MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.8 61.4 61.9 64.1 64.6 66.9 68.1 69.5 71.4 69.9 64.2 59.7 65.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.1 66.0 66.4 69.7 73.1 71.4 72.5 73.5 79.6 74.3 69.5 65.7 79.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1988 1997 1996 1997 1981 1995 1993 1984 1992 1995 1980 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.7 57.3 57.6 57.8 59.6 63.1 64.4 65.6 66.9 65.7 59.1 53.6 53.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1989 1973 1975 1971 1975 1994 1980 1975 2000 1973 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 51.6 53.1 53.8 55.4 56.6 58.7 60.2 61.4 62.3 60.4 55.5 51.5 56.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 55.8 56.1 57.4 59.8 62.3 61.3 63.7 64.6 68.0 64.2 59.5 55.5 68.0
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1992 1978 1992 1997 1981 1995 1983 1984 1983 1995 1980 1984
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 48.1 48.2 50.0 50.6 52.8 55.8 57.4 58.1 59.4 56.0 51.2 46.6 46.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1989 1999 1975 1999 1999 1971 1973 1975 1971 1994 1971 1971
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 43.4 44.7 45.7 46.6 48.5 50.4 52.3 53.2 53.1 50.9 46.7 43.2 48.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 48.5 48.4 50.6 50.0 51.7 53.2 55.1 56.2 57.9 55.3 50.7 47.5 57.9
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1996 1978 1992 1992 1992 1992 1997 1983 1983 1997 1983 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 39.2 39.2 42.2 43.4 45.6 48.0 49.6 50.6 51.0 46.0 42.3 37.5 37.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1989 1999 1975 1999 1991 1989 1973 1996 1971 1994 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 4.19 3.75 3.53 1.48 0.50 0.20 0.09 0.11 0.28 1.06 2.43 2.73 20.35
Highest Precipitation (in.) 10.61 14.26 9.61 5.43 2.67 1.40 0.73 0.97 1.45 4.37 7.48 8.01 14.26
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1983 1978 1998 1995 1980 1976 1982 2000 1997 1996 1998
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.11 0.21 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.12 0.16 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1997 1972 1992 1992 1987 1989 1985 1995 1978 1980 1999 1987
Heating Degree Days (F) 416. 335. 333. 290. 266. 193. 156. 123. 113. 157. 290. 420. 3092.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 4. 6. 8. 10. 30. 14. 2. 0. 74.

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