CORTEZ, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 39.2 44.5 51.3 60.6 70.9 82.1 87.5 84.8 76.9 65.9 51.6 41.1 63.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.9 51.8 61.6 68.4 76.5 87.0 90.5 89.4 82.4 71.9 57.2 50.8 65.5
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1970 1972 1989 1974 1990 1989 1969 1979 1988 1981 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 31.1 38.2 45.9 53.8 66.2 76.0 83.4 79.6 71.5 55.9 44.4 34.2 61.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1973 1983 1978 1965 1986 1968 1986 1984 1979 1967 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 25.1 30.8 37.5 45.2 54.6 64.3 71.0 68.9 60.6 49.7 37.4 27.5 47.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 33.6 36.9 43.6 49.9 58.9 68.1 73.0 73.1 64.1 54.7 41.8 36.3 49.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1989 1963 1974 1966 1969 1963 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 17.5 24.4 33.1 39.0 51.0 59.9 68.3 64.9 56.7 43.2 31.1 20.7 45.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1969 1970 1983 1965 1986 1968 1985 1984 1979 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 10.9 17.1 23.8 29.8 38.1 46.4 54.4 52.9 44.3 33.4 23.1 13.9 32.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.1 23.7 29.3 33.2 41.6 50.1 56.6 56.8 48.0 41.5 29.0 21.7 34.5
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1976 1978 1990 1963 1977 1970 1969 1963 1972 1965 1980 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.8 9.0 19.3 23.8 35.1 42.0 50.6 49.6 40.9 28.1 17.7 6.6 30.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1988 1970 1983 1975 1987 1975 1985 1982 1979 1990 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.89 0.87 1.35 0.85 0.90 0.48 1.26 1.48 1.33 1.46 1.16 1.18 13.21
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.19 3.22 4.05 2.47 2.19 1.80 2.39 3.70 3.36 6.56 2.78 2.98 21.14
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 1978 1986 1965 1988 1990 1963 1986 1972 1985 1978 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.23
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1972 1971 1989 1974 1980 1980 1962 1979 1964 1989 1989 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1237. 958. 853. 594. 322. 81. 0. 11. 146. 474. 828. 1163. 6667.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 60. 186. 132. 14. 0. 0. 0. 392.

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