SUNSET CRATER NM, ARIZONA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.1 46.5 52.0 60.5 69.9 81.2 84.2 81.1 75.2 64.0 51.4 43.9 62.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 51.7 53.5 62.1 71.1 78.4 87.4 87.7 84.9 81.2 69.6 61.1 51.2 87.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 1984 1974 1993 1995 1979 1979 1999 1977 1993
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.1 40.2 43.1 52.1 64.0 77.0 78.9 76.8 69.6 57.3 43.2 37.6 36.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1987 1973 1975 1980 1998 1999 1999 1986 1984 2000 1991 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 27.5 30.9 36.0 43.0 51.5 60.7 65.8 63.6 57.1 45.6 34.7 27.8 45.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 33.9 37.1 42.5 49.5 58.1 67.2 68.2 67.3 60.1 49.9 39.2 35.1 68.2
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1989 1989 1996 1994 1996 1995 1983 1988 1995 1980 1996
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 20.6 26.9 29.2 37.5 46.8 57.0 62.6 61.4 54.1 40.9 28.6 20.6 20.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1985 1973 1998 1977 1991 1987 1976 1988 1971 2000 1990 1989
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.8 15.3 20.0 25.5 33.0 40.2 47.4 46.0 39.0 27.2 17.9 11.7 27.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.3 20.7 25.0 30.0 40.0 47.4 51.5 50.6 44.3 32.5 22.7 22.4 51.5
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1989 1990 1996 1994 1996 1994 1997 1972 1985 1983 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.4 9.2 15.2 21.6 27.8 35.9 42.8 41.2 34.8 24.2 13.0 2.6 2.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1985 1977 1998 1977 1991 1993 1976 1988 1971 1976 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.24 1.30 1.33 0.79 0.72 0.49 2.42 2.80 1.93 1.39 1.27 1.38 17.06
Highest Precipitation (in.) 5.12 3.71 3.92 2.84 5.00 3.43 6.01 5.10 6.75 8.90 6.08 7.17 8.90
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1980 1991 1999 1992 1988 1981 2000 1990 1972 1978 1992 1972
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1972 1997 1993 1996 1998 1993 1976 1973 1999 1999 1973 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 1164. 954. 899. 660. 423. 161. 35. 74. 241. 601. 912. 1153. 7277.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 3. 32. 59. 28. 3. 0. 0. 0. 125.

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