GUNNISON 3 SW, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 24.0 30.0 40.3 52.9 64.3 74.5 79.9 77.1 70.1 60.2 43.7 29.1 53.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 39.2 42.3 51.0 61.7 69.8 81.4 83.8 80.2 76.2 66.2 50.2 43.2 58.4
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1990 1989 1974 1990 1989 1985 1979 1963 1962 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 6.8 15.9 30.3 43.3 59.8 68.5 76.4 72.9 64.0 46.3 35.8 18.1 49.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1974 1984 1984 1983 1969 1973 1968 1961 1969 1979 1978 1984
Mean Temperature (F) 7.4 13.0 25.1 36.1 46.3 54.8 61.0 58.6 50.5 40.4 26.9 13.1 36.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 20.1 24.3 35.7 43.2 49.8 58.9 63.7 62.8 56.2 45.6 30.6 26.0 40.6
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1986 1990 1989 1984 1990 1989 1983 1990 1963 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -6.5 -2.3 14.1 29.8 42.4 51.5 58.4 55.1 46.1 33.6 19.6 2.0 31.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1974 1962 1984 1968 1975 1962 1976 1961 1969 1979 1978 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -9.3 -4.1 9.9 19.2 28.3 35.1 42.1 39.9 30.8 20.6 10.1 -2.9 18.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.4 12.5 20.4 26.4 32.1 39.8 45.8 45.5 37.3 30.6 15.0 8.7 22.7
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1986 1990 1990 1981 1988 1981 1983 1990 1972 1970 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -23.5 -20.4 -3.0 14.0 24.2 30.5 38.5 33.9 25.3 10.8 1.3 -15.3 12.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1974 1962 1968 1968 1968 1979 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.84 0.63 0.64 0.56 0.68 0.64 1.36 1.55 1.08 0.85 0.57 0.80 10.20
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.64 1.83 3.31 1.71 1.58 2.49 3.81 3.61 3.33 4.13 1.87 2.22 16.45
Year Highest Occurred 1988 1962 1961 1961 1981 1969 1965 1971 1961 1969 1965 1983 1969
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.15 0.14 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 7.10
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1972 1977 1979 1963 1961 1979 1985 1978 1964 1989 1990 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 1786. 1456. 1237. 867. 580. 306. 130. 204. 435. 763. 1143. 1609. 10516.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 6. 0. 0. 0. 0. 12.

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