SANTA RITA EXP RANGE, ARIZONA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.3 62.9 66.2 74.2 82.3 92.2 91.0 87.7 84.9 77.8 67.1 60.2 75.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 65.9 69.1 75.2 81.1 87.4 99.0 96.6 94.0 89.8 83.6 72.0 68.5 78.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1981 1972 1989 1984 1980 1979 1980 1979 1979 1981 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.3 55.8 58.5 65.6 78.0 86.7 86.4 82.2 79.7 70.4 61.0 54.9 72.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1966 1973 1983 1987 1965 1990 1963 1964 1984 1961 1971 1964
Mean Temperature (F) 47.1 50.0 53.1 60.3 68.5 77.8 78.4 75.8 72.8 65.4 54.2 47.9 62.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 53.9 55.5 62.0 68.3 73.9 82.5 82.2 80.7 76.4 70.4 59.2 53.0 65.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1981 1972 1989 1984 1974 1989 1962 1989 1965 1965 1981 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 42.6 43.7 46.0 52.7 63.3 72.2 74.7 72.3 69.0 59.2 48.6 41.8 60.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1973 1983 1977 1965 1976 1968 1976 1971 1972 1971 1983
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.8 37.0 40.0 46.3 54.6 63.3 65.9 63.8 60.6 53.0 41.3 35.5 49.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 41.9 42.7 48.8 55.4 60.4 68.3 70.0 68.6 64.6 59.1 48.6 39.4 53.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1972 1989 1984 1990 1989 1962 1989 1987 1965 1981 1989
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 30.1 31.1 31.2 39.6 46.8 57.7 61.5 59.7 54.6 46.0 33.9 28.6 47.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1964 1977 1977 1977 1965 1976 1968 1976 1976 1972 1971 1976
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.65 1.40 1.43 0.60 0.21 0.64 5.25 4.15 2.69 1.86 1.26 2.20 23.34
Highest Precipitation (in.) 4.53 3.94 5.21 2.87 1.40 3.30 11.15 8.07 8.31 5.64 4.36 9.13 39.63
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1980 1973 1988 1987 1990 1990 1961 1983 1972 1978 1965 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.43 0.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.55
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1984 1984 1989 1988 1983 1989 1973 1968 1982 1980 1981 1962
Heating Degree Days (F) 555. 420. 382. 188. 30. 0. 0. 0. 0. 90. 330. 530. 2525.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 14. 47. 139. 384. 415. 335. 234. 103. 6. 0. 1677.

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