DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.9 72.7 79.6 88.1 98.0 108.1 114.3 112.1 104.4 91.7 75.6 63.8 89.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 70.8 78.4 89.0 98.8 104.4 112.6 118.4 116.2 109.1 101.1 81.6 69.3 92.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1972 1989 1984 1961 1988 1969 1974 1988 1986 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.3 65.7 73.5 76.8 87.2 103.3 110.3 106.6 98.5 85.2 70.4 56.5 87.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1969 1973 1967 1977 1963 1982 1976 1985 1972 1964 1990 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 51.7 59.2 66.6 74.9 84.8 94.6 100.8 98.8 90.0 76.7 61.9 50.8 75.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 56.8 65.4 74.0 83.5 89.9 99.6 104.2 104.1 94.9 83.0 65.7 55.1 78.0
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1963 1972 1989 1984 1961 1961 1971 1974 1988 1986 1977 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 47.5 53.6 62.4 65.1 76.8 90.2 96.4 93.9 84.5 71.4 58.3 43.3 74.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1966 1973 1967 1977 1967 1987 1976 1985 1984 1990 1990 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 38.5 45.7 53.5 61.7 71.5 81.0 87.4 85.5 75.5 61.7 48.2 37.8 62.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 44.7 52.4 58.9 68.1 75.4 86.8 91.5 93.4 80.6 67.8 52.0 43.1 64.3
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1963 1972 1989 1973 1977 1961 1971 1974 1963 1968 1977 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.1 39.7 49.4 53.3 66.4 76.5 81.5 81.1 70.4 56.6 44.4 30.1 60.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1966 1966 1967 1977 1967 1987 1976 1985 1984 1982 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.24 0.41 0.31 0.15 0.08 0.04 0.15 0.18 0.17 0.11 0.23 0.21 2.28
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.20 2.37 1.64 1.70 0.96 0.53 0.68 1.20 1.12 1.09 1.45 2.12 4.21
Year Highest Occurred 1988 1976 1978 1988 1977 1972 1974 1984 1963 1972 1987 1984 1976
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1989 1989 1990 1989 1989 1989 1990 1989 1990 1990 1990 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 412. 176. 71. 23. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 5. 124. 440. 1251.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 14. 121. 320. 614. 888. 1110. 1048. 750. 368. 31. 0. 5264.

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