CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 25.9 30.3 36.5 44.9 57.1 68.3 74.3 72.4 64.4 54.8 39.3 28.4 49.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.0 35.8 42.3 52.6 63.4 74.4 77.9 75.8 71.0 64.9 49.8 40.4 54.8
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1963 1990 1981 1966 1990 1966 1969 1963 1963 1963 1962 1963
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 18.8 24.6 29.5 38.5 50.7 62.2 68.3 67.6 56.9 41.9 31.1 21.5 47.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1974 1965 1970 1983 1975 1975 1968 1986 1969 1979 1978 1984
Mean Temperature (F) 10.1 14.0 21.9 31.4 42.6 51.0 56.7 55.3 47.7 38.6 24.8 13.3 34.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 18.1 20.0 28.8 37.9 47.0 54.0 60.5 58.7 53.0 46.2 31.9 23.1 38.1
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1963 1972 1981 1969 1977 1966 1969 1963 1963 1963 1980 1963
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -1.1 4.4 15.7 25.4 37.8 46.5 53.4 50.5 43.6 30.8 15.2 7.0 31.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1974 1964 1970 1975 1975 1975 1974 1985 1969 1979 1988 1984
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -5.7 -2.3 7.2 17.7 28.0 33.6 39.1 38.1 30.9 22.4 10.2 -1.8 18.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.9 7.7 16.4 24.0 31.5 35.5 43.0 43.0 35.0 28.5 16.4 6.6 21.7
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1972 1990 1969 1981 1966 1963 1963 1972 1965 1977 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -20.9 -15.9 -2.4 11.7 24.5 30.6 34.6 31.9 26.5 16.7 -0.8 -10.3 14.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1974 1987 1984 1975 1979 1987 1974 1987 1975 1979 1979 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.50 2.06 2.34 1.72 1.46 1.20 1.96 1.93 2.03 1.64 2.02 2.63 23.49
Highest Precipitation (in.) 7.12 5.69 4.73 3.39 2.82 3.78 3.66 3.35 5.15 4.89 4.19 6.96 30.77
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1986 1965 1968 1981 1969 1968 1982 1961 1969 1985 1964 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.46 0.35 0.74 0.54 0.14 0.00 0.57 0.66 0.14 0.16 0.61 0.01 15.24
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1977 1969 1981 1974 1980 1972 1975 1979 1973 1976 1976 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1702. 1428. 1336. 1008. 694. 420. 257. 301. 519. 818. 1206. 1603. 11292.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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