DINOSAUR NM QUARRY AREA, UTAH

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.1 37.9 51.8 64.6 75.8 87.2 94.6 91.9 81.2 67.1 48.4 32.6 63.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.7 50.7 64.5 72.4 82.9 95.3 99.3 95.6 88.1 75.5 55.0 47.7 68.3
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1981 1972 1981 1969 1977 1989 1969 1979 1988 1989 1980 1977
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 14.1 22.6 42.6 57.1 69.6 80.0 90.7 85.2 71.9 55.8 37.8 17.0 58.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1985 1965 1983 1983 1965 1987 1968 1965 1969 1971 1978 1984
Mean Temperature (F) 15.9 24.1 37.9 48.7 58.5 67.8 75.0 72.3 62.2 49.6 35.0 20.6 47.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 29.8 35.3 46.0 54.7 63.7 73.8 78.2 75.5 68.7 55.1 42.1 32.8 51.8
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1963 1986 1990 1969 1977 1989 1982 1990 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 2.7 9.9 29.2 43.0 54.2 63.2 71.4 67.0 55.3 43.3 27.2 10.3 43.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1965 1970 1983 1975 1973 1968 1965 1969 1971 1978 1973
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 2.5 10.2 23.9 32.8 41.2 48.4 55.3 52.6 43.2 32.2 21.6 8.6 31.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.0 22.6 30.7 37.6 44.8 53.2 58.4 57.6 50.5 38.4 29.2 17.8 35.7
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1986 1986 1990 1963 1972 1990 1983 1990 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -11.5 -6.3 15.8 26.7 38.3 42.9 50.2 47.5 37.3 26.0 14.9 -1.6 27.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1965 1982 1975 1976 1973 1975 1971 1976 1976 1990 1973
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.54 0.57 0.72 0.80 0.87 0.62 0.56 0.57 0.92 1.05 0.65 0.68 8.55
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.68 2.20 2.21 2.07 3.28 2.62 1.81 1.52 3.15 4.26 1.61 1.93 12.29
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1983 1979 1976 1971 1970 1986 1963 1961 1981 1983 1966 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 3.73
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1972 1972 1982 1974 1979 1963 1985 1979 1988 1976 1976 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1522. 1145. 840. 489. 213. 51. 0. 0. 138. 477. 900. 1376. 7151.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 12. 135. 310. 230. 54. 0. 0. 0. 741.

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