SOUTH PHOENIX, ARIZONA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 66.5 71.7 77.0 84.8 92.1 100.6 102.3 101.0 96.8 86.6 73.8 66.1 84.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 73.1 77.1 86.5 91.6 100.2 104.1 105.7 103.7 101.7 93.6 79.8 73.6 105.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1972 1989 1984 1996 1983 1996 1979 1999 1999 1980 1983
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.7 64.0 67.6 77.9 87.5 96.2 99.3 97.8 91.5 80.2 65.1 60.9 59.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1971 1991 1976 1990 1985 2000 2000 1987 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 52.8 57.0 61.4 67.7 75.0 83.3 88.2 87.3 81.9 71.2 59.1 52.5 69.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 57.6 61.8 67.9 73.6 81.4 86.5 90.7 90.3 87.4 76.5 64.3 57.8 90.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 1997 1996 1996 1998 1983 1988 1995 1980 1996
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 48.2 52.8 55.4 60.5 70.5 79.5 85.3 83.8 76.5 67.5 52.6 48.3 48.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1977 1982 1986 1979 1985 1984 2000 1974 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 39.1 42.2 45.7 50.5 57.9 65.9 74.0 73.6 67.0 55.7 44.4 38.8 54.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 45.5 47.1 49.8 55.6 65.2 71.4 77.1 77.8 73.7 61.8 49.5 43.3 77.8
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1995 1978 1989 1997 2000 1977 1998 1983 1988 1995 1977 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.9 36.9 41.1 43.0 52.8 60.7 69.7 67.0 58.0 49.6 40.1 35.2 33.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1974 1975 1975 1975 1975 1987 1979 1973 1982 2000 1974 1972
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.92 0.93 1.25 0.29 0.20 0.09 0.90 1.01 0.82 0.85 0.76 0.93 8.95
Highest Precipitation (in.) 5.05 4.34 3.23 1.45 1.43 1.87 3.83 4.47 3.36 4.51 3.36 3.27 5.05
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1998 1983 1999 1976 1972 1984 1990 1983 1972 1993 1994 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 2000 1997 2000 2000 1999 1995 1994 2000 1999 1999 2000 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 377. 232. 160. 61. 9. 0. 0. 0. 0. 23. 202. 389. 1453.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 6. 48. 140. 319. 547. 717. 692. 506. 213. 25. 0. 3213.

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