WATERDALE, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.3 45.8 53.0 60.5 70.1 81.2 87.1 85.0 76.2 64.5 50.4 43.7 63.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.1 53.3 61.0 68.5 76.5 87.7 90.4 90.3 82.0 68.7 61.1 53.1 90.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1999 1986 1981 1974 1977 1974 1995 1998 1990 1999 1980 1974
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.1 30.1 45.5 52.4 60.3 75.0 83.3 80.5 70.5 55.8 40.2 28.8 28.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1980 1984 1995 1983 1992 1992 1973 1984 1985 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 27.9 31.6 38.8 46.2 55.4 64.8 70.5 68.8 60.3 49.2 36.8 29.6 48.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 37.2 37.3 46.0 52.7 59.5 70.2 73.6 72.8 65.9 52.0 44.8 38.8 73.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1999 1986 1981 1994 1988 2000 1983 1998 1992 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 15.8 19.6 33.5 40.4 49.6 60.0 66.9 65.9 55.5 43.7 29.2 17.9 15.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1980 1973 1995 1982 1972 1974 1971 1984 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.5 17.4 24.5 31.9 40.7 48.3 53.8 52.6 44.4 33.8 23.2 15.4 33.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 22.2 22.9 31.0 37.0 43.8 54.2 57.4 56.3 49.8 36.4 29.3 24.5 57.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1987 1986 1981 1993 1988 1998 1983 1998 1998 1998 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 2.6 9.1 20.4 26.7 37.3 44.5 49.9 47.6 39.9 30.7 17.2 7.0 2.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1996 1973 1978 1982 1971 1974 1971 1976 1979 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.44 0.46 1.32 2.13 3.19 1.94 1.81 1.63 1.68 1.03 0.84 0.53 17.00
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.57 1.48 4.21 6.31 9.34 5.04 6.14 4.56 4.38 3.23 3.02 1.93 9.34
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1989 1983 1971 1995 1997 1982 1979 1982 1986 1979 1979 1995
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.26 0.30 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1999 1977 1982 1974 1971 2000 1971 1992 1995 1984 1991 1986
Heating Degree Days (F) 1151. 936. 813. 564. 306. 92. 7. 23. 175. 491. 847. 1099. 6504.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 8. 84. 175. 139. 34. 0. 0. 0. 440.

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