50 1375.50 1373.50 1026.50 836.50 485.00 114.50 8205.00
1968 167.50 437.00 484.00 608.50 843.50 1063.50 1250.50 1138.50 1023.50 738.00 425.50 85.50 8265.50
1969 237.00 149.50 411.50 593.00 886.50 917.00 1299.00 1400.00 1141.00 504.00 i 449.50 209.00 7693.00
1970 186.50 378.50 432.28 d 490.20 e 879.50 1080.54 b 1344.50 1334.50 999.00 698.50 419.50 148.50 8392.01
1971 293.00 299.00 490.00 553.00 716.50 988.00 1299.00 1295.50 1063.50 623.00 368.00 81.50 8070.00
1972 163.50 410.00 705.00 649.00 870.00 1086.00 1370.50 1238.00 976.00 618.50 297.50 150.50 8534.50
1973 115.22 a 242.00 271.50 568.50 945.00 1157.00 1295.00 1235.50 955.50 779.00 351.50 224.50 8140.22
1974 173.00 269.00 461.50 636.00 872.50 1198.00 1272.00 1263.00 1169.00 811.00 448.00 190.50 8763.50
1975 224.50 260.50 373.00 405.50 850.50 1062.00 1308.00 1273.00 1159.00 763.00 446.00 291.00 8416.00
1976 343.00 333.00 428.50 505.00 954.59 b 1056.00 1282.22 b 1114.00 940.00 747.00 495.50 217.50 8416.31
1977 211.00 412.50 316.00 687.50 673.50 1126.00 1321.00 1263.50 1008.50 841.00 458.00 290.00 8608.50
1978 154.00 243.00 458.50 484.50 879.00 1114.50 1312.50 1216.00 1022.00 888.50 331.50 67.50 8171.50
1979 59.00 210.50 407.00 625.00 851.50 1136.50 1275.50 1160.50 1160.00 836.50 364.50 297.50 8384.00
1980 294.00 343.50 382.00 634.50 733.50 1040.00 1366.00 1240.50 1083.50 844.75 a 478.50 413.50 8854.25
1981 358.50 370.22 a 431.50 723.00 896.50 1259.00 1340.00 1371.50 1115.00 699.05 a 495.50 307.00 9366.77
1982 163.00 351.00 396.50 616.00 856.00 931.50 1243.50 1271.50 986.50 753.50 327.00 137.00 8033.00
1983 275.00 268.00 399.50 476.00 897.50 1003.00 1258.50 1189.00 1110.00 801.50 370.50 222.00 8270.50
1984 308.50 321.00 560.50 633.00 1066.00 1080.00 1320.50 1304.00 0.00 z 710.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 7303.50
1985 159.00 264.50 402.00 772.50 889.00 1184.00 1377.00 1281.50 907.50 791.00 317.00 263.00 8608.00
1986 410.50 368.00 598.50 656.50 956.50 1206.50 1238.00 1363.00 890.00 749.00 502.00 268.00 9206.50
1987 208.50 323.00 448.50 838.00 945.50 1150.50 1170.00 1281.00 1081.00 904.00 405.00 114.50 8869.50
1988 168.50 364.50 519.50 631.00 943.00 1064.00 1335.00 1269.50 1082.50 962.00 440.00 243.50 9023.00
1989 170.00 319.00 626.50 866.50 957.50 1132.50 1392.00 1221.00 1089.00 801.50 513.50 267.00 9356.00
1990 187.50 251.50 537.50 739.00 854.00 1169.00 1348.50 1210.00 1105.50 845.00 494.00 140.00 8881.50
1991 228.00 469.50 296.50 640.50 846.50 997.50 1267.00 1259.50 1117.50 965.50 466.50 205.50 8760.00
1992 256.00 353.00 427.50 793.50 990.00 0.00 z 1292.50 1331.00 1165.00 878.50 390.50 97.00 7974.50
1993 154.50 229.50 587.00 756.50 954.00 1117.00 1175.50 1241.00 1082.00 841.50 356.50 231.50 8726.50
