RICHLAND, WASHINGTON

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.0 48.9 58.2 65.9 74.4 82.6 89.4 88.5 79.4 66.8 50.9 41.1 65.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.8 56.4 62.9 71.9 79.0 90.3 98.6 95.1 86.9 71.0 55.5 49.0 69.1
Year Highest Occurred 1967 1967 1986 1977 1985 1961 1985 1967 1967 1965 1962 1966 1967
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 22.6 33.9 52.4 61.0 69.4 76.9 84.2 82.2 73.2 63.0 37.7 27.6 63.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1989 1975 1962 1980 1986 1964 1986 1990 1985 1985 1989
Mean Temperature (F) 33.4 39.5 46.7 53.4 61.1 68.8 74.4 73.5 64.9 53.5 42.3 34.1 53.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 43.0 46.9 50.8 57.5 64.7 74.2 80.1 79.0 70.1 57.8 46.8 40.7 56.0
Year Highest Occurred 1967 1961 1986 1977 1987 1961 1985 1977 1963 1965 1990 1973 1967
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 15.1 25.4 42.2 48.9 56.9 64.1 70.5 69.1 60.3 50.0 30.0 23.5 51.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1984 1971 1986 1969 1983 1969 1985 1985 1985
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.9 30.1 35.1 40.8 47.8 55.0 59.3 58.5 50.4 40.2 33.7 27.1 42.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.5 38.1 40.2 44.0 50.9 59.5 62.5 64.8 54.9 45.2 38.8 34.1 43.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1961 1983 1987 1987 1977 1975 1977 1963 1979 1965 1973 1977
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.5 16.8 30.1 36.7 44.1 50.9 56.7 52.6 45.3 36.1 22.2 17.7 39.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1975 1984 1971 1986 1969 1983 1970 1985 1983 1985
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.90 0.73 0.61 0.46 0.58 0.38 0.14 0.31 0.31 0.44 1.04 1.09 6.99
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.02 2.30 1.59 1.16 2.02 0.89 0.75 1.82 1.04 1.59 2.78 2.83 11.61
Year Highest Occurred 1970 1961 1989 1969 1962 1980 1966 1977 1977 1982 1973 1973 1980
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.13 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.21 3.13
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1967 1964 1977 1966 1976 1973 1988 1990 1987 1976 1976 1967
Heating Degree Days (F) 980. 714. 567. 348. 136. 35. 0. 11. 95. 357. 681. 958. 4882.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 16. 149. 291. 274. 92. 0. 0. 0. 822.

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