PETRIFIED FOREST NP, ARIZONA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.2 54.2 61.0 69.8 78.8 89.3 92.4 89.2 82.9 72.2 59.1 48.4 70.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.5 60.1 70.8 78.5 85.9 95.0 95.8 92.6 87.2 77.7 65.3 56.5 73.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1972 1972 1989 1984 1974 1971 1962 1979 1964 1981 1977 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 35.8 48.7 53.6 63.1 73.8 83.7 89.7 84.2 80.2 63.8 52.8 38.9 68.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1968 1966 1973 1975 1979 1965 1986 1968 1985 1984 1972 1967 1975
Mean Temperature (F) 33.7 39.1 44.8 52.4 60.8 70.5 76.2 73.9 67.3 56.0 44.0 34.8 54.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 40.1 43.0 51.0 59.3 66.0 75.0 78.6 77.2 71.0 61.0 48.2 41.2 56.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1989 1989 1984 1974 1963 1969 1979 1963 1966 1977 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 25.3 34.0 40.0 46.4 57.1 66.6 73.9 70.0 63.8 51.1 39.1 27.2 52.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1968 1964 1969 1970 1975 1965 1986 1968 1985 1984 1979 1967 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.1 24.0 28.6 34.8 42.7 51.7 60.1 58.5 51.7 39.8 28.9 21.1 38.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.1 30.2 34.2 40.0 46.8 55.8 62.3 61.9 56.1 45.6 33.9 27.8 39.9
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1968 1978 1989 1966 1981 1967 1969 1963 1972 1965 1983 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.8 16.7 23.7 28.4 38.1 48.5 57.0 55.0 47.3 33.9 22.3 14.9 36.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1968 1964 1969 1970 1971 1970 1987 1978 1985 1982 1976 1976 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.51 0.50 0.67 0.40 0.43 0.30 1.41 1.58 1.38 1.08 0.64 0.69 9.59
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.64 1.78 1.62 2.18 1.84 1.95 3.37 3.91 3.45 3.95 2.09 1.79 14.41
Year Highest Occurred 1977 1980 1978 1988 1979 1988 1986 1968 1984 1972 1978 1986 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.51 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.76
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1984 1988 1989 1989 1990 1979 1985 1973 1975 1989 1981 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 970. 725. 626. 382. 156. 12. 0. 0. 27. 288. 630. 936. 4752.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 26. 177. 347. 276. 96. 9. 0. 0. 931.

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