KIT CARSON, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.4 46.6 54.4 65.3 74.7 85.6 91.5 89.2 79.5 68.8 53.4 43.3 66.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.9 55.6 64.0 73.1 81.2 90.5 96.6 95.6 85.0 77.7 59.5 53.2 69.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1986 1981 1962 1971 1978 1983 1979 1963 1981 1962 1986
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.1 34.6 42.1 55.7 68.9 77.8 87.7 84.6 69.0 56.0 40.5 28.2 64.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1978 1965 1984 1983 1982 1961 1989 1965 1969 1972 1983 1961
Mean Temperature (F) 25.1 30.4 37.8 48.4 58.5 69.4 75.2 72.8 62.9 50.7 37.0 27.3 49.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 36.6 35.9 45.1 55.4 62.5 73.0 79.5 78.9 67.9 58.7 43.7 36.0 52.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1987 1986 1981 1974 1981 1966 1983 1963 1963 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 11.3 22.0 26.8 42.4 54.3 64.9 72.8 69.8 55.2 43.8 28.8 16.7 48.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1989 1965 1983 1968 1989 1972 1978 1965 1969 1972 1983 1988
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.8 14.2 21.1 31.5 42.3 53.2 58.8 56.3 46.3 32.6 20.6 11.2 33.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.3 22.1 27.9 37.7 46.8 56.7 63.0 62.1 53.2 39.6 27.8 20.7 37.0
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1983 1981 1981 1977 1981 1966 1983 1963 1963 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -3.6 7.6 11.5 26.2 38.2 49.3 52.9 49.7 40.7 28.3 15.6 5.1 30.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1965 1965 1968 1968 1969 1978 1978 1968 1975 1989 1989 1968
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.24 0.30 0.79 0.85 2.69 2.01 2.59 1.87 1.42 0.69 0.40 0.27 14.12
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.01 1.22 3.70 2.65 5.09 5.76 5.44 7.59 4.04 2.85 1.64 1.31 24.72
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1980 1977 1989 1985 1965 1965 1969 1972 1973 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.54 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.85
Year Lowest Occurred 1987 1981 1978 1978 1966 1984 1978 1976 1978 1980 1989 1988 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 1237. 969. 843. 498. 216. 23. 0. 6. 128. 443. 840. 1169. 6372.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 14. 155. 316. 248. 65. 0. 0. 0. 798.

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