POTLATCH 3 NNE, IDAHO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.0 41.7 48.5 56.8 64.8 71.6 80.4 81.9 72.8 59.8 43.2 36.1 57.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.4 49.9 57.5 64.6 70.8 78.1 89.0 88.8 81.6 67.9 53.4 43.4 89.0
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1991 1992 1987 1992 1977 1985 1971 1990 1988 1999 1979 1985
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 21.5 31.0 41.9 50.1 58.0 66.2 69.3 76.0 62.8 54.0 29.6 27.0 21.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1996 1991 1993 1993 1985 1995 1985 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 29.0 33.5 38.8 45.0 51.4 57.1 62.6 62.8 55.1 45.5 35.7 29.2 45.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 36.8 40.9 44.2 50.6 57.0 61.0 69.1 67.2 61.4 51.8 43.0 37.0 69.1
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1992 1987 1993 1992 1998 1971 1998 1988 1999 1979 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 11.4 21.6 33.4 39.8 46.8 52.8 57.4 57.6 50.6 42.3 21.9 17.8 11.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1974 1976 1993 1980 1971 1984 1985 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.9 25.2 29.1 33.1 37.9 42.6 44.7 43.7 37.3 31.2 28.2 22.3 33.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 31.0 31.8 33.6 37.8 43.3 45.6 51.6 48.3 42.8 35.7 33.6 30.7 51.6
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1986 1980 1993 1997 1998 1999 1997 1988 1995 1975 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.2 12.1 21.2 28.4 33.3 36.7 41.2 38.9 31.8 25.0 14.1 8.5 1.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1985 1977 1974 1976 1973 1980 1974 1978 1985 1978 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.85 2.70 2.52 2.26 2.69 1.78 1.15 1.13 1.29 1.81 3.25 3.18 26.61
Highest Precipitation (in.) 5.91 6.23 5.20 4.59 7.25 4.34 3.64 4.29 3.39 4.56 7.44 7.26 7.44
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1999 2000 1996 1998 1971 1993 1989 1985 1990 1973 1996 1973
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.25 0.81 0.42 0.33 0.75 0.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.51 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1973 1996 1973 1992 1986 1985 1994 1993 1987 1976 1985 1985
Heating Degree Days (F) 1118. 883. 811. 603. 424. 242. 118. 122. 309. 605. 879. 1109. 7223.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 5. 43. 54. 10. 0. 0. 0. 112.

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