STERLING, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.9 44.6 51.7 62.7 72.0 83.2 90.2 87.5 77.8 66.6 51.0 40.0 63.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.8 53.9 61.5 69.9 78.3 91.0 94.2 92.4 85.2 74.0 57.6 51.0 66.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1983 1986 1987 1963 1988 1964 1988 1990 1963 1989 1980 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 27.1 34.4 39.9 52.3 64.7 74.6 84.8 83.2 64.2 51.1 37.0 24.3 60.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1965 1984 1967 1967 1972 1966 1965 1969 1985 1983 1973
Mean Temperature (F) 24.2 30.6 37.8 48.2 58.0 68.4 74.8 72.2 62.0 50.1 36.6 26.3 49.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 31.7 38.5 46.3 53.1 62.8 75.0 77.8 77.6 68.0 56.2 42.0 35.1 51.5
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1983 1986 1981 1977 1988 1989 1983 1990 1963 1965 1980 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 13.2 22.2 25.7 41.8 52.7 63.0 70.9 68.7 52.3 41.1 26.5 12.7 47.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1984 1967 1982 1972 1965 1965 1969 1985 1983 1978
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 10.4 16.6 23.8 33.6 44.0 53.5 59.4 56.8 46.1 33.6 22.2 12.7 34.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.2 25.0 31.0 37.7 49.3 59.0 62.3 63.8 50.8 38.4 26.8 19.7 36.8
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1987 1986 1977 1977 1988 1977 1983 1990 1963 1965 1975 1977
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.8 8.3 11.4 28.2 40.1 48.4 56.1 52.3 40.3 27.5 15.1 1.0 32.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1982 1965 1982 1981 1982 1961 1962 1965 1980 1979 1983 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.33 0.22 1.04 1.37 3.16 2.91 2.62 1.87 1.03 0.79 0.49 0.33 16.16
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.28 1.18 3.52 3.51 6.44 8.22 7.90 5.90 3.88 4.21 2.13 1.19 21.60
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1987 1984 1977 1987 1967 1962 1968 1973 1969 1972 1973 1979
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.27 0.29 0.41 0.38 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.59
Year Lowest Occurred 1983 1985 1966 1974 1974 1968 1964 1970 1962 1988 1989 1976 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 1265. 963. 843. 504. 238. 56. 0. 9. 149. 462. 852. 1200. 6541.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 21. 158. 304. 233. 59. 0. 0. 0. 775.

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