OURAY, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.2 39.7 44.5 53.8 63.4 73.7 78.1 76.0 69.6 59.5 45.7 37.7 56.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.6 44.7 54.0 60.9 69.1 79.2 82.4 78.7 76.6 65.9 50.6 46.9 58.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1970 1972 1981 1974 1977 1980 1980 1979 1963 1966 1980 1963
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 27.8 33.4 38.6 46.6 58.4 68.3 74.7 70.5 64.0 49.7 38.0 29.5 54.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1964 1983 1983 1983 1986 1968 1965 1984 1979 1990 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 25.6 28.3 33.2 41.6 50.4 59.2 64.6 63.0 56.4 46.6 34.7 26.8 44.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 31.9 33.3 41.1 46.8 55.2 64.0 67.0 65.9 60.8 53.2 40.0 35.4 46.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1970 1972 1989 1963 1990 1989 1969 1979 1963 1962 1980 1963
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 18.1 21.9 27.9 35.6 46.5 55.4 62.0 58.8 52.5 39.1 26.3 19.7 42.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1964 1983 1983 1983 1986 1968 1961 1984 1979 1990 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.9 16.9 21.9 29.3 37.2 44.7 51.1 49.9 43.2 33.6 23.7 15.9 31.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.2 22.6 29.6 34.0 41.9 49.5 53.8 53.3 47.4 40.4 29.8 23.8 34.2
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1967 1989 1963 1990 1963 1969 1963 1963 1962 1980 1963
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.3 10.4 15.4 24.5 34.4 40.3 48.2 47.0 39.9 28.4 14.6 9.7 29.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1964 1977 1983 1975 1982 1982 1968 1988 1984 1979 1978 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.55 1.74 2.30 1.93 1.79 1.30 2.18 2.37 2.14 2.34 2.08 1.82 23.54
Highest Precipitation (in.) 4.54 3.90 4.91 4.88 3.86 4.23 4.95 5.28 4.84 6.01 5.13 4.21 33.66
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1987 1984 1990 1982 1969 1981 1982 1985 1969 1986 1983 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.49 0.33 0.52 0.58 0.04 0.00 0.51 0.48 0.10 0.28 0.21 0.17 15.41
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1972 1966 1981 1974 1980 1979 1974 1979 1964 1989 1976 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1221. 1028. 986. 702. 453. 189. 54. 81. 262. 570. 909. 1184. 7639.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 15. 41. 19. 0. 0. 0. 0. 75.

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