PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 63.1 64.8 65.1 67.5 68.2 69.8 70.1 71.3 72.1 72.0 67.7 63.6 67.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 69.8 71.6 74.7 73.5 80.0 78.6 76.7 76.5 82.0 78.1 73.0 70.2 72.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1988 1984 1986 1984 1981 1977 1985 1984 1967 1986 1989 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.4 56.5 58.7 59.8 62.6 63.5 62.8 66.8 66.5 67.8 62.4 58.4 64.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1962 1962 1967 1964 1962 1962 1966 1962 1988 1961 1971 1964
Mean Temperature (F) 52.0 53.8 54.2 56.0 57.4 59.9 61.0 62.1 62.2 60.8 56.6 52.5 57.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 57.8 57.2 59.8 59.8 63.0 65.3 65.1 65.9 70.4 65.5 60.7 59.4 60.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1968 1984 1989 1984 1981 1985 1983 1984 1965 1977 1977 1984
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 46.8 49.3 49.0 50.1 53.7 56.0 56.4 59.3 58.0 57.0 52.7 48.4 55.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1962 1963 1963 1964 1962 1962 1963 1962 1971 1961 1971 1962
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 40.8 42.8 43.2 44.5 46.7 49.9 51.8 52.8 52.3 49.6 45.5 41.2 46.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 46.8 48.5 50.1 48.3 50.1 52.9 55.4 56.1 58.7 53.8 49.2 49.8 48.1
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1968 1978 1966 1987 1969 1984 1983 1984 1972 1981 1977 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 32.2 36.9 36.1 37.3 44.1 45.3 48.2 50.3 46.3 43.0 39.7 37.7 43.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1988 1963 1963 1975 1988 1975 1962 1986 1986 1986 1990 1988
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.26 2.93 2.62 1.32 0.25 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.33 0.83 2.00 2.67 16.27
Highest Precipitation (in.) 13.18 9.92 7.14 5.82 2.25 0.24 0.10 0.44 4.20 3.65 5.76 7.20 32.58
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1981 1982 1977 1964 1969 1983 1976 1986 1965 1977 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.49
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1974 1972 1986 1986 1989 1990 1990 1988 1988 1980 1989 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 403. 314. 340. 275. 239. 161. 142. 107. 127. 152. 255. 388. 2903.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 5. 0. 0. 8. 18. 17. 43. 21. 0. 0. 112.

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