RUSH 1N, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.0 44.8 49.8 59.8 68.5 78.8 85.0 82.0 73.8 64.5 50.8 42.2 61.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.7 53.1 59.4 65.6 76.9 87.1 92.6 90.0 78.5 75.6 58.4 54.5 65.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1970 1967 1981 1963 1971 1964 1962 1977 1963 1965 1980 1963
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.1 33.5 38.0 49.7 61.7 71.2 77.8 77.1 65.6 51.1 40.4 27.4 57.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1983 1983 1982 1990 1990 1965 1969 1979 1983 1990
Mean Temperature (F) 25.3 28.8 34.3 44.0 53.2 63.3 69.1 66.6 57.8 47.9 34.9 26.7 46.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 37.3 34.9 43.0 49.8 58.7 70.6 74.0 70.4 61.1 57.1 40.5 37.8 48.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1986 1986 1981 1963 1972 1966 1962 1963 1963 1965 1980 1986
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 15.7 19.8 23.5 37.6 47.5 58.0 64.1 62.7 51.3 38.2 25.6 16.2 43.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1965 1983 1978 1982 1990 1990 1965 1969 1979 1983 1978
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.5 12.8 18.6 28.2 37.9 47.8 53.2 51.1 41.7 31.3 19.0 11.2 30.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.8 21.9 28.3 37.4 42.4 60.7 57.6 54.2 44.9 38.5 25.3 21.0 34.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1986 1986 1986 1985 1972 1966 1982 1963 1963 1981 1980 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.5 4.3 9.0 22.0 31.1 42.6 49.7 48.3 37.0 25.3 10.8 4.7 26.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1978 1965 1978 1978 1970 1987 1990 1965 1969 1979 1961 1978
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.26 0.20 0.69 0.99 2.12 1.95 2.66 2.34 1.14 0.50 0.39 0.30 13.54
Highest Precipitation (in.) 0.67 1.29 1.96 2.25 6.63 4.11 6.49 6.31 4.00 1.91 1.96 1.43 23.58
Year Highest Occurred 1987 1987 1979 1980 1987 1982 1977 1963 1976 1969 1972 1979 1987
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.05 0.07 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.81
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1981 1986 1964 1974 1964 1964 1962 1983 1980 1989 1980 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 1231. 1014. 952. 630. 371. 113. 21. 44. 226. 530. 903. 1187. 7222.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 5. 62. 148. 93. 10. 0. 0. 0. 318.

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