KITT PEAK, ARIZONA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.2 51.3 54.7 62.4 70.7 80.4 80.6 78.2 75.2 66.7 56.5 49.9 64.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.3 57.5 64.8 71.4 78.2 86.2 86.0 82.0 81.3 72.9 66.4 58.0 86.2
Year Highest Occurred 2000 1999 1972 1989 2000 1974 1997 1997 1979 1979 1999 1980 1974
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.1 42.7 44.5 51.5 63.7 75.2 74.9 73.1 70.3 58.2 48.8 43.8 41.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1980 1991 1984 1971 1986 1971 1972 1971 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 41.3 42.8 45.6 51.9 59.7 69.6 70.7 68.9 66.0 57.4 47.9 42.2 55.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 48.5 48.8 54.4 61.5 67.7 74.5 74.8 72.7 70.4 63.1 57.1 48.9 74.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 2000 1974 1994 1994 1979 1999 1999 1980 1994
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 34.0 36.0 36.6 42.3 53.7 65.6 66.3 64.8 61.0 49.5 41.1 36.2 34.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1980 1991 1984 1971 1976 1971 1972 1971 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.4 34.3 36.5 41.3 48.7 58.7 60.7 59.6 56.7 48.1 39.3 34.4 46.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 39.9 41.2 43.9 51.6 57.1 63.7 63.9 63.9 60.9 53.9 47.8 40.7 63.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 2000 1996 1989 1994 2000 1999 1999 1977 1989
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.9 29.2 28.6 33.0 43.0 53.6 56.7 56.5 51.4 40.9 33.3 28.3 26.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1977 1983 1976 1971 1985 1971 1972 1974 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.89 1.62 1.94 0.45 0.51 0.47 4.64 4.69 2.20 1.96 1.18 2.40 23.95
Highest Precipitation (in.) 8.90 4.69 6.35 2.38 2.23 3.63 12.04 11.33 7.37 8.41 5.56 10.96 12.04
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1983 1983 1976 1978 2000 1990 1971 1984 1972 1978 1978 1990
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.09 1.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1999 1989 1984 2000 2000 1998 1995 1990 1988 1999 1999 2000 1999
Heating Degree Days (F) 735. 622. 603. 407. 211. 28. 11. 11. 64. 267. 514. 708. 4181.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 2. 14. 47. 164. 186. 131. 93. 31. 2. 0. 670.

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