MODESTO, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.6 61.9 67.1 73.8 81.6 88.9 94.2 92.4 87.5 78.3 63.7 53.4 74.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.1 67.5 74.4 81.8 86.8 95.6 98.3 97.3 93.8 83.0 68.9 59.5 76.5
Year Highest Occurred 1976 1988 1972 1987 1984 1981 1988 1967 1984 1965 1986 1976 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.9 55.3 61.7 60.6 74.0 82.1 89.3 86.1 82.1 73.5 58.2 45.5 72.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1962 1973 1967 1977 1965 1987 1976 1986 1984 1982 1963 1963
Mean Temperature (F) 45.6 51.6 55.3 60.2 66.6 72.8 77.1 75.9 71.9 64.1 53.2 45.5 61.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 51.5 57.5 60.7 66.0 71.3 79.1 81.1 79.7 77.5 68.3 56.0 51.0 63.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1978 1987 1984 1981 1988 1967 1984 1990 1981 1983 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 41.1 47.5 51.2 50.3 61.3 66.0 72.6 72.0 67.1 60.6 49.4 40.1 59.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1962 1973 1967 1977 1965 1966 1976 1986 1969 1964 1963 1965
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 37.4 41.1 43.4 46.6 51.4 56.7 59.9 59.4 56.1 49.9 42.6 37.4 48.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 44.5 47.8 49.9 52.7 55.7 62.6 64.2 63.1 61.2 55.1 46.7 44.9 51.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1978 1990 1984 1981 1990 1990 1984 1990 1981 1983 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 31.2 36.0 39.2 39.9 47.0 49.8 54.8 56.4 50.3 45.2 37.8 32.2 45.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1962 1964 1962 1967 1965 1965 1966 1963 1964 1966 1961 1976 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.17 1.83 2.12 0.97 0.21 0.07 0.05 0.08 0.28 0.73 1.90 1.69 12.10
Highest Precipitation (in.) 5.66 5.86 6.49 2.97 1.62 0.46 0.69 0.74 2.19 2.43 6.03 3.95 27.39
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1962 1982 1963 1990 1967 1974 1965 1983 1973 1970 1971 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.18 0.05 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 6.39
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1964 1988 1962 1987 1990 1990 1990 1988 1990 1980 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 601. 375. 308. 189. 63. 12. 0. 0. 11. 87. 354. 605. 2605.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 7. 45. 113. 246. 375. 338. 218. 59. 0. 0. 1401.

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