OAK CREEK CANYON, ARIZONA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 51.2 54.8 59.2 67.7 76.5 86.6 89.5 86.9 81.8 72.4 60.2 51.8 69.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 60.1 61.3 72.8 78.1 84.7 93.2 94.9 91.9 92.9 82.5 66.5 60.6 73.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1972 1989 1984 1974 1979 1962 1979 1979 1980 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.9 48.7 47.8 59.2 70.7 78.7 85.7 83.0 75.4 64.4 51.9 44.1 67.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1973 1975 1965 1965 1986 1968 1986 1972 1972 1967 1965
Mean Temperature (F) 39.3 42.0 45.7 52.5 60.5 69.5 74.3 72.3 66.8 57.4 47.2 40.1 55.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 46.8 47.0 55.3 60.3 66.9 74.9 76.9 75.9 70.6 62.6 50.5 47.5 57.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1972 1989 1984 1974 1963 1969 1979 1988 1980 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 31.5 35.6 38.3 46.1 56.0 63.1 71.3 69.3 62.6 51.9 42.2 33.6 54.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1973 1975 1977 1965 1987 1968 1986 1984 1972 1967 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.3 29.1 32.1 37.2 44.5 52.3 59.2 57.7 51.8 42.3 34.0 28.3 41.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.6 33.8 37.8 42.4 49.0 56.6 61.1 60.9 56.1 47.2 38.1 34.3 43.1
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1968 1972 1989 1984 1974 1964 1969 1983 1988 1965 1980 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.1 22.5 26.8 32.9 39.2 46.8 54.7 52.8 44.9 30.6 25.3 23.1 38.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1969 1975 1980 1982 1987 1980 1978 1978 1979 1967 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.81 2.86 3.35 1.99 0.91 0.48 2.44 2.61 2.37 2.02 2.53 3.00 27.37
Highest Precipitation (in.) 10.55 13.94 11.97 8.08 3.32 2.11 5.17 7.28 6.48 14.74 8.46 10.68 54.85
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1980 1978 1965 1979 1972 1975 1963 1965 1972 1965 1966 1978
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 0.53 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.11 12.85
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1972 1972 1989 1974 1982 1963 1975 1973 1973 1989 1985 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 797. 644. 598. 383. 166. 25. 0. 0. 40. 255. 534. 772. 4214.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 8. 26. 160. 288. 226. 94. 19. 0. 0. 821.

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