CHERRY CREEK DAM, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.0 47.4 52.9 61.5 71.1 82.0 89.6 86.7 77.9 67.4 53.4 45.6 65.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 56.1 54.1 62.8 69.0 78.1 89.6 93.4 91.6 84.4 75.9 60.5 56.1 67.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1986 1981 1974 1990 1980 1969 1978 1963 1990 1980 1986
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.0 36.9 42.7 53.3 64.7 73.7 85.6 80.6 66.4 50.9 41.9 31.0 62.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1983 1983 1969 1971 1979 1965 1969 1972 1983 1961
Mean Temperature (F) 28.7 32.3 38.0 46.3 55.5 65.3 72.2 69.9 61.0 50.5 38.1 30.4 49.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 39.9 38.0 46.0 52.8 60.1 70.4 75.2 73.6 66.1 57.4 43.7 40.7 51.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1986 1981 1984 1990 1966 1969 1981 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 18.6 23.4 27.5 39.9 50.6 59.5 68.9 65.9 52.6 38.6 29.8 17.7 47.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1989 1965 1983 1983 1983 1967 1967 1965 1969 1972 1983 1961
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.3 17.3 23.1 31.0 39.8 48.6 54.7 52.9 44.1 33.6 22.8 15.2 33.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.6 21.9 29.1 36.5 44.1 52.6 58.0 56.5 48.7 38.8 26.9 25.2 35.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1986 1981 1984 1977 1966 1982 1981 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.5 9.5 12.2 26.5 36.2 44.6 51.6 47.3 38.8 26.3 16.7 4.4 31.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1965 1983 1990 1983 1967 1967 1965 1969 1979 1983 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.50 0.54 1.33 1.73 2.78 2.37 2.42 1.95 1.47 1.18 1.06 0.59 17.92
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.26 1.24 3.28 3.61 8.74 8.26 6.49 6.96 4.37 5.70 3.25 3.84 30.28
Year Highest Occurred 1965 1964 1983 1973 1973 1965 1967 1963 1961 1969 1972 1973 1973
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.41 0.19 0.10 0.06 0.19 0.00 9.24
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1987 1962 1987 1984 1980 1978 1978 1978 1988 1984 1987 1966
Heating Degree Days (F) 1125. 916. 837. 561. 301. 89. 0. 10. 170. 454. 807. 1073. 6343.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 98. 227. 162. 50. 0. 0. 0. 543.

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