INDEPENDENCE, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.5 59.5 65.9 74.1 83.6 93.9 99.7 97.4 89.6 77.6 63.8 55.3 76.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 60.8 68.7 76.5 84.5 92.4 101.1 104.9 101.8 95.2 86.4 72.6 63.5 104.9
Year Highest Occurred 1984 1995 1972 1989 1984 1981 1972 1981 1974 1988 1995 1980 1972
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.3 51.3 56.3 65.2 73.1 86.3 92.7 92.3 82.3 72.1 57.5 45.7 44.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1998 1991 1975 1977 1998 1987 1976 1985 1972 1994 1984 1974
Mean Temperature (F) 40.9 45.0 50.4 57.3 66.5 76.2 81.7 79.4 72.4 61.1 48.8 41.4 60.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 47.9 53.3 57.9 66.5 73.9 82.5 85.7 83.3 76.3 69.0 56.8 48.3 85.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1997 1989 1984 1981 1996 1996 1979 1988 1995 1980 1996
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 32.4 39.7 43.4 48.5 57.3 70.1 75.4 73.7 66.9 56.2 43.2 35.0 32.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1994 1991 1975 1977 1998 1987 1976 1978 1972 1994 1990 1974
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.3 30.4 34.9 40.4 49.4 58.4 63.6 61.3 55.2 44.5 33.7 27.5 43.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 35.4 37.8 42.1 48.4 56.0 64.1 69.5 66.8 59.0 51.5 40.9 33.2 69.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1986 1989 1997 1996 1996 1996 1979 1988 1995 1985 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.5 25.0 27.3 31.7 40.9 53.1 58.0 55.2 48.7 39.1 28.8 19.3 19.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1979 1977 1975 1998 1980 1987 1976 1978 1971 2000 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.99 1.13 0.73 0.21 0.19 0.18 0.13 0.12 0.26 0.18 0.49 0.59 5.20
Highest Precipitation (in.) 4.15 4.97 4.57 0.94 1.05 1.35 0.98 1.13 2.16 1.08 2.47 2.60 4.97
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1991 1982 1977 1997 1976 1983 1976 1992 1996 1977 1998
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 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 1994 1997 1990 1997 2000 1999 2000 1998 2000 1999 2000 2000 1994
Heating Degree Days (F) 747. 561. 464. 273. 114. 8. 0. 0. 13. 178. 488. 733. 3579.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 10. 39. 160. 343. 517. 444. 235. 55. 1. 0. 1804.

Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu