BIG BAR RANGER STATION, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.9 56.7 61.8 70.1 79.3 88.7 96.6 95.9 89.5 75.9 56.4 48.6 72.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.2 64.2 69.7 79.6 85.4 96.1 102.9 102.0 99.3 84.6 64.0 54.4 75.3
Year Highest Occurred 1961 1988 1986 1990 1966 1961 1961 1986 1974 1988 1976 1976 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.5 48.6 54.4 57.2 67.5 80.3 88.4 86.0 79.7 68.6 49.3 41.5 69.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1969 1975 1975 1967 1977 1980 1983 1976 1986 1975 1973 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 41.3 45.7 48.9 54.4 61.4 69.3 74.8 74.3 68.7 58.9 47.0 41.0 57.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 47.3 52.4 54.9 61.6 65.7 74.1 78.9 79.1 73.5 64.3 52.3 46.3 59.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1986 1990 1987 1961 1988 1986 1974 1988 1967 1981 1986
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 37.9 41.1 44.7 46.4 54.8 63.7 69.2 70.2 64.5 54.8 41.6 34.5 54.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1975 1975 1967 1977 1980 1983 1976 1986 1989 1985 1972 1971
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 32.8 34.6 36.0 38.6 43.5 49.9 52.9 52.6 47.8 41.8 37.6 33.4 41.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 40.4 43.0 41.0 43.5 46.8 54.6 57.2 56.6 52.0 47.6 42.9 39.9 44.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1978 1990 1987 1986 1985 1977 1976 1979 1981 1981 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.8 29.7 31.3 31.5 40.2 46.1 48.7 48.6 43.1 36.8 31.8 25.9 39.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1969 1968 1965 1962 1963 1989 1961 1989 1961 1990 1971
Mean Precipitation (in.) 6.86 5.34 4.98 1.93 1.03 0.42 0.14 0.53 0.90 2.52 6.27 7.09 38.01
Highest Precipitation (in.) 20.09 16.05 13.72 7.34 6.25 1.91 1.24 3.91 4.38 7.52 16.47 20.40 73.00
Year Highest Occurred 1970 1986 1975 1963 1990 1988 1987 1983 1989 1962 1970 1964 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.53 0.22 0.41 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.06 0.17 18.52
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1988 1988 1985 1982 1981 1989 1988 1988 1978 1980 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 735. 540. 499. 335. 147. 30. 0. 0. 29. 207. 540. 744. 3806.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 17. 35. 159. 308. 291. 140. 18. 0. 0. 968.

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