CAPITOL REEF NATL PARK, UTAH

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 40.2 47.8 56.5 66.0 76.2 86.8 92.1 89.2 81.1 68.7 53.3 41.9 66.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.5 54.7 66.9 74.4 83.1 92.9 95.9 93.2 89.1 75.1 58.7 52.8 69.7
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1972 1989 1984 1974 1979 1969 1979 1979 1962 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 30.4 39.6 48.7 58.4 69.6 79.6 87.3 83.4 71.7 60.5 47.0 34.7 64.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1964 1975 1965 1965 1965 1968 1961 1969 1972 1978 1965
Mean Temperature (F) 29.1 36.3 43.8 52.3 61.7 71.7 77.6 75.4 67.1 55.8 41.9 31.4 53.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 38.8 41.3 52.9 60.0 67.9 76.5 80.0 79.3 73.3 62.0 46.5 40.8 56.0
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1970 1972 1989 1984 1974 1988 1969 1979 1988 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 20.6 28.8 37.3 45.0 56.4 65.6 73.6 70.4 58.9 48.8 36.0 24.5 52.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1979 1964 1975 1965 1965 1965 1968 1961 1969 1979 1990 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.0 24.6 31.1 38.5 47.2 56.5 63.1 61.5 53.1 42.9 30.4 20.8 40.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.1 29.9 39.3 45.5 52.7 62.0 66.6 65.3 57.8 50.0 35.9 28.7 42.8
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1968 1986 1989 1984 1986 1988 1969 1990 1988 1965 1980 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.7 17.0 25.5 31.6 43.0 51.5 59.9 57.4 46.0 37.1 23.9 13.4 38.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1974 1977 1975 1971 1965 1965 1968 1961 1982 1979 1990 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.32 0.31 0.60 0.55 0.66 0.42 1.05 1.14 0.84 0.70 0.52 0.31 7.42
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.76 1.13 2.25 2.84 2.23 2.29 2.81 3.28 3.00 2.90 2.84 1.49 13.04
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1975 1981 1965 1965 1969 1985 1982 1980 1972 1978 1965 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.72
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1974 1972 1984 1974 1978 1979 1978 1979 1979 1976 1989 1973
Heating Degree Days (F) 1113. 804. 657. 391. 150. 22. 0. 0. 58. 307. 693. 1042. 5237.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 10. 48. 223. 391. 322. 121. 22. 0. 0. 1137.

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