FRUITA, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.0 45.6 55.4 65.0 75.6 86.6 92.4 89.5 80.6 68.6 52.4 39.8 65.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.7 54.2 64.4 72.2 82.9 92.3 95.8 93.1 87.1 75.5 57.2 51.9 68.7
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1970 1972 1989 1963 1961 1988 1985 1979 1963 1966 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 22.5 33.2 48.8 57.5 68.7 80.8 89.0 83.0 72.6 59.0 44.8 28.7 62.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1964 1975 1983 1965 1986 1968 1961 1984 1979 1978 1973
Mean Temperature (F) 22.7 31.7 40.7 49.0 59.1 68.4 74.7 72.3 62.7 51.1 37.8 27.1 49.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 33.2 37.7 46.5 54.5 63.3 73.6 77.2 75.6 67.1 57.3 42.9 36.3 52.6
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1986 1986 1990 1963 1988 1964 1983 1990 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 8.7 17.7 34.8 43.0 53.4 64.3 71.8 67.9 57.8 46.0 30.2 16.9 47.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1974 1964 1970 1983 1975 1987 1968 1961 1969 1979 1978 1973
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.5 17.7 25.9 33.1 42.5 50.1 57.1 55.0 44.7 33.5 23.1 14.4 33.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 22.6 24.6 33.1 39.3 46.2 56.0 60.1 59.5 49.7 40.8 29.1 20.7 36.4
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1968 1978 1990 1961 1988 1981 1983 1990 1972 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -5.6 2.2 19.6 28.2 38.0 46.4 53.6 51.1 38.8 29.9 15.6 5.0 31.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1974 1971 1970 1983 1979 1962 1962 1971 1966 1979 1978 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.59 0.48 0.85 0.68 0.88 0.51 0.76 0.87 0.77 0.94 0.72 0.71 8.76
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.99 1.43 2.39 1.85 2.13 2.65 2.12 2.89 2.54 2.64 1.64 2.41 13.25
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1975 1985 1983 1984 1987 1963 1961 1972 1987 1966 1987
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.01 0.06 0.00 0.05 0.00 5.15
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1984 1972 1967 1974 1980 1971 1985 1987 1964 1963 1976 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1311. 932. 753. 480. 195. 37. 0. 0. 117. 431. 816. 1175. 6247.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 12. 139. 301. 229. 48. 0. 0. 0. 729.

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