SACRAMENTO 5 ESE, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.1 62.2 67.0 73.9 81.6 88.8 93.8 92.5 88.6 79.2 64.2 55.0 75.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 62.1 68.1 73.3 80.8 89.7 94.6 99.6 97.4 94.0 84.8 72.7 62.2 99.6
Year Highest Occurred 1976 1991 1997 1987 1997 1985 1988 1998 1984 1991 1995 1976 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.6 57.6 60.9 67.1 71.8 82.4 89.1 88.4 80.9 72.8 57.8 49.0 49.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1989 1991 1975 1998 1998 1987 1976 1986 1972 1994 1985 1985
Mean Temperature (F) 48.2 53.5 57.1 61.7 67.9 73.6 77.4 76.7 73.8 66.4 55.1 47.7 63.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 52.6 57.6 61.1 65.9 74.5 79.2 81.6 80.7 77.3 70.7 61.6 52.5 81.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1997 1992 1997 1981 1988 1998 1979 1991 1995 1996 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 43.2 48.1 52.7 56.6 61.5 69.1 72.9 73.4 67.2 61.8 49.8 42.6 42.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1989 1991 1975 1977 1980 1987 1980 1986 1984 1994 1985 1985
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 41.3 44.7 47.1 49.5 54.1 58.4 60.9 60.8 59.0 53.6 45.9 40.4 51.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 48.6 49.1 51.8 53.3 59.2 63.8 64.1 63.9 62.1 56.7 50.8 46.5 64.1
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1983 1993 1992 1997 1981 1996 1998 1997 1992 1981 1996 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 36.2 38.5 42.4 46.1 50.1 55.4 56.7 57.5 53.5 49.6 40.5 33.7 33.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1989 1988 1975 1999 1980 1987 1986 1986 1971 2000 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 4.18 3.77 3.15 1.17 0.60 0.18 0.05 0.05 0.37 1.00 2.59 2.76 19.87
Highest Precipitation (in.) 11.75 10.30 8.30 4.36 3.04 0.94 0.90 0.57 3.15 2.69 7.13 6.65 11.75
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1986 1983 1983 1998 1993 1974 1976 1989 1982 1981 1983 1995
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.23 0.19 0.07 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1995 1994 1985 1992 1996 2000 2000 1999 1995 1995 1989 1992
Heating Degree Days (F) 521. 324. 258. 136. 65. 6. 0. 0. 6. 66. 308. 536. 2226.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 11. 37. 154. 263. 382. 361. 270. 110. 9. 0. 1597.

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