PORTLAND INTL AP, OREGON

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 45.6 50.3 55.7 60.5 66.7 72.7 79.3 79.7 74.6 63.3 51.8 45.4 62.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.7 57.1 62.8 65.7 75.4 78.4 86.5 85.1 80.8 70.8 56.2 49.6 86.5
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1991 1992 1989 1992 1992 1985 1986 1974 1987 1995 1980 1985
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.9 42.9 51.1 55.5 61.1 67.3 71.8 73.2 67.9 58.7 42.0 38.6 34.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1991 1991 1993 1976 1978 1984 1985 1985 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 39.9 43.1 47.2 51.2 57.1 62.7 68.1 68.5 63.6 54.3 45.8 40.2 53.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 44.3 48.5 51.8 55.5 62.5 66.8 73.1 71.8 67.0 57.8 51.2 44.1 73.1
Year Highest Occurred 1992 1991 1992 1989 1992 1992 1985 1986 1994 1988 1995 1973 1985
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 30.1 35.7 42.6 46.1 52.6 59.1 63.8 64.4 59.9 51.6 36.6 32.4 30.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1977 1971 1993 1975 1977 1971 1985 1985 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.2 35.9 38.6 41.9 47.5 52.6 56.9 57.3 52.5 45.2 39.8 35.0 44.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 38.8 40.4 42.4 46.5 51.7 55.2 61.2 60.4 56.6 49.8 46.2 39.2 61.2
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1998 1983 1992 1997 1992 1998 1997 1995 1988 1995 1973 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.2 28.5 34.1 36.7 43.5 48.7 53.8 53.5 48.9 41.4 30.8 26.3 25.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1978 1976 1977 1973 1972 1972 1978 1985 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 5.07 4.18 3.71 2.64 2.38 1.59 0.72 0.93 1.65 2.88 5.61 5.71 37.07
Highest Precipitation (in.) 8.51 10.03 7.14 5.26 5.55 4.06 2.68 3.29 4.30 8.41 11.55 13.35 13.35
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1996 1997 1993 1998 1984 1983 1976 1986 1994 1973 1996 1996
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.06 0.72 1.49 1.04 0.10 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.77 1.38 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1993 1978 1998 1992 1987 1984 1998 1993 1988 1976 1976 1984
Heating Degree Days (F) 765. 605. 536. 400. 243. 96. 21. 21. 78. 319. 560. 756. 4400.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 1. 14. 43. 133. 145. 52. 2. 0. 0. 390.

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