WOLF CREEK PASS 1 E, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.3 32.4 35.0 43.0 51.4 61.7 66.4 64.4 57.9 49.3 38.9 32.6 47.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.0 39.5 48.0 50.0 57.9 68.0 69.7 71.4 64.6 59.5 44.2 41.9 49.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1979 1972 1989 1974 1990 1989 1978 1979 1978 1989 1980 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 23.7 23.4 26.0 35.6 46.3 56.3 60.3 53.1 50.3 40.2 31.1 23.6 43.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1966 1962 1975 1965 1967 1968 1968 1976 1984 1961 1978 1961
Mean Temperature (F) 18.5 19.3 22.6 30.4 39.3 48.1 53.4 51.6 45.7 36.9 26.5 19.5 34.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 26.4 24.3 33.7 37.0 43.9 52.5 56.9 54.8 49.3 42.5 31.2 28.0 36.1
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1976 1972 1972 1974 1990 1966 1969 1983 1978 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 11.4 12.1 15.9 23.8 35.2 44.4 50.1 46.4 41.3 29.2 20.8 12.1 32.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1964 1970 1975 1967 1962 1968 1976 1969 1972 1978 1964
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.7 6.2 10.1 17.7 27.1 34.5 40.4 38.7 33.5 24.4 14.1 6.4 21.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.3 11.9 19.4 24.5 32.1 37.1 45.4 42.8 37.9 32.0 21.0 14.1 23.7
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1962 1972 1972 1963 1977 1966 1969 1963 1963 1965 1980 1963
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -3.7 0.8 2.9 10.5 22.7 27.6 37.7 32.3 30.1 17.6 7.7 0.0 19.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1977 1970 1975 1978 1976 1981 1988 1970 1972 1990 1978
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.57 3.58 4.81 2.86 1.99 1.77 3.42 4.08 4.22 4.29 3.84 4.33 42.76
Highest Precipitation (in.) 15.66 19.08 14.38 6.26 7.21 6.25 5.95 7.92 11.25 14.45 11.00 14.82 67.96
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 1979 1990 1979 1984 1986 1968 1970 1972 1978 1978 1979
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.13 0.36 0.74 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.21 0.93 0.00 0.51 0.18 23.20
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1981 1966 1969 1974 1982 1982 1978 1980 1964 1980 1976 1977
Heating Degree Days (F) 1442. 1280. 1314. 1038. 797. 507. 360. 415. 579. 871. 1155. 1411. 11169.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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