MIDWAY SAND ISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 70.5 70.0 71.1 72.1 75.5 81.1 83.5 84.4 84.0 81.3 77.0 73.0 77.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 73.8 75.4 77.4 78.3 79.5 87.2 88.2 88.6 86.8 85.0 81.3 75.7 79.9
Year Highest Occurred 1989 1974 1973 1984 1985 1984 1984 1987 1979 1983 1974 1988 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 66.7 66.6 66.5 66.0 70.8 75.8 79.7 81.1 80.1 78.2 74.0 69.5 73.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1965 1968 1967 1961 1961 1962 1965 1965 1965 1966 1965 1971 1965
Mean Temperature (F) 66.4 66.0 67.0 67.9 71.4 76.9 79.2 80.0 79.5 77.0 73.0 68.9 72.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 69.3 71.1 72.1 73.8 75.2 82.2 82.9 83.5 81.7 80.2 77.1 71.8 75.4
Year Highest Occurred 1989 1974 1973 1984 1985 1984 1984 1987 1983 1983 1974 1970 1984
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 63.1 62.8 62.6 63.0 67.9 73.0 76.4 77.9 76.8 74.7 69.9 65.1 70.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1965 1968 1967 1961 1986 1962 1966 1964 1965 1966 1977 1971 1965
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 62.2 62.0 62.8 63.6 67.3 72.6 74.9 75.6 75.0 72.6 69.0 64.7 68.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 65.1 66.7 66.7 69.2 70.9 77.2 77.6 78.4 77.0 75.3 72.9 68.5 70.8
Year Highest Occurred 1964 1974 1973 1984 1985 1984 1984 1987 1983 1983 1974 1970 1984
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 59.4 58.1 58.7 59.9 63.2 69.5 71.9 73.2 72.2 70.6 65.6 60.6 67.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1965 1977 1967 1961 1986 1966 1966 1977 1975 1969 1977 1971 1977
Mean Precipitation (in.) 4.78 3.68 3.69 2.80 2.17 1.95 3.54 4.10 3.59 3.43 4.44 4.36 42.53
Highest Precipitation (in.) 8.89 8.07 13.14 11.81 11.10 7.74 13.28 12.10 7.74 9.80 11.99 17.85 61.13
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1967 1963 1962 1970 1961 1967 1983 1984 1961 1970 1968 1963
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 1.70 0.88 0.04 0.09 0.19 0.23 0.64 0.69 1.07 0.28 0.80 0.52 21.02
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1966 1968 1980 1990 1977 1988 1987 1964 1986 1986 1975 1987
Heating Degree Days (F) 29. 33. 31. 25. 7. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 9. 134.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 72. 61. 93. 112. 205. 357. 440. 465. 435. 372. 240. 130. 2982.

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