BALCH POWER HOUSE, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.8 58.5 62.8 69.4 77.3 86.1 93.3 92.9 87.6 77.2 60.4 52.4 72.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.5 64.2 71.3 78.1 84.2 92.1 97.5 97.8 92.2 83.5 67.0 58.1 75.1
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1972 1987 1966 1981 1988 1967 1979 1990 1967 1962 1966
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.9 52.2 55.7 57.5 68.6 75.1 86.0 87.2 78.5 69.6 55.0 45.3 69.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1969 1973 1967 1977 1983 1983 1976 1986 1984 1982 1971 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 45.1 49.2 52.5 57.7 64.9 73.0 80.2 80.2 74.6 65.4 52.2 45.2 61.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 51.3 54.9 59.1 65.3 71.3 78.4 84.5 85.6 78.7 71.0 58.9 50.1 64.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1972 1966 1966 1961 1970 1967 1984 1964 1967 1962 1966
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 41.5 45.0 47.0 48.9 57.6 64.4 72.7 74.6 67.5 59.7 47.7 39.9 59.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1969 1973 1967 1977 1983 1983 1976 1986 1984 1982 1971 1983
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 37.4 39.9 42.1 46.0 52.4 59.9 67.1 67.4 61.5 53.6 43.9 38.0 50.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 44.3 45.7 46.8 52.6 58.4 64.9 71.6 73.3 66.4 58.5 50.8 42.2 53.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1972 1966 1966 1985 1970 1967 1984 1964 1967 1977 1966
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.7 36.3 37.1 40.2 46.6 53.6 59.3 62.0 49.5 47.6 39.7 33.4 47.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1990 1977 1975 1977 1983 1983 1976 1975 1975 1978 1978 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 5.90 5.06 4.78 2.90 0.88 0.29 0.04 0.07 0.86 1.41 3.81 4.42 30.42
Highest Precipitation (in.) 23.56 16.74 11.12 11.23 3.64 1.90 0.24 0.32 5.21 4.19 9.10 15.14 56.56
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1986 1983 1967 1971 1969 1984 1988 1982 1975 1983 1966 1982
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.00 16.37
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1964 1972 1977 1985 1990 1990 1990 1987 1988 1962 1989 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 617. 442. 388. 264. 106. 30. 0. 0. 10. 98. 384. 614. 2953.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 45. 103. 270. 471. 471. 298. 110. 0. 0. 1768.

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