KENT, WASHINGTON

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.9 51.0 55.4 61.0 67.3 71.9 77.4 77.7 72.4 61.6 51.6 46.1 61.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 51.7 55.4 60.0 65.0 72.7 77.3 84.4 83.1 78.7 66.0 57.2 50.5 84.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1992 1987 1992 1982 1985 1977 1974 1987 1997 1979 1985
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.8 43.7 50.0 56.2 62.4 67.1 70.4 72.2 66.7 58.7 42.4 40.5 40.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1980 1989 1971 1972 1991 1971 1993 1976 1996 1997 1985 1990 1990
Mean Temperature (F) 40.8 43.5 47.0 51.4 57.1 62.0 66.4 66.6 61.7 52.9 45.1 40.4 52.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 44.5 47.7 50.3 54.3 60.6 65.0 69.4 70.4 65.8 55.7 49.3 44.5 70.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1986 1992 1992 1982 1998 1977 1990 1988 1995 1979 1977
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 34.1 35.1 42.8 47.3 53.6 58.5 62.5 62.5 58.1 50.4 35.5 35.2 34.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1980 1989 1971 1975 1999 1971 1993 1973 1972 1972 1985 1985 1980
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.6 36.0 38.5 41.7 46.9 52.0 55.3 55.5 51.0 44.2 38.5 34.7 44.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 39.3 40.0 41.2 44.9 50.9 54.1 59.2 59.0 57.2 49.5 43.2 38.8 59.2
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1984 1994 1997 1989 1998 1997 1990 1988 1995 1973 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.3 26.6 33.7 37.2 44.4 47.7 52.7 51.1 47.5 40.2 28.5 29.3 26.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1980 1989 1985 1982 1999 1976 1982 1973 1972 1972 1985 1985 1980
Mean Precipitation (in.) 5.30 4.47 4.08 2.87 2.06 1.74 0.88 1.20 1.75 3.37 6.06 5.81 39.59
Highest Precipitation (in.) 8.35 8.80 7.90 6.82 4.39 3.93 3.53 4.36 5.75 8.21 10.33 10.79 10.79
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1972 1997 1991 1984 1984 1983 1975 1978 1975 1999 1979 1979
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.83 0.37 1.09 0.67 0.40 0.16 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.31 0.99 1.86 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1993 1992 1977 1992 1987 1984 1974 1993 1987 1976 1978 1984
Heating Degree Days (F) 752. 602. 561. 409. 249. 111. 40. 37. 128. 374. 598. 763. 4624.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 3. 19. 81. 88. 28. 0. 0. 0. 219.

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