SAFFORD AGRICULTRL CTR, ARIZONA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.0 64.3 70.0 79.0 87.9 97.4 98.0 95.3 90.6 81.3 68.8 59.4 79.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 67.2 68.6 81.0 88.4 92.8 102.1 101.9 100.4 93.6 86.4 74.3 67.0 82.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1972 1972 1989 1984 1974 1971 1962 1989 1979 1981 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.9 57.4 62.5 72.8 84.2 93.0 93.9 90.9 87.3 75.4 62.0 53.5 77.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1973 1983 1979 1967 1986 1968 1964 1971 1961 1967 1968
Mean Temperature (F) 43.7 48.1 53.5 60.9 69.4 78.8 83.0 80.7 75.0 64.3 52.4 44.2 62.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 48.5 51.9 60.8 67.7 73.4 83.0 86.4 83.8 79.3 68.3 56.5 49.3 64.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1968 1972 1989 1984 1990 1971 1969 1983 1988 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 39.3 41.3 49.2 55.2 65.7 74.2 80.2 77.1 72.8 59.3 48.1 39.9 61.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1969 1975 1975 1965 1986 1968 1988 1970 1972 1967 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 28.4 31.9 36.9 42.8 50.8 60.2 68.0 66.0 59.4 47.3 36.0 29.0 46.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.1 37.6 41.5 47.6 54.5 65.8 70.9 68.7 65.1 52.5 41.2 35.3 48.5
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1968 1986 1990 1981 1981 1971 1969 1983 1983 1978 1965 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.0 22.6 32.6 37.2 46.4 55.1 63.2 62.2 54.7 42.3 31.1 24.4 44.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1969 1975 1975 1963 1987 1979 1973 1970 1979 1968 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.68 0.65 0.52 0.21 0.18 0.26 1.73 1.57 1.36 1.00 0.56 0.96 9.68
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.39 2.64 1.69 1.43 0.77 1.13 3.64 4.43 4.22 3.77 2.39 4.72 17.37
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1980 1983 1988 1984 1966 1965 1963 1966 1983 1986 1965 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 0.06 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.83
Year Lowest Occurred 1970 1989 1988 1989 1988 1989 1988 1975 1973 1982 1989 1981 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 660. 473. 362. 163. 14. 0. 0. 0. 0. 86. 378. 645. 2781.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 5. 40. 150. 414. 558. 487. 300. 65. 0. 0. 2019.

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