LITTLEFIELD, TEXAS

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.0 58.5 66.6 74.4 82.7 90.1 92.0 89.5 83.9 75.3 62.7 54.3 73.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 60.7 67.9 73.9 80.9 91.5 99.5 98.6 94.4 92.1 80.8 73.1 60.1 99.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1974 1978 1996 1990 1980 1983 2000 1992 1999 1980 1990
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.0 44.7 61.5 65.9 77.5 84.6 85.8 82.7 73.5 68.2 53.4 43.6 42.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1987 1997 1997 1989 1975 1971 1974 1976 1972 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 37.9 42.5 49.5 57.7 67.2 75.4 78.2 76.1 69.7 59.6 47.5 39.4 58.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 43.3 50.5 55.9 63.2 74.9 82.5 82.5 79.3 74.8 63.4 53.5 45.0 82.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1974 1978 1996 1990 1998 1985 1998 1998 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 28.9 34.1 45.1 51.3 64.1 71.6 73.9 71.5 62.0 53.4 40.5 30.7 28.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1987 1983 1983 1983 1975 1971 1974 1976 2000 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 22.7 26.4 32.3 40.9 51.6 60.7 64.4 62.7 55.4 43.9 32.3 24.5 43.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.9 33.2 38.0 46.4 58.3 65.5 67.5 65.3 59.3 49.5 37.5 29.8 67.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1974 1976 1996 1990 1993 1980 1980 1998 1983 1980 1993
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.8 21.1 27.5 34.8 46.5 56.4 61.9 60.3 50.4 38.6 27.0 17.8 15.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1994 1996 1983 1983 1983 1985 1971 1974 1976 2000 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.55 0.52 0.75 1.11 2.24 3.04 2.44 2.80 2.26 1.52 0.77 0.69 18.69
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.13 1.54 2.57 4.64 6.06 8.54 6.90 8.69 6.18 5.39 2.47 2.77 8.69
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1975 1999 1997 1972 1999 1975 1974 1971 1998 1986 1991 1974
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.26 0.22 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 2000 1997 1996 2000 1990 1980 1982 2000 1992 1999 1996 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 843. 631. 482. 245. 69. 7. 0. 1. 36. 188. 526. 795. 3823.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 25. 136. 318. 408. 345. 175. 21. 0. 0. 1428.

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