BROWNS PARK REFUGE, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.9 43.4 50.6 61.5 71.4 82.2 89.3 87.4 77.9 66.1 49.7 39.0 63.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.4 51.4 59.4 69.5 77.5 90.1 94.5 91.1 84.6 73.5 57.0 49.2 66.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1986 1987 1969 1988 1989 1971 1979 1988 1962 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 27.9 32.0 42.8 53.7 65.5 74.9 85.7 79.5 69.3 53.5 42.2 31.2 60.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1989 1969 1968 1975 1967 1973 1968 1965 1969 1979 1983 1984
Mean Temperature (F) 22.5 28.4 35.6 44.8 53.6 62.2 68.5 66.3 57.3 46.5 34.1 24.0 45.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.7 35.3 43.2 50.6 57.6 68.8 72.6 69.8 64.2 52.2 39.2 33.3 48.7
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1986 1986 1990 1969 1988 1989 1983 1990 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 9.8 16.7 27.2 39.2 49.3 57.0 65.6 61.5 50.8 39.1 26.1 16.1 43.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1989 1969 1968 1975 1975 1973 1968 1965 1969 1979 1990 1984
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.1 13.4 20.6 28.0 35.7 42.1 47.7 45.1 36.6 26.9 18.5 8.9 27.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.4 22.2 27.0 32.8 40.4 47.4 52.8 50.7 44.6 33.4 24.2 20.0 31.2
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1986 1986 1990 1981 1988 1985 1983 1981 1972 1965 1977 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -8.4 1.3 11.6 22.7 33.0 37.5 44.3 39.2 30.0 21.7 9.9 -1.4 25.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1989 1969 1984 1975 1980 1980 1974 1971 1976 1979 1990 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.33 0.47 0.70 0.86 0.96 0.79 0.70 0.60 0.93 1.11 0.59 0.51 8.55
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.55 1.82 1.77 2.02 3.15 2.37 2.13 1.63 2.84 3.41 1.58 2.06 13.05
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 1987 1963 1975 1965 1977 1979 1982 1981 1983 1964 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 4.63
Year Lowest Occurred 1968 1974 1977 1987 1969 1980 1968 1985 1979 1988 1976 1976 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 1318. 1025. 911. 606. 353. 138. 14. 50. 250. 574. 927. 1271. 7437.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 54. 123. 90. 19. 0. 0. 0. 286.

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