SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.2 62.5 65.3 70.0 74.6 79.6 82.4 82.0 80.6 74.5 64.4 57.5 71.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 62.1 68.0 70.9 76.8 79.1 85.7 86.5 86.5 86.0 78.6 68.2 61.1 72.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1988 1966 1984 1981 1984 1969 1984 1965 1962 1969 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.1 57.0 60.6 59.6 68.0 73.4 78.9 78.7 76.4 70.8 60.3 53.2 69.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1969 1985 1967 1977 1982 1987 1976 1986 1975 1985 1972 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 49.4 53.2 55.4 58.6 62.7 67.1 69.5 69.4 68.2 63.1 55.0 49.1 60.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 54.6 59.5 59.5 63.9 66.6 72.3 73.0 71.9 72.0 66.5 58.7 54.1 61.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1986 1989 1987 1981 1984 1990 1984 1987 1962 1983 1986
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 45.6 49.6 51.4 50.9 58.2 63.8 67.0 67.4 64.9 59.1 51.8 43.9 58.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1969 1985 1967 1977 1965 1966 1973 1965 1971 1982 1990 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 40.6 43.9 45.4 47.1 50.9 54.6 56.6 56.8 55.8 51.6 45.5 40.7 49.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 47.0 51.0 50.4 52.2 55.6 58.8 59.7 61.0 58.9 56.7 50.5 48.4 51.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1978 1989 1987 1981 1988 1990 1983 1987 1981 1983 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 36.3 39.6 42.1 42.1 47.3 51.7 54.4 53.2 52.7 46.6 41.7 34.0 46.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1974 1985 1967 1965 1965 1966 1975 1970 1971 1975 1990 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.78 2.16 2.58 1.17 0.26 0.05 0.06 0.12 0.24 0.90 2.11 1.99 14.42
Highest Precipitation (in.) 7.41 6.63 9.44 3.90 2.38 0.56 0.75 1.96 1.04 4.59 6.18 5.00 32.57
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1969 1982 1983 1990 1964 1980 1968 1982 1962 1970 1964 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.17 0.14 0.06 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.04 7.23
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1967 1988 1977 1987 1990 1989 1990 1988 1978 1980 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 484. 330. 300. 215. 110. 36. 9. 0. 19. 91. 300. 493. 2387.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 23. 38. 99. 148. 139. 115. 32. 0. 0. 594.

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