SIERRA CITY, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.6 51.2 53.7 60.4 69.4 78.2 85.9 85.4 79.7 70.0 54.6 48.2 65.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.2 60.4 61.0 71.4 75.6 84.5 91.1 90.2 86.1 80.8 68.3 58.9 68.3
Year Highest Occurred 1961 1988 1986 1987 1969 1961 1961 1981 1974 1988 1976 1976 1976
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.9 41.0 46.7 43.9 57.3 72.3 80.3 77.2 70.0 61.0 43.4 39.6 62.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1969 1975 1967 1977 1980 1983 1968 1986 1984 1973 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 38.3 40.0 41.8 47.2 54.7 62.5 69.0 68.3 63.1 55.1 43.5 38.4 51.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 44.8 47.0 48.8 56.1 59.3 68.0 74.1 72.9 69.1 64.3 53.1 45.6 54.7
Year Highest Occurred 1961 1988 1986 1987 1966 1961 1988 1988 1975 1988 1976 1989 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 32.7 32.1 37.5 35.3 45.5 57.6 63.3 62.0 57.2 48.4 36.7 30.0 48.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1969 1975 1967 1977 1971 1983 1968 1986 1984 1973 1971 1971
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 28.0 28.7 30.0 34.0 40.0 46.8 52.0 51.2 46.5 40.2 32.3 28.5 38.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 32.8 36.0 36.5 41.5 45.3 52.4 58.0 56.7 52.3 47.8 37.8 33.9 41.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1986 1990 1987 1987 1988 1988 1975 1988 1976 1980 1988
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.0 23.1 26.4 26.6 33.7 40.5 46.2 46.8 42.4 33.8 27.5 20.4 34.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1969 1977 1967 1977 1971 1983 1968 1970 1971 1982 1971 1971
Mean Precipitation (in.) 11.72 10.31 9.35 4.66 2.58 0.99 0.37 0.77 1.52 4.55 10.13 10.22 67.17
Highest Precipitation (in.) 36.30 39.52 23.73 15.38 9.70 3.40 5.46 5.36 8.73 23.45 28.72 36.56 125.11
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1986 1989 1963 1990 1967 1974 1965 1986 1962 1973 1964 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.37 0.31 1.30 0.44 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.08 0.00 23.25
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1988 1988 1977 1974 1973 1990 1986 1987 1978 1986 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 828. 700. 719. 546. 330. 134. 27. 42. 126. 331. 645. 825. 5253.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 12. 10. 59. 151. 144. 69. 24. 0. 0. 469.

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