RIFLE, 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 45.2 55.1 63.6 72.7 84.2 89.6 87.9 79.5 67.7 50.5 39.4 64.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 45.4 55.3 65.3 71.4 80.0 89.9 95.8 93.3 84.8 75.0 62.0 50.0 95.8
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1999 2000 2000 1994 2000 2000 1979 1988 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.0 37.9 49.6 56.3 65.2 78.3 85.6 85.3 72.6 57.3 43.7 28.2 26.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1975 1983 1995 1984 1992 1976 1986 1984 1972 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 23.5 30.8 39.8 46.9 55.8 65.0 71.0 69.6 60.8 49.4 35.9 25.6 47.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 31.5 39.9 45.5 52.5 61.1 69.3 75.4 74.0 66.7 54.1 41.8 35.0 75.4
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1995 1999 1992 2000 1988 1998 2000 1998 1988 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 13.4 20.3 33.6 41.3 51.2 60.4 67.5 66.2 55.8 44.6 29.7 15.0 13.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1976 1975 1975 1975 1992 1975 1971 1984 2000 1978 1973
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.7 16.3 24.4 30.1 38.8 45.7 52.4 51.3 42.0 31.0 21.2 11.7 31.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.6 24.5 28.3 34.8 45.2 50.8 57.4 56.4 48.8 37.9 25.0 19.9 57.4
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1995 1978 1989 1992 1988 1998 1983 1998 1972 1998 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -1.9 2.7 17.1 25.7 35.0 41.3 48.7 45.7 37.0 24.9 13.8 1.5 -1.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1976 1975 1975 1975 1995 1975 1971 1976 1975 1972 1973
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.96 0.90 1.06 1.11 1.18 0.87 1.04 1.03 1.21 1.31 1.02 1.06 12.75
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.50 2.45 3.04 3.29 3.22 3.71 2.63 2.60 3.30 3.44 3.59 3.25 3.71
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1996 1985 1999 1979 1984 1989 1984 1986 1972 1985 1978 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.13 0.05 0.16 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.10 0.07 0.14 0.00 0.02 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1994 1972 1972 1982 1974 1971 1994 1975 1979 1988 1976 1976 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1287. 959. 783. 544. 292. 81. 10. 19. 162. 486. 874. 1223. 6720.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 7. 79. 195. 161. 34. 0. 0. 0. 476.

Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu