GATEWAY, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.7 49.8 59.3 67.7 76.6 87.3 92.1 89.8 82.4 70.0 54.6 43.7 67.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.5 58.5 68.1 75.1 83.0 93.0 97.0 93.8 87.8 76.8 63.9 53.7 97.0
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1972 1992 2000 1977 1971 1985 1979 1988 1999 1980 1971
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.6 39.0 53.7 60.6 70.4 81.8 88.2 85.5 76.0 61.7 47.6 35.9 28.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1973 1983 1980 1983 1973 1999 1986 1984 2000 1978 1973
Mean Temperature (F) 30.5 37.7 46.4 53.7 62.3 71.7 77.0 75.0 66.8 54.3 41.7 32.2 54.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 37.6 44.9 52.5 61.4 66.4 76.6 80.6 78.4 72.1 58.9 46.3 39.8 80.6
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1972 1992 2000 1994 1971 1994 1998 1988 1999 1980 1971
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 15.1 23.4 40.5 48.5 57.4 64.9 73.2 69.5 62.1 50.7 35.2 25.8 15.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1977 1975 1980 1975 1977 1975 1971 1976 1979 1978 1973
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.3 25.6 33.5 39.6 47.9 56.0 61.8 60.1 51.1 38.6 28.7 20.7 40.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.8 32.1 39.2 47.6 53.1 61.6 65.0 64.3 59.1 44.2 33.7 27.8 65.0
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1976 1978 1992 1992 1990 1998 1994 1998 1998 1998 1977 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.6 7.7 24.0 34.0 42.6 48.0 56.3 49.1 45.4 31.3 21.8 9.3 1.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1977 1974 1977 1975 1977 1975 1971 1976 1974 1976 1973
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.78 0.63 1.17 1.08 1.13 0.53 1.07 1.26 1.05 1.23 1.03 0.64 11.60
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.33 2.35 2.61 2.78 3.35 1.81 2.86 4.64 5.18 4.84 2.16 1.99 5.18
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 1983 1997 1992 1983 1999 1982 1996 1972 1978 1983 1996
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.06 0.10 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1988 1999 1989 1989 1990 1994 1998 1978 1988 1995 1998 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 1069. 765. 577. 353. 141. 26. 0. 2. 52. 333. 700. 1018. 5036.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 12. 55. 226. 371. 311. 106. 2. 0. 0. 1083.

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