COPE RCH, TEXAS

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.3 62.9 71.0 79.6 87.3 92.6 95.8 94.4 88.1 79.0 67.1 59.2 77.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.5 73.3 79.3 86.7 96.2 100.1 101.6 99.5 96.1 85.6 74.1 65.1 101.6
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1999 1974 1978 1998 1998 1994 1999 1977 1979 1988 1977 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.3 53.4 64.2 69.7 80.4 88.4 86.5 85.4 77.5 71.7 58.2 49.3 47.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1990 1997 1990 1987 1976 1971 1974 1976 2000 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 42.3 47.2 54.9 63.4 72.4 78.8 81.6 80.1 73.8 63.8 51.9 44.0 62.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 48.4 56.9 62.9 69.6 80.6 85.2 86.8 84.1 79.6 68.9 57.7 48.5 86.8
Year Highest Occurred 1998 2000 1974 1972 2000 1998 1998 1999 1977 1998 1973 1984 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 34.0 39.4 49.4 55.7 66.0 75.4 75.4 74.4 66.4 56.7 45.3 35.0 34.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1987 1997 1990 1987 1976 1971 1974 1976 1976 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.2 31.5 38.7 47.1 57.4 64.9 67.3 65.8 59.4 48.6 36.7 28.8 47.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 32.2 42.4 46.4 54.0 65.6 70.2 72.0 68.6 63.8 58.3 43.8 36.8 72.0
Year Highest Occurred 1998 2000 1974 1986 2000 1998 1998 2000 1998 1998 1998 1984 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.6 25.3 34.2 40.1 51.5 61.7 63.5 61.8 50.5 41.7 30.9 20.1 20.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1987 1988 1990 1973 1975 1976 1989 1976 1993 1989 1989
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.68 0.87 0.82 1.12 2.62 2.65 1.82 2.08 2.98 1.95 0.83 0.98 19.40
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.85 3.55 3.10 4.75 7.36 12.22 8.15 6.23 10.22 7.67 3.83 5.56 12.22
Year Highest Occurred 1991 1997 1999 1990 1975 1986 1976 1996 1974 1986 1996 1991 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1997 1999 1996 1998 1991 1990 1996 2000 2000 1988 1999 1999 1997
Heating Degree Days (F) 705. 499. 324. 132. 38. 1. 0. 0. 15. 103. 401. 653. 2871.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 10. 82. 266. 414. 512. 469. 277. 66. 7. 0. 2103.

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