PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.6 65.8 66.6 69.3 69.6 71.1 71.2 72.3 73.0 72.6 68.9 65.5 69.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 70.0 71.7 74.8 75.5 80.1 78.7 75.9 76.6 82.1 77.5 73.0 70.0 82.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1988 1984 1993 1984 1981 1983 1985 1984 1985 1986 1980 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.6 61.2 61.1 63.2 65.4 65.4 67.4 68.9 68.0 67.5 64.1 59.4 58.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1989 1999 1999 1975 1991 1978 1989 1991 2000 1978 1971 1990
Mean Temperature (F) 53.6 55.0 55.6 57.6 58.5 60.8 61.9 62.8 63.1 61.7 57.4 54.0 58.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 58.2 58.3 61.1 63.3 65.9 65.4 65.1 65.9 70.6 65.9 61.0 59.8 70.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1992 2000 2000 1997 1981 1985 1983 1984 1995 1977 1977 1984
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 47.2 51.1 50.6 51.2 54.8 56.6 58.9 60.2 58.4 57.4 53.2 49.2 47.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1990 1999 1975 1975 1999 1975 1989 1986 1988 1978 1987 1990
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 42.6 44.1 44.6 45.9 47.3 50.5 52.5 53.3 53.1 50.7 45.9 42.4 47.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 47.3 49.2 50.5 51.4 52.9 54.3 55.3 56.0 59.1 55.2 50.8 50.5 59.1
Year Highest Occurred 1978 2000 1978 1992 1997 1992 1984 1983 1984 1995 1997 1977 1984
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 35.6 37.6 37.8 38.6 44.1 46.5 48.2 51.1 46.7 45.1 40.3 36.6 35.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1987 1988 1987 1975 1975 1999 1975 1985 1986 1971 1986 1987 1987
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.59 3.87 3.46 1.13 0.41 0.07 0.03 0.02 0.32 0.62 1.70 2.57 17.79
Highest Precipitation (in.) 11.16 12.42 17.06 5.82 3.62 0.75 0.73 0.44 4.20 2.83 5.31 7.67 17.06
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1998 1991 1982 1998 1995 1992 1983 1976 1972 1972 1996 1991
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 1976 1974 1997 1986 1999 1999 2000 2000 1999 1999 1992 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 355. 282. 280. 241. 219. 137. 110. 86. 108. 133. 233. 347. 2531.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 3. 8. 10. 11. 13. 18. 50. 29. 5. 4. 151.

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