MERCURY DESERT ROCK AP, NEVADA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.6 60.2 66.1 73.9 83.1 93.8 99.0 97.1 89.4 77.9 64.3 56.1 76.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 63.6 69.4 75.9 82.6 91.3 99.7 102.8 101.2 94.6 86.3 71.1 64.5 102.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 1984 1994 1994 1994 1979 1988 1995 1980 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.1 53.8 58.0 64.6 74.7 87.4 94.9 93.8 82.7 70.9 56.5 48.6 48.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1977 1995 1987 1976 1986 1972 1994 1987 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 44.2 48.4 53.3 60.0 68.6 78.4 84.3 82.6 74.9 63.4 50.8 44.0 62.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 51.1 56.0 60.2 68.4 74.8 83.9 88.3 87.3 78.1 70.4 56.8 50.3 88.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 1984 1994 1994 1994 1979 1988 1995 1980 1994
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 38.5 43.4 47.8 52.6 62.0 73.7 79.6 78.3 69.2 57.0 44.7 37.3 37.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1991 1975 1977 1995 1987 1976 1986 1984 1994 1990 1990
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 32.7 36.6 40.4 46.0 54.0 62.9 69.5 68.0 60.3 48.8 37.3 31.8 49.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 38.6 42.5 46.3 54.2 59.2 68.1 74.3 73.3 64.6 54.5 42.5 36.9 74.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1994 1989 1997 2000 1996 1994 1997 1988 1995 1977 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 28.8 32.3 33.5 40.6 48.7 59.7 64.2 62.8 55.4 42.8 32.9 23.8 23.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1977 1975 1991 1998 1987 1976 1985 1984 2000 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.93 0.69 0.49 0.26 0.22 0.06 0.52 0.44 0.20 0.26 0.34 0.49 4.90
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.37 3.29 2.39 1.73 1.94 0.41 3.64 3.14 1.43 1.65 1.76 1.91 3.64
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1993 1995 1999 1987 1993 1984 1984 1985 1987 1984 1984 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1985 1972 1996 2000 1994 2000 2000 1995 1999 1999 2000 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 647. 466. 376. 201. 67. 3. 0. 0. 5. 130. 427. 653. 2975.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 11. 51. 177. 402. 596. 544. 299. 80. 2. 0. 2162.

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