GRAND CANYON NP 2, ARIZONA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.6 46.5 51.9 59.9 69.9 80.6 84.3 81.4 75.3 63.6 51.6 44.6 62.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.1 52.6 61.6 69.8 78.0 85.5 89.6 86.6 79.0 71.0 61.5 53.1 89.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 1984 1996 1994 1994 1979 1988 1999 1980 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.5 39.5 40.7 49.5 62.7 77.0 80.0 77.0 70.0 55.7 44.5 36.6 34.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1995 1995 1984 1984 1986 1989 1972 1971 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 30.4 33.5 38.0 44.1 52.4 61.5 67.0 65.3 59.0 48.3 37.6 31.5 47.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 38.1 38.7 43.5 51.1 59.2 65.6 70.2 69.3 62.0 53.8 44.4 38.6 70.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 2000 1994 1996 1994 1994 1988 1999 1980 1996
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 23.3 28.0 31.6 36.2 47.5 58.0 64.2 62.4 54.8 42.5 33.0 24.7 23.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1994 1973 1975 1995 1998 1987 1979 1986 1971 2000 1990 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.2 20.4 24.0 28.3 34.9 42.3 49.7 49.1 42.7 32.9 23.5 18.3 31.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.8 27.0 28.1 33.0 40.6 47.0 52.7 52.1 48.0 37.0 27.6 24.0 52.7
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1992 1992 1992 2000 1988 1996 1982 1997 1987 1996 1991 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 12.0 13.9 18.5 22.8 30.1 38.6 46.1 44.7 37.9 28.4 19.5 11.4 11.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1977 1975 1975 1998 1987 1974 1993 1984 1993 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.58 1.67 1.95 1.07 0.63 0.47 1.96 2.04 1.40 1.35 1.28 1.10 16.50
Highest Precipitation (in.) 5.44 3.95 4.51 3.19 2.62 2.25 5.37 4.55 4.71 5.20 5.26 3.87 5.44
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1993 1978 1988 1992 1988 1999 1993 1997 1972 1978 1978 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1977 1997 1993 2000 1996 1993 1976 1979 1999 1999 1976 1977
Heating Degree Days (F) 1072. 883. 838. 627. 397. 137. 25. 57. 190. 520. 824. 1040. 6610.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 5. 31. 87. 65. 9. 0. 0. 0. 197.

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