CAREFREE, ARIZONA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 62.0 65.5 69.7 78.7 87.8 97.9 101.1 99.4 94.0 83.2 70.0 62.3 81.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 69.8 71.9 80.1 87.1 94.7 102.6 104.0 103.6 98.6 90.2 79.8 70.0 104.0
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1972 1989 1997 1974 1995 1995 1979 1999 1999 1980 1995
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.5 58.3 59.4 71.7 81.0 93.1 97.6 95.7 87.2 76.5 62.7 56.8 53.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1983 1977 1991 1986 1990 1985 1972 2000 1987 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 51.6 54.6 58.2 65.5 74.1 83.9 88.4 87.0 81.9 71.4 58.9 51.9 69.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 56.7 60.4 66.9 73.2 81.1 87.9 90.4 90.9 85.7 76.5 67.4 57.6 90.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1972 1989 1997 1974 1989 1995 1997 1999 1999 1980 1995
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 45.6 49.3 50.3 58.2 67.9 79.7 85.2 84.1 75.3 66.1 52.5 46.9 45.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1977 1982 1986 1990 1985 1971 2000 1974 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 41.1 43.6 46.7 52.3 60.3 69.8 75.6 74.6 69.7 59.6 47.7 41.4 56.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 46.1 49.9 53.8 59.3 67.5 74.0 77.9 78.7 74.2 64.6 54.9 45.4 78.7
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1995 1972 1989 1997 1994 1998 1994 1997 1988 1999 1977 1994
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.4 38.5 40.8 42.6 54.9 65.3 72.7 70.0 63.4 54.5 42.2 35.6 34.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1975 1974 1977 1975 1977 1983 1986 1974 1985 1971 2000 1974 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.70 1.56 2.01 0.51 0.16 0.14 1.16 1.50 0.90 1.29 1.00 1.35 13.28
Highest Precipitation (in.) 9.37 6.22 5.20 3.36 1.28 1.55 3.60 4.74 3.54 7.90 3.66 4.98 9.37
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1998 1978 1988 1982 1972 1990 1992 1984 1972 1978 1984 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1997 1997 1996 2000 1998 1993 1994 1988 1999 1999 1999 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 417. 299. 256. 109. 17. 0. 0. 0. 0. 31. 222. 409. 1760.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 6. 44. 123. 298. 565. 725. 682. 506. 228. 38. 2. 3217.

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