WALDEN, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.1 31.6 37.9 49.1 59.8 70.8 77.8 75.4 66.7 55.3 39.7 30.4 51.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.3 38.6 46.0 57.2 65.9 78.4 82.1 79.6 74.2 61.9 46.4 44.0 55.7
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1987 1986 1981 1969 1977 1989 1983 1979 1963 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 19.5 23.9 25.3 41.1 54.6 63.6 73.7 69.4 57.1 43.6 32.3 24.1 49.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1962 1964 1965 1973 1968 1969 1973 1968 1961 1969 1968 1967 1968
Mean Temperature (F) 15.7 18.7 25.1 34.7 43.8 53.4 58.9 56.3 48.4 38.4 26.3 18.0 36.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 23.4 26.4 32.9 40.6 47.2 59.3 61.1 61.2 53.8 43.3 31.3 30.2 39.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1976 1986 1981 1969 1977 1964 1983 1990 1988 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 5.4 9.4 12.0 28.5 39.6 49.6 56.2 53.1 43.1 31.9 18.4 11.9 33.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1962 1973 1965 1984 1968 1969 1962 1974 1961 1969 1979 1966 1968
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.3 5.8 12.2 20.3 27.7 35.9 39.9 37.1 30.0 21.5 12.8 5.5 21.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 12.2 15.7 20.5 24.0 30.9 40.2 43.1 42.7 34.8 26.0 19.1 16.3 24.0
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1974 1981 1987 1977 1984 1983 1972 1972 1970 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -8.8 -5.9 -1.4 15.3 24.6 32.8 36.7 31.7 24.3 16.5 3.2 -1.9 18.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1962 1973 1965 1984 1968 1982 1972 1974 1974 1970 1979 1966 1968
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.53 0.54 0.76 0.91 1.24 1.04 1.23 1.12 1.19 0.92 0.73 0.62 10.83
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.26 1.76 1.47 2.35 3.16 3.04 2.80 2.99 3.75 2.44 2.68 1.64 16.60
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1986 1985 1985 1978 1969 1985 1963 1961 1985 1985 1978 1985
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.05 0.03 0.12 0.34 0.05 0.04 0.12 0.28 0.19 0.05 0.09 0.10 5.92
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1973 1962 1981 1974 1980 1962 1974 1979 1964 1974 1963 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 1528. 1296. 1237. 909. 657. 348. 189. 273. 498. 825. 1161. 1457. 10378.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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