MODESTO, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.3 62.2 67.5 74.1 81.5 88.7 93.6 92.3 87.9 78.4 64.1 54.3 74.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.1 67.5 74.4 81.8 87.7 95.6 98.3 95.9 93.8 83.4 73.2 59.5 98.3
Year Highest Occurred 1976 1988 1972 1987 1992 1981 1988 1998 1984 1991 1995 1976 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.9 58.6 60.6 67.4 71.6 82.9 89.3 86.1 82.1 73.5 58.2 47.0 47.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1998 1991 1975 1998 1998 1987 1976 1986 1984 1982 1985 1985
Mean Temperature (F) 47.2 52.9 56.9 61.7 67.7 73.7 77.7 76.7 73.1 65.3 54.2 46.6 62.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 53.0 56.4 61.4 66.7 73.4 79.5 81.8 80.6 78.2 70.4 61.3 52.0 81.8
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1992 1978 1987 1997 1981 1988 1998 1984 1991 1995 1995 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 41.7 48.8 51.9 55.5 61.4 69.6 73.9 72.0 67.8 61.1 48.8 42.0 41.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1971 1973 1975 1998 1980 1987 1976 1986 1971 2000 1985 1972
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 40.1 43.6 46.2 49.2 53.8 58.7 61.7 61.1 58.2 52.1 44.2 38.9 50.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 47.4 48.4 51.4 53.1 59.4 63.4 66.1 65.3 62.5 57.3 49.9 46.6 66.1
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1996 1978 1992 1997 1981 1996 1998 1984 1991 1997 1983 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 35.1 39.0 41.1 43.5 49.6 54.8 58.4 57.9 53.4 46.5 38.6 33.3 33.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1971 1977 1975 1977 1980 1987 1976 1986 1971 2000 1999 1999
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.56 2.38 2.30 0.91 0.55 0.13 0.05 0.06 0.27 0.75 1.48 1.68 13.12
Highest Precipitation (in.) 7.27 8.80 6.49 2.86 3.95 1.14 0.69 0.72 2.19 2.43 4.64 4.51 8.80
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1982 1978 1998 2000 1974 1976 1983 1973 1983 1996 1998
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.12 0.08 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1991 1997 1988 1992 1992 1999 2000 2000 1998 1995 1995 1989 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 551. 339. 267. 140. 62. 6. 0. 0. 7. 85. 331. 570. 2358.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 16. 41. 145. 266. 393. 362. 248. 93. 6. 0. 1570.

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