PALISADE, COLORADO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.5 47.5 56.6 66.8 77.2 88.5 95.0 92.0 82.9 70.1 53.7 41.4 67.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.1 55.1 66.1 74.0 82.9 95.7 99.2 96.2 90.9 76.9 59.3 53.6 70.8
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1986 1972 1981 1969 1977 1988 1985 1979 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 25.4 36.5 48.8 56.8 66.7 79.6 92.6 84.1 73.3 59.0 47.0 32.2 63.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1974 1964 1975 1975 1975 1990 1968 1961 1969 1972 1978 1975
Mean Temperature (F) 27.5 36.2 44.8 53.8 63.2 73.3 79.7 77.1 68.0 56.2 42.4 31.0 54.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 39.2 43.1 52.3 58.8 68.0 78.2 81.9 80.2 73.5 62.8 48.2 41.7 57.3
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1986 1986 1981 1969 1977 1966 1969 1979 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 15.0 23.3 38.1 45.3 55.0 66.0 77.3 71.4 60.4 48.4 35.7 21.1 50.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1974 1964 1975 1975 1975 1962 1968 1961 1969 1979 1978 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.5 24.8 32.9 40.8 49.2 58.1 64.3 62.0 53.0 42.3 31.0 20.7 41.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.4 31.1 39.1 45.2 53.1 61.9 67.7 66.2 59.1 48.7 37.1 29.7 43.8
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1968 1986 1990 1969 1961 1966 1969 1990 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.5 10.1 27.4 33.8 43.2 52.3 60.7 57.3 46.4 37.8 24.3 9.9 37.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1974 1964 1975 1975 1975 1987 1976 1988 1969 1979 1978 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.52 0.58 1.09 0.94 1.07 0.71 0.72 0.89 1.05 1.21 0.90 0.69 10.37
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.21 1.90 2.72 2.25 2.95 3.00 1.69 2.29 3.47 3.43 2.76 2.16 19.37
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1989 1970 1965 1983 1983 1985 1963 1961 1984 1983 1983 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.00 6.14
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1972 1972 1982 1974 1980 1961 1985 1979 1964 1989 1976 1977
Heating Degree Days (F) 1163. 806. 626. 346. 119. 13. 0. 0. 56. 291. 678. 1054. 5152.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 10. 63. 262. 456. 375. 146. 18. 0. 0. 1330.

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