ESTES PARK, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.6 40.6 45.1 53.5 62.3 72.6 78.5 76.4 69.1 59.6 46.4 39.2 56.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.8 45.2 52.4 61.9 67.5 77.8 82.5 79.8 74.2 65.5 53.0 49.4 58.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1970 1989 1981 1974 1990 1980 1969 1963 1963 1963 1980 1963
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.7 35.0 36.0 44.7 56.8 65.7 74.5 73.3 62.4 49.2 39.4 29.9 54.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1965 1983 1983 1969 1990 1968 1965 1969 1979 1983 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 27.4 29.0 33.0 40.2 48.3 57.0 62.5 60.5 53.5 44.9 34.7 27.9 43.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 35.6 34.2 40.0 48.0 52.4 61.6 65.4 63.3 57.7 49.2 40.2 37.4 45.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1986 1981 1984 1988 1980 1983 1963 1963 1990 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 18.0 21.2 22.3 32.5 44.4 52.9 59.6 57.4 49.3 37.9 26.7 20.2 41.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1983 1983 1982 1962 1974 1965 1969 1979 1978 1964
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.1 17.3 20.9 26.8 34.2 41.3 46.4 44.7 37.9 30.2 22.9 16.5 29.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.4 24.1 28.1 34.0 40.0 46.4 49.3 48.6 41.2 35.3 29.5 25.3 31.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1986 1981 1987 1981 1984 1982 1963 1967 1990 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.3 5.0 8.5 20.2 31.5 38.4 42.5 39.7 34.1 25.0 14.0 9.0 27.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1983 1979 1982 1962 1974 1974 1976 1979 1978 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.36 0.45 0.86 1.24 1.99 1.71 2.29 2.02 1.35 0.86 0.59 0.51 14.23
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.76 2.08 3.34 3.95 5.43 4.70 5.25 5.79 4.07 3.11 2.14 1.50 21.39
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1989 1983 1971 1982 1969 1990 1976 1961 1969 1973 1987 1961
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.02 0.12 0.10 0.26 0.15 0.49 0.18 0.27 0.05 0.03 0.07 9.34
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1973 1989 1963 1963 1980 1972 1988 1978 1964 1984 1990 1977
Heating Degree Days (F) 1166. 1008. 992. 744. 518. 246. 97. 146. 345. 623. 909. 1150. 7944.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 19. 6. 0. 0. 0. 0. 31.

Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu