ALTURAS, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.2 47.4 52.7 59.8 68.8 78.6 88.1 87.6 79.5 67.3 51.0 43.1 63.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 51.1 58.2 60.7 69.5 80.8 84.8 93.9 92.9 86.1 77.7 62.3 52.3 93.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1991 1994 1987 1992 1974 1988 1971 1991 1988 1976 1976 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.0 38.9 45.6 47.5 57.1 71.1 79.9 78.7 70.1 57.6 40.1 35.3 34.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1989 1975 1975 1977 1995 1993 1976 1986 1984 1994 1990 1977
Mean Temperature (F) 30.7 34.4 39.0 44.0 51.5 59.2 66.0 64.8 57.7 47.7 37.2 30.4 46.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 40.1 41.3 44.2 49.9 58.6 64.1 70.6 68.7 61.3 53.4 42.9 36.7 70.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1986 1990 1992 1992 1988 1971 1991 1987 1995 1981 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 15.9 22.9 33.8 35.3 44.4 54.3 59.3 59.5 52.6 42.5 28.2 20.8 15.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1989 1977 1975 1977 1980 1993 1976 1986 1984 1985 1990 1977
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.1 21.4 25.3 28.2 34.1 39.8 43.8 42.0 35.8 28.1 23.3 17.7 29.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.2 30.0 32.5 32.4 38.6 45.3 48.3 46.3 40.9 32.8 29.5 27.0 48.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1986 1993 1990 1994 1992 1994 1983 1998 1979 1973 1981 1994
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -2.3 6.8 19.0 23.1 30.3 36.0 38.6 38.8 31.3 25.1 13.6 6.2 -2.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1989 1976 1975 1974 1980 1993 1985 1971 1994 1985 1990 1977
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.32 1.28 1.55 1.11 1.32 0.79 0.30 0.37 0.66 0.73 1.47 1.23 12.13
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.65 5.08 3.34 3.24 4.30 1.93 1.29 1.56 2.21 1.95 3.85 4.17 5.08
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1986 1991 1995 1998 1998 1998 1999 1998 1979 1998 1983 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.12 0.20 0.49 0.11 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.02 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1971 1977 1977 1974 1974 1994 2000 1994 1978 1980 1976 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1066. 856. 806. 630. 423. 203. 74. 73. 232. 537. 835. 1073. 6808.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 29. 102. 68. 11. 0. 0. 0. 212.

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