SONOMA, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.4 63.6 67.0 72.1 78.2 85.5 89.8 89.4 87.1 80.1 66.5 58.6 74.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 65.8 69.8 72.8 79.2 84.6 93.7 95.0 92.6 95.8 85.9 72.5 66.2 95.8
Year Highest Occurred 1976 1977 1984 1977 1984 1981 1984 1972 1984 1978 1995 1976 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.2 58.1 60.4 65.3 67.6 78.3 83.4 83.9 77.6 74.5 60.1 54.1 54.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1998 1991 1975 1998 1998 1987 1991 1986 2000 1994 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 47.9 51.8 54.2 57.6 62.3 67.9 70.9 70.6 68.7 63.2 53.6 47.6 59.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 52.5 56.0 58.5 61.0 66.9 75.1 73.8 72.7 73.3 66.1 57.9 52.7 75.1
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1980 1978 1990 1997 1981 1984 1998 1984 1978 1995 1977 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 42.8 47.0 50.2 52.0 57.1 63.4 67.3 67.4 63.3 59.8 48.7 43.1 42.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1989 1999 1975 1998 1980 1987 1985 1986 1971 1994 1990 1972
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 37.3 39.9 41.4 43.0 46.4 50.3 51.9 51.8 50.3 46.3 40.7 36.5 44.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 44.6 47.4 46.8 47.5 50.4 56.5 54.7 55.7 54.1 50.6 48.0 43.5 56.5
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1980 1978 1990 1993 1981 1995 1990 1983 1979 1981 1983 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 31.1 34.7 36.1 38.6 42.5 47.1 48.5 46.3 45.8 40.8 34.8 29.0 29.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1989 1976 1975 1976 1971 1981 1985 1985 1985 1985 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 6.52 6.10 4.64 1.55 0.79 0.18 0.05 0.12 0.33 1.68 4.22 4.46 30.64
Highest Precipitation (in.) 20.29 18.89 13.77 3.82 3.90 1.04 1.11 1.02 1.77 4.73 12.95 13.11 20.29
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1983 1983 1998 1995 1974 1997 1989 1975 1973 1996 1995
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.36 0.44 0.12 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.01 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1971 1988 1973 1992 1996 2000 1999 1995 1995 1986 1989 1992
Heating Degree Days (F) 532. 370. 335. 232. 132. 38. 4. 2. 25. 92. 344. 541. 2647.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 8. 49. 126. 186. 175. 136. 36. 1. 0. 717.

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