ORLEANS, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 51.3 57.2 62.7 69.5 76.9 85.2 92.5 92.3 86.8 73.7 57.1 50.6 71.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.5 66.7 69.9 78.5 82.8 90.3 97.6 100.8 95.7 83.2 63.6 54.9 74.3
Year Highest Occurred 1985 1988 1988 1987 1982 1987 1962 1967 1974 1988 1976 1989 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.7 51.2 57.0 55.7 68.4 78.1 84.1 82.3 76.5 67.6 51.5 43.9 68.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1969 1969 1961 1967 1977 1980 1983 1976 1987 1962 1964 1972 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 42.9 47.3 50.8 55.0 60.9 67.6 72.9 72.8 67.7 59.0 48.7 42.9 57.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 48.8 53.3 56.9 60.7 65.0 71.3 76.0 78.2 72.3 64.9 53.7 47.9 59.4
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1963 1986 1989 1969 1985 1970 1967 1974 1988 1976 1977 1986
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 39.0 41.1 46.9 45.8 56.0 63.3 68.6 69.0 61.0 54.7 44.4 34.8 55.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1990 1964 1967 1977 1966 1983 1976 1987 1969 1964 1990 1990
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.4 37.3 38.8 40.4 44.8 50.0 53.3 53.2 48.6 44.2 40.3 35.1 43.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 42.0 45.3 45.1 44.8 48.8 54.0 55.2 56.6 52.7 50.3 44.2 41.9 45.7
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1963 1978 1989 1987 1982 1984 1977 1979 1979 1981 1973 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.6 29.1 34.1 35.3 39.6 43.4 49.7 49.9 43.9 37.8 32.1 23.3 39.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1990 1969 1964 1965 1966 1963 1969 1964 1990 1990 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 8.83 7.12 7.04 2.97 1.88 0.57 0.15 0.68 1.24 3.98 9.04 9.77 53.27
Highest Precipitation (in.) 22.48 21.09 16.75 9.78 9.25 2.54 1.34 5.31 7.06 11.55 22.20 28.94 86.67
Year Highest Occurred 1970 1986 1975 1963 1990 1988 1983 1983 1986 1962 1973 1964 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.89 0.20 1.32 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.37 25.88
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1988 1965 1985 1982 1979 1988 1987 1988 1978 1989 1976 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 685. 496. 440. 314. 154. 38. 0. 6. 44. 198. 489. 685. 3549.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 14. 27. 116. 249. 248. 125. 12. 0. 0. 791.

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