BROWNS PARK REFUGE, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.3 43.2 51.5 59.8 70.6 82.3 88.8 87.2 77.8 66.0 48.2 38.7 62.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 45.7 50.6 58.2 67.9 77.9 88.6 93.4 91.4 84.6 72.7 58.3 47.8 93.4
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1972 1992 1994 1988 1989 1971 1979 1988 1999 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.2 30.5 45.5 51.3 62.3 74.8 84.2 84.1 70.5 56.8 40.7 29.8 26.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1989 1973 1983 1995 1983 1993 1993 1986 1984 2000 1983 1984
Mean Temperature (F) 21.6 27.4 36.3 43.5 53.2 62.0 67.9 66.1 57.0 46.2 32.3 23.2 44.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 29.4 34.8 42.0 49.1 58.3 68.0 72.1 69.3 63.4 50.2 38.2 31.8 72.1
Year Highest Occurred 1994 2000 1986 2000 2000 1988 1989 2000 1990 1988 1999 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 7.9 15.1 31.9 36.5 47.4 56.8 61.0 61.8 51.2 42.1 25.2 14.5 7.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1989 1971 1997 1995 1975 1993 1993 1971 1995 1979 1990 1984
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 5.9 11.5 21.1 27.2 35.7 41.6 46.9 44.9 36.1 26.4 16.4 7.7 26.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.3 20.5 26.3 32.0 40.2 47.3 52.8 50.7 44.2 33.0 22.3 18.3 52.8
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1986 1986 1990 1981 1988 1985 1983 1981 1972 1986 1977 1985
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -10.5 -0.4 12.2 19.6 30.7 37.0 37.8 35.8 28.7 19.1 8.5 -3.1 -10.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1989 1997 1997 1996 1996 1993 1996 1996 1995 1979 1990 1984
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.39 0.45 0.74 0.81 1.16 0.69 0.68 0.66 1.00 1.16 0.56 0.37 8.67
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.55 1.82 1.77 1.94 3.37 2.55 2.13 1.63 2.84 3.47 1.58 1.20 3.47
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 1987 1986 1995 1998 1977 1979 1982 1994 1983 1971 1994
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.06 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.07 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1991 1977 1987 1974 1980 1994 1985 1979 1988 1976 1976 1991
Heating Degree Days (F) 1345. 1054. 891. 646. 370. 143. 41. 53. 257. 583. 980. 1296. 7659.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 53. 130. 84. 15. 0. 0. 0. 284.

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