RICO, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.3 40.3 43.0 50.8 60.7 70.7 75.3 73.1 66.5 58.5 46.0 39.1 55.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.6 45.0 51.4 57.6 67.1 76.0 78.7 76.8 74.4 65.3 51.4 49.9 57.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1970 1972 1989 1974 1974 1978 1969 1979 1964 1963 1980 1963
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 27.6 35.0 37.3 44.6 56.2 65.9 69.9 66.2 59.4 47.8 39.4 33.4 52.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1980 1975 1980 1967 1990 1989 1986 1984 1972 1990 1990
Mean Temperature (F) 21.6 23.7 27.9 35.8 44.2 52.1 57.6 56.1 49.4 41.6 30.7 23.1 38.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.0 27.9 35.7 43.5 47.8 55.9 59.6 59.5 54.1 46.5 35.1 34.1 41.0
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1981 1989 1989 1969 1981 1967 1969 1963 1963 1967 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 14.5 17.3 21.8 29.9 40.7 46.7 54.6 51.5 44.5 32.2 24.7 18.2 36.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1969 1973 1975 1984 1984 1989 1984 1984 1972 1972 1984
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.9 7.0 12.7 20.8 27.7 33.4 39.9 39.0 32.2 24.7 15.2 7.0 22.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.6 15.2 22.6 29.4 31.6 39.8 42.7 43.1 36.1 30.6 19.6 18.3 25.3
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1989 1989 1989 1987 1988 1988 1988 1963 1972 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.7 -1.1 5.7 14.5 24.2 26.3 34.0 32.0 23.1 16.6 8.7 0.7 17.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1974 1969 1973 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1979 1972 1984
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.26 2.20 2.72 1.89 1.79 1.62 3.29 3.36 2.74 2.36 2.36 2.54 29.13
Highest Precipitation (in.) 7.57 5.59 6.32 3.74 3.40 8.54 7.81 7.77 6.48 7.06 6.23 6.90 40.83
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 1978 1986 1980 1988 1981 1982 1986 1972 1986 1966 1988
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.46 0.25 0.63 0.39 0.10 0.00 1.39 1.52 0.19 0.00 0.10 0.13 19.94
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1970 1972 1989 1970 1980 1979 1974 1979 1964 1989 1976 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1345. 1156. 1150. 876. 645. 387. 229. 276. 468. 725. 1029. 1299. 9585.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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