PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.5 43.8 50.3 59.0 67.9 78.2 82.6 80.2 73.4 63.2 48.6 40.0 60.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.1 50.0 58.2 68.1 74.1 84.2 87.1 83.6 79.3 71.1 58.2 47.5 87.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1972 1989 1984 1990 1989 1985 1983 1988 1999 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.0 37.9 43.0 52.4 62.2 73.0 78.7 76.3 68.5 52.4 39.8 33.2 29.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1980 1975 1995 1995 1997 1999 1986 1984 1972 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 21.0 27.0 34.5 41.8 49.6 57.9 64.0 62.7 55.3 45.1 32.6 23.3 42.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 29.3 33.6 40.3 47.0 53.6 61.5 67.5 66.2 60.5 49.5 37.8 31.1 67.5
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1986 1992 1984 1994 1998 1983 1998 1987 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 15.3 20.2 29.5 36.3 46.1 53.8 60.2 59.1 51.4 40.2 26.5 16.3 15.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1974 1980 1975 1975 1975 1995 1974 1973 1984 1979 1990 1988
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.5 10.2 18.7 24.6 31.3 37.5 45.3 45.1 37.2 26.9 16.5 6.6 25.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.0 18.0 23.4 29.7 35.9 41.7 51.6 50.1 42.4 35.6 22.3 14.6 51.6
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1986 1983 1990 1992 1988 1998 1982 1982 1972 1982 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.2 -1.1 13.5 19.9 28.1 32.5 40.6 40.3 32.6 20.6 11.5 -3.4 -6.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1974 1997 1974 1975 1975 1993 1974 1973 1995 1979 1990 1984
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.85 1.41 1.74 1.31 1.38 0.86 1.81 2.73 2.06 2.19 1.84 1.46 20.64
Highest Precipitation (in.) 5.34 3.99 4.69 3.75 4.25 2.49 3.81 5.36 4.88 7.80 6.84 4.25 7.80
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1980 1995 1990 1992 1995 1977 1993 1985 1972 1978 1978 1972
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.05 0.29 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1991 1997 1989 1974 1980 1993 1978 1979 1995 1989 1989 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1363. 1065. 946. 696. 477. 222. 78. 106. 296. 619. 974. 1294. 8136.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 8. 46. 33. 4. 0. 0. 0. 91.

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