BLUE MESA LAKE, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 27.4 31.9 42.7 54.9 65.5 76.9 82.4 80.6 72.8 61.1 43.8 30.0 55.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.4 41.3 52.7 61.7 71.5 81.1 85.2 83.4 78.6 65.9 52.0 40.8 85.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1999 2000 1996 1994 2000 1985 1979 1988 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 17.0 22.7 33.4 47.4 58.7 72.6 77.7 76.4 67.4 52.0 35.5 22.4 17.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1997 1984 1983 1995 1983 1995 1999 1986 1984 2000 1978 1984
Mean Temperature (F) 13.6 17.7 29.6 40.1 49.2 58.8 64.8 63.6 55.8 44.8 30.8 17.4 40.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 22.7 27.9 37.2 45.1 53.0 61.9 67.1 66.3 59.9 48.4 35.6 27.9 67.1
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1999 1981 1996 1981 1998 1983 1998 1972 1981 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 4.1 8.8 22.1 34.4 45.7 55.8 60.4 60.7 52.5 39.6 23.1 10.9 4.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1974 1984 1983 1995 1995 1995 1993 1985 1984 2000 1978 1984
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.3 3.5 16.5 25.2 32.9 40.6 47.2 46.6 38.7 28.4 17.7 4.8 25.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.1 14.4 22.4 29.7 37.8 43.9 50.3 50.2 42.6 37.1 22.5 14.9 50.3
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1990 1990 1992 1988 1998 1983 1990 1972 1978 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -8.9 -5.5 9.8 21.1 29.7 37.5 42.2 43.8 34.1 24.0 10.7 -0.7 -8.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1974 1976 1973 1972 1998 1993 1975 1993 1999 2000 1978 1984
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.91 0.67 0.53 0.51 0.55 0.59 1.16 1.31 0.83 0.77 0.64 0.79 9.26
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.64 2.32 1.68 1.54 2.26 2.03 3.32 3.10 1.93 2.34 2.05 3.29 3.32
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1993 1995 1995 1995 1984 1977 1999 1985 1972 1986 1983 1977
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.13 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1971 1972 1994 1982 1974 1998 2000 1996 1979 2000 1989 1998 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 1596. 1324. 1098. 749. 489. 195. 60. 74. 280. 628. 1028. 1477. 8998.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 8. 52. 30. 2. 0. 0. 0. 92.

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