FORT ROSS, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 56.7 58.3 59.1 60.6 62.6 65.2 66.0 67.2 67.7 65.9 61.2 57.3 62.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 60.0 61.2 63.2 65.8 67.7 69.5 69.7 71.4 73.9 69.4 66.3 60.8 73.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1987 1978 1987 1997 1993 1983 1997 1997 1995 1990 2000 1997
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.3 53.7 54.7 53.6 57.8 59.6 63.1 62.2 63.9 61.7 55.7 52.8 52.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1975 1973 1975 1974 1975 1981 1973 1975 1975 1973 1972 1972
Mean Temperature (F) 48.6 50.2 50.6 51.4 53.4 55.8 57.0 58.0 57.9 56.0 52.2 48.9 53.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 53.0 53.2 55.7 54.9 57.1 60.4 59.6 61.6 63.1 58.9 57.0 52.7 63.1
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1996 1978 2000 1997 1981 1992 1997 1997 1995 1997 1995 1997
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 44.4 45.6 46.2 46.7 51.2 53.8 54.5 55.1 54.7 52.1 47.5 44.0 44.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1987 1989 1976 1975 1974 1975 1994 1973 1985 1971 1994 1985 1985
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 40.5 42.0 42.1 42.2 44.2 46.4 47.9 48.8 48.1 46.0 43.2 40.4 44.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 47.8 47.2 48.1 45.2 47.1 52.0 51.0 52.5 52.3 49.3 49.2 47.0 52.5
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1983 1978 1996 1987 1981 1972 1981 1997 1992 1997 1995 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 32.5 36.9 37.4 37.0 39.5 42.4 44.2 44.2 43.5 40.7 37.6 32.8 32.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1987 1989 1985 1986 1985 1994 1993 1994 1993 1985 1994 1990 1987
Mean Precipitation (in.) 7.21 6.21 5.59 2.41 1.05 0.33 0.14 0.26 0.64 2.22 5.35 5.67 37.08
Highest Precipitation (in.) 18.93 21.68 19.65 5.65 5.91 1.51 2.53 2.15 2.66 5.88 18.15 15.02 21.68
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1983 1983 1990 1993 1974 1976 1989 1982 1973 1981 1998
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.52 0.27 0.52 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1995 1988 1981 1992 1983 2000 1998 1998 1995 1990 1989 1992
Heating Degree Days (F) 509. 417. 431. 409. 359. 276. 249. 218. 217. 281. 384. 501. 4251.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 4. 1. 0. 0. 6.

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