DRY CANYON RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 63.8 65.7 67.7 72.9 78.5 86.5 94.3 94.6 89.9 81.8 71.1 64.3 77.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 72.1 73.1 77.9 83.3 88.1 94.4 98.1 98.8 97.7 86.7 78.5 73.0 80.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1977 1972 1989 1984 1981 1985 1986 1979 1990 1989 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.0 57.6 60.2 59.3 70.0 75.2 87.5 89.5 81.4 76.2 64.1 56.0 74.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1969 1973 1967 1977 1965 1987 1976 1986 1972 1964 1971 1965
Mean Temperature (F) 49.5 51.2 52.7 56.8 62.0 68.2 74.6 74.9 70.7 63.8 55.3 49.7 60.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 55.2 58.2 59.5 63.6 68.0 73.8 78.7 79.2 77.2 69.4 59.7 54.8 62.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1972 1989 1984 1981 1984 1967 1984 1964 1976 1977 1984
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 44.9 45.8 47.6 47.7 56.7 62.4 68.3 70.4 63.7 59.1 51.5 44.2 59.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1969 1973 1967 1977 1965 1987 1968 1986 1981 1984 1987 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 35.2 36.6 37.6 40.7 45.5 50.0 54.7 55.2 51.6 45.7 39.4 35.1 43.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 40.1 43.9 44.4 44.5 48.8 53.2 59.7 60.8 58.5 53.4 46.1 41.1 47.3
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1963 1978 1990 1963 1981 1984 1965 1963 1964 1965 1977 1963
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 31.6 33.0 32.3 36.0 42.6 46.7 49.0 49.5 45.9 41.4 35.6 29.9 42.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1987 1984 1977 1970 1975 1980 1987 1975 1986 1971 1973 1968 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.54 2.92 2.63 1.02 0.24 0.03 0.02 0.14 0.35 0.36 2.06 2.06 14.37
Highest Precipitation (in.) 10.86 11.55 15.85 6.18 3.45 0.47 0.15 2.02 2.99 2.36 9.76 6.81 42.92
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1986 1983 1965 1977 1963 1969 1977 1976 1987 1965 1971 1983
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 3.23
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1984 1972 1984 1986 1989 1990 1990 1985 1990 1980 1963 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 481. 386. 385. 272. 126. 45. 0. 0. 26. 104. 296. 474. 2595.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 26. 33. 141. 301. 307. 197. 67. 5. 0. 1077.

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