YUMA PROVING GROUND, ARIZONA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 68.6 73.6 78.6 85.9 93.5 103.4 106.6 105.4 100.5 89.7 76.7 68.1 87.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 74.5 80.3 87.5 94.2 100.7 108.2 109.5 109.6 106.4 95.9 85.1 75.7 109.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1972 1989 1997 1978 1980 1995 1979 1999 1995 1980 1995
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.7 67.3 70.5 76.8 86.4 98.3 102.6 102.1 93.3 81.4 70.6 62.4 59.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1977 1998 1984 1971 1985 1972 1994 1992 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 56.0 60.3 65.0 71.4 78.7 87.8 93.1 92.6 87.0 75.6 62.8 55.3 73.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 60.3 66.0 70.8 79.0 86.3 92.4 96.7 97.6 92.4 81.7 69.7 60.2 97.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 1997 1994 1996 1995 1995 1988 1995 1980 1995
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 50.7 56.8 58.8 63.3 71.9 83.6 90.4 88.4 80.2 69.0 57.9 50.9 50.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1975 1973 1975 1977 1982 1976 1979 1985 1971 1972 1971 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 43.3 47.0 51.3 56.9 63.9 72.2 79.6 79.8 73.4 61.5 48.8 42.4 60.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 48.1 52.7 55.7 63.7 71.8 77.3 84.4 85.5 79.7 68.2 54.3 47.4 85.5
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1995 1978 1989 1997 1994 1996 1995 1995 1988 1995 1983 1995
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 35.1 42.1 45.0 49.8 57.3 68.0 76.2 73.5 67.0 55.1 44.1 37.5 35.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1975 1977 1975 1977 1975 1987 1979 1985 1971 1972 1974 1972
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.46 0.41 0.36 0.16 0.04 0.06 0.25 0.63 0.45 0.33 0.23 0.42 3.80
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.26 1.98 2.50 1.10 0.26 1.31 1.39 2.64 2.63 3.78 1.57 2.43 3.78
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1998 1992 1999 1979 1972 1984 1983 1976 1972 1985 1997 1972
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 1989 1999 2000 2000 1998 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 2000 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 287. 153. 107. 37. 6. 0. 0. 0. 0. 13. 130. 308. 1041.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 7. 22. 106. 229. 432. 684. 871. 854. 659. 341. 62. 6. 4273.

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