DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 65.5 73.2 80.5 89.3 98.7 108.8 114.9 113.2 105.3 92.2 75.8 65.1 90.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 71.1 80.4 88.9 98.8 107.6 114.6 120.0 118.4 109.5 101.1 83.0 69.6 120.0
Year Highest Occurred 1996 1995 1972 1989 1997 1994 1996 1998 1995 1988 1995 1999 1996
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.2 67.4 73.4 79.7 87.1 103.4 110.3 106.7 98.5 85.2 71.2 59.1 58.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1973 1975 1977 1998 1982 1983 1985 1972 1985 1984 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 52.1 59.4 67.1 75.5 84.8 94.5 100.6 98.8 90.1 76.5 61.3 51.3 76.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 56.7 64.5 73.9 83.5 90.7 99.3 104.4 102.7 94.9 83.0 66.2 55.0 104.4
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1995 1972 1989 1997 1981 1994 1994 1974 1988 1995 1977 1994
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 48.2 54.4 62.0 69.0 76.4 87.6 96.4 93.9 84.5 71.4 56.3 44.9 44.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1991 1998 1991 1975 1998 1998 1987 1976 1985 1984 1994 1990 1990
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 38.7 45.5 53.7 61.6 70.9 80.1 86.3 84.3 74.9 60.7 46.8 37.5 61.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 44.6 49.8 58.9 68.1 76.6 86.7 90.8 88.4 80.6 65.4 51.2 43.0 90.8
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1987 1972 1989 1992 1977 1971 1986 1974 1978 1981 1977 1971
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.7 40.9 48.7 56.4 61.4 71.7 80.8 81.1 70.4 55.5 41.3 30.1 30.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1998 1998 1999 1998 1998 1997 1976 1985 1998 1994 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.35 0.42 0.42 0.12 0.10 0.05 0.11 0.14 0.19 0.13 0.12 0.18 2.33
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.59 2.37 1.64 1.70 0.96 0.53 0.68 1.20 1.48 1.09 1.45 0.87 2.59
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1976 1978 1988 1977 1972 1974 1984 1997 1972 1987 1992 1995
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 2000 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 2000 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 401. 176. 73. 16. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 10. 156. 424. 1257.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 1. 17. 138. 328. 615. 884. 1103. 1046. 753. 366. 45. 0. 5296.

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