CHICO UNIV FARM, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.5 60.3 64.5 71.5 80.8 88.7 94.2 93.1 88.1 78.5 62.9 54.0 74.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.8 69.0 71.0 80.1 86.1 94.3 99.3 99.5 93.5 87.9 71.1 62.2 77.0
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1988 1988 1987 1973 1961 1961 1967 1984 1978 1986 1976 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.0 52.1 59.5 56.2 70.8 81.6 89.1 85.4 82.0 72.5 56.9 46.1 71.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1969 1975 1967 1977 1980 1987 1976 1986 1984 1972 1963 1975
Mean Temperature (F) 44.0 49.3 52.7 57.9 65.9 72.9 77.4 76.1 71.3 63.0 51.8 44.6 60.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 49.1 55.6 57.1 63.8 70.6 77.0 81.4 81.7 75.2 68.5 55.8 48.6 62.3
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1963 1986 1990 1973 1981 1988 1967 1967 1978 1967 1977 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 40.5 45.3 49.4 48.7 59.1 67.2 73.2 70.9 66.2 58.5 48.4 39.4 58.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1990 1985 1967 1977 1980 1987 1976 1986 1984 1985 1972 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.5 38.2 40.9 44.2 51.0 57.1 60.6 59.1 54.5 47.5 40.6 35.2 47.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 42.0 45.9 45.7 49.8 55.0 61.3 64.0 63.9 59.0 51.3 44.7 41.8 48.5
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1963 1978 1990 1973 1981 1988 1967 1967 1963 1981 1964 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 28.4 31.2 36.8 38.9 47.4 52.8 57.2 53.8 50.4 44.2 35.8 26.7 44.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1964 1975 1977 1980 1987 1985 1986 1971 1990 1985 1985
Mean Precipitation (in.) 5.22 3.74 4.16 1.67 0.54 0.35 0.05 0.18 0.59 1.71 4.24 3.87 26.32
Highest Precipitation (in.) 11.78 9.88 16.74 5.77 2.88 1.45 1.02 1.48 3.63 9.86 12.40 10.34 50.33
Year Highest Occurred 1970 1986 1974 1963 1990 1970 1974 1976 1989 1962 1973 1969 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.81 0.08 0.29 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.09 10.40
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1971 1988 1977 1987 1987 1990 1990 1988 1988 1980 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 651. 440. 381. 245. 70. 5. 0. 0. 13. 120. 396. 632. 2953.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 32. 98. 242. 384. 344. 202. 58. 0. 0. 1360.

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