1994 345.50 202.50 575.00 711.50 823.00 1236.50 1339.50 1397.00 1138.00 788.00 213.00 173.50 8943.00
1995 163.50 437.50 450.50 599.50 743.50 1058.00 1321.50 1421.00 1190.50 879.00 602.50 308.00 9175.00
1996 309.50 419.00 558.00 776.50 997.00 1163.50 1412.00 1381.00 1064.00 821.50 483.00 247.50 9632.50
1997 269.00 337.08 b 666.50 688.50 1115.00 1081.00 1248.50 1355.50 1146.00 756.50 483.00 171.50 9318.08
1998 243.00 196.50 422.00 553.00 694.50 957.50 1378.50 1433.00 1071.00 767.50 457.50 220.00 8394.00
1999 319.62 b 278.17 e 320.00 f 503.89 c 863.50 1065.00 b 1272.60 b 1276.37 e 1134.83 a 950.31 b 537.50 285.00 8486.79
2000 363.22 a 301.71 c 498.38 e 605.50 h 1062.55 b 1156.80 e 1311.30 a 1346.00 1099.66 a 749.50 301.03 a 320.50 8510.65
2001 188.58 a 224.00 a 547.50 633.21 b 1125.82 a 1232.07 a 1296.63 e 1375.00 1191.00 936.50 558.50 151.68 c 9460.50
2002 242.50 376.00 473.50 720.00 918.00 1209.00 1384.50 1295.50 1183.00 784.00 570.50 230.50 9387.00
2003 508.00 282.80 c 546.00 572.50 922.50 1125.00 1427.50 1370.50 1242.00 1065.00 342.00 226.00 9629.80
2004 261.00 212.50 764.00 742.50 984.50 1135.50 1359.50 1307.50 1084.50 746.50 321.00 219.50 9138.50
2005 226.50 255.50 323.50 i 638.00 977.00 1055.77 d 1395.00 1330.50 1050.00 827.00 527.00 320.00 8602.27
2006 263.50 417.08 d 0.00 z 531.50 741.50 f 1228.50 1463.50 1264.50 1083.00 781.00 543.00 204.50 7780.08
2007 196.00 341.50 588.48 a 707.50 943.50 1135.00 1352.00 1329.50 1066.50 836.40 e 592.00 118.50 9206.89
2008 148.00 306.00 548.50 689.00 854.00 1219.00 1358.00 1329.00 892.50 h 907.00 594.00 187.50 8140.00
2009 380.50 253.00 498.50 637.00 1090.50 989.50 1437.50 1304.77 c 0.00 z 0.00 z 354.50 j 125.50 h 6591.27
2010 136.00 k 290.50 319.00 j 451.50 f 548.00 j 641.50 l 1324.06 e 1022.50 g 845.50 h 422.00 n 256.50 l 214.50 i 1614.56
2011 113.00 p 120.00 l 229.00 o 533.50 g 464.50 m 593.00 m 1026.00 g 1352.52 d 768.00 j 580.50 l 249.00 l 89.00 m 1352.52
2012 261.00 h 224.00 j 356.00 g 613.50 f 700.00 j 924.50 f 903.00 i 1104.00 g 929.00 g 868.00 527.00 222.00 1617.00
2013 212.00 266.50 658.50 19.00 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 1137.00
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN 204.20 277.95 439.06 610.48 851.26 1051.89 1292.97 1257.41 1045.64 787.25 421.02 200.22 8499.66
S.D. 88.37 92.54 118.23 106.17 106.95 105.90 70.40 76.96 85.88 98.74 96.54 71.76 559.06
SKEW 0.45 -0.08 0.42 -0.09 0.16 -0.19 0.07 -0.01 -0.28 0.19 -0.02 0.33 0.23
MAX 508.00 469.50 764.00 866.50 1125.82 1259.00 1463.50 1433.00 1242.00 1065.00 618.50 413.50 9632.50
MIN 1.00 74.50 193.50 320.00 614.83 793.00 1136.15 1062.27 807.50 541.00 209.50 67.50 7379.55
NO YRS 87 82 83 83 86 82 83 85 81 84 82 85 56