SAFFORD AGRICULTRL CTR, ARIZONA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 60.2 65.3 71.2 79.6 88.7 98.3 98.4 96.1 92.1 82.1 69.2 60.2 80.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 67.2 70.6 81.4 88.4 95.7 102.9 102.3 98.9 96.7 87.2 78.0 67.0 102.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1999 1972 1989 2000 1994 1971 1998 1998 1999 1999 1980 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.5 60.0 62.9 72.8 84.6 95.1 93.9 92.9 87.9 75.9 61.8 54.9 53.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1973 1973 1983 1979 1979 1986 1990 1996 1984 2000 1971 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 44.6 49.0 54.5 61.4 70.1 79.5 83.2 81.3 75.7 64.7 52.1 44.4 63.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 48.5 54.3 60.8 67.7 76.2 84.5 86.6 84.3 80.5 68.3 57.6 48.8 86.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1996 1972 1989 2000 1994 1971 1995 1997 1988 1999 1980 1971
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 41.9 44.5 49.6 55.2 65.7 75.7 80.2 78.3 72.8 60.6 47.4 40.7 40.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1973 1975 1975 1991 1986 1990 1985 1976 2000 1974 1974
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.0 32.7 37.7 43.1 51.5 60.7 67.9 66.4 59.3 47.2 34.9 28.6 46.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 37.5 39.0 41.5 47.6 56.6 66.7 71.1 69.9 65.5 51.8 40.1 34.5 71.1
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1996 1986 1990 2000 2000 1996 1995 1997 1988 1978 1991 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.3 24.5 32.7 36.8 46.1 55.2 63.2 61.9 54.0 41.7 29.8 24.0 24.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1971 1974 1977 1975 1975 1975 1987 1979 1973 1982 1992 1973 1973
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.74 0.78 0.61 0.22 0.27 0.31 1.45 1.72 1.12 1.10 0.56 0.91 9.79
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.10 2.64 1.71 1.43 2.28 1.42 3.24 4.34 3.77 4.39 2.39 4.14 4.39
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1980 1991 1988 1992 1996 1984 1992 1983 2000 1986 1991 2000
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.06 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1999 1999 1996 2000 2000 1998 1995 1975 2000 1995 1999 1999 1999
Heating Degree Days (F) 633. 449. 334. 159. 29. 0. 0. 0. 1. 85. 390. 638. 2718.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 7. 48. 188. 435. 562. 504. 322. 75. 1. 0. 2142.

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