CENTER 4 SSW, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.2 39.5 49.0 58.0 66.6 75.9 79.1 77.4 72.1 61.3 44.9 34.2 57.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.7 51.5 56.9 64.2 73.8 81.3 81.9 82.1 76.8 67.1 52.5 48.0 82.1
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1972 1989 1996 1994 1989 2000 1998 1991 1989 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 20.4 29.0 41.5 51.5 62.1 70.7 76.6 74.3 67.8 52.9 32.9 21.6 20.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1979 1983 1983 1983 1986 1979 1986 1984 1972 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 15.1 22.6 33.2 41.2 50.0 57.8 61.8 60.2 54.2 43.4 29.2 17.8 40.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 27.4 35.2 39.3 46.3 56.3 61.5 64.1 63.7 59.4 47.9 35.0 28.3 64.1
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1986 1989 1996 1994 1998 1995 1998 1988 1998 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 1.6 8.6 26.0 36.3 45.8 53.0 59.6 56.6 51.5 38.7 17.6 3.7 1.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1979 1979 1983 1978 1982 1992 1976 1986 1976 1972 1978 1992
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -2.1 5.6 17.4 24.4 33.3 39.7 44.5 43.0 36.2 25.5 13.4 1.4 23.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.8 18.8 22.4 28.8 38.7 43.6 49.7 48.7 43.3 29.7 20.2 10.9 49.7
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1990 1986 1996 1986 1999 1982 1997 1974 1998 1995 1999
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -17.4 -11.9 10.1 19.5 28.9 33.9 40.9 37.9 32.5 19.2 2.3 -14.2 -17.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1979 1977 1982 1978 1982 1978 1976 1993 1980 1972 1978 1992
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.16 0.17 0.37 0.39 0.62 0.67 1.11 1.30 0.91 0.57 0.46 0.25 6.98
Highest Precipitation (in.) 0.49 0.70 1.30 2.01 2.10 1.98 2.81 3.09 1.99 1.94 1.69 0.88 3.09
Year Highest Occurred 1987 1990 2000 1990 1980 1995 1989 1993 1990 1998 1986 1978 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.23 0.28 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 2000 1986 1981 1998 1998 1987 1978 1987 1995 1999 1999 1981
Heating Degree Days (F) 1550. 1188. 985. 715. 466. 223. 110. 163. 326. 670. 1076. 1464. 8936.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 10. 15. 1. 0. 0. 0. 32.

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