ALPINE, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 65.0 66.2 66.8 71.9 75.1 83.0 88.6 89.4 86.4 79.4 71.2 65.4 75.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 72.0 72.7 75.4 78.4 86.2 89.6 92.9 94.6 94.8 88.2 77.3 71.1 94.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1997 1996 1984 1981 1984 1994 1984 1999 1995 1989 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.6 59.8 56.9 61.6 67.0 73.6 82.0 85.1 77.8 72.6 65.7 56.9 56.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1975 1980 1982 1993 1989 1976 1972 1985 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 54.1 55.2 55.8 59.5 62.9 69.3 74.7 75.9 73.5 66.8 59.0 54.3 63.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 60.3 60.6 60.7 65.2 70.3 74.8 79.0 81.4 80.3 73.4 65.1 58.8 81.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1997 1989 1997 1981 1984 1998 1984 1999 1995 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 48.7 51.3 48.8 52.0 56.8 62.8 68.8 72.1 66.2 62.0 54.3 46.8 46.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1979 1973 1975 1977 1982 1987 1987 1986 1972 1994 1971 1971
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 43.1 44.1 44.7 47.1 50.7 55.6 60.7 62.3 60.6 54.2 46.8 43.1 51.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 48.6 50.7 48.5 51.9 57.0 60.1 65.1 68.7 66.5 60.4 52.9 49.1 68.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1978 1989 1997 1990 1984 1998 1997 1991 1995 1977 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 37.8 40.0 38.4 42.3 45.4 50.2 55.1 56.8 52.7 49.3 42.1 36.7 36.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1979 1977 1975 1977 1975 1987 1976 1973 1975 1973 1971 1971
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.49 3.44 3.92 1.26 0.47 0.20 0.16 0.27 0.42 0.85 1.72 1.99 18.19
Highest Precipitation (in.) 15.24 12.96 12.69 3.60 2.45 2.20 1.86 3.09 4.36 3.94 7.41 5.55 15.24
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1998 1991 1988 1977 1972 1984 1977 1976 1974 1985 1971 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1984 1972 1993 1986 1996 2000 1999 1994 1999 1991 2000 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 344. 285. 283. 200. 140. 46. 8. 5. 21. 67. 206. 342. 1947.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 4. 12. 35. 76. 174. 306. 341. 276. 123. 26. 9. 1382.

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