SPICER, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.0 29.5 36.4 45.1 56.9 67.6 73.8 72.5 64.7 53.0 35.3 27.1 49.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.2 36.3 42.9 53.8 63.5 72.8 80.6 75.7 70.7 61.2 50.3 38.9 80.6
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1999 1992 2000 2000 2000 2000 1998 1999 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 16.1 23.6 30.3 37.4 50.5 62.6 69.9 69.9 59.0 44.1 26.1 19.0 16.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1980 1983 1995 1983 1992 1987 1986 1984 1979 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 15.3 17.5 23.7 31.9 42.0 50.5 56.3 55.0 47.2 37.3 23.5 16.3 34.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 21.1 24.7 29.9 39.1 48.5 55.4 62.0 60.4 52.4 42.5 34.7 27.5 62.0
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1992 2000 1988 2000 2000 2000 1999 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 5.4 11.6 17.5 24.3 37.3 47.5 53.0 51.8 41.7 32.2 13.1 7.6 5.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1977 1983 1983 1982 1993 1978 1971 1984 1979 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.5 5.4 11.0 18.6 27.1 33.3 38.7 37.4 29.7 21.5 11.7 5.5 20.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.2 13.5 19.0 25.0 33.4 38.3 43.4 45.1 35.4 26.8 19.1 16.2 45.1
Year Highest Occurred 2000 2000 1974 2000 2000 1988 2000 2000 2000 1972 1995 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -5.3 -2.1 2.0 11.1 22.5 30.1 34.5 32.3 23.8 14.6 0.2 -3.8 -5.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1973 1977 1983 1979 1979 1978 1978 1978 1976 1979 1978 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.09 0.87 0.96 1.22 1.60 1.25 1.76 1.31 1.39 1.14 1.07 1.00 14.66
Highest Precipitation (in.) 4.00 1.98 2.16 3.19 4.05 2.20 4.19 3.10 5.20 2.59 3.22 2.88 5.20
Year Highest Occurred 1996 1986 1991 1997 1981 1987 1983 1977 1997 1972 1985 1996 1997
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.19 0.13 0.12 0.28 0.22 0.02 0.40 0.41 0.32 0.11 0.24 0.08 0.02
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1985 1997 1979 1986 1980 1972 1988 1987 2000 1976 1993 1980
Heating Degree Days (F) 1542. 1332. 1281. 994. 713. 437. 272. 313. 534. 861. 1245. 1510. 11034.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1.

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