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NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 65.4 66.3 67.4 70.1 71.2 74.4 76.7 78.7 78.2 75.4 71.0 66.4 71.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 69.0 73.1 73.8 75.2 77.2 81.6 81.1 83.0 86.3 79.9 77.7 71.6 86.3
Year Highest Occurred 1976 1977 1988 1992 1984 1981 1985 1971 1984 1982 1977 1989 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 60.4 61.9 62.6 64.6 66.4 70.1 73.7 74.9 73.5 68.1 65.7 62.2 60.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1975 1999 1975 1975 1998 1994 1989 1999 2000 2000 1971 1974
Mean Temperature (F) 53.1 55.2 56.7 58.9 60.9 64.2 67.0 68.6 67.4 63.5 57.5 53.2 60.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 57.8 59.3 61.2 63.3 65.7 69.4 70.1 72.5 74.8 67.9 62.2 59.1 74.8
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1983 1983 1992 1997 1981 1985 1971 1984 1976 1977 1977 1984
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 49.5 51.2 53.5 54.1 57.6 60.8 64.4 65.2 62.9 59.6 52.0 49.6 49.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1989 1999 1975 1975 1991 1994 1989 1986 2000 2000 1990 1989
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 40.8 44.0 46.0 47.6 50.5 53.9 57.3 58.4 56.6 51.6 44.0 39.9 49.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 48.3 49.3 51.1 51.3 55.5 57.2 60.2 62.5 63.2 56.8 48.5 48.8 63.2
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1995 1983 1992 1992 1981 1992 1984 1984 1976 1997 1977 1984
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.2 38.9 42.5 43.7 47.3 50.6 53.1 55.0 51.2 46.6 38.2 32.9 32.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1989 1976 1975 1991 1980 1987 1987 1986 1971 2000 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.57 4.28 3.51 0.63 0.23 0.05 0.03 0.11 0.42 0.52 1.32 2.26 16.93
Highest Precipitation (in.) 12.99 13.56 11.45 4.55 1.83 0.46 0.40 1.87 4.13 2.40 6.35 5.77 13.56
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1991 1983 1977 1988 1980 1983 1976 1976 1972 1971 1998
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.01 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 1984 1972 1993 1991 1996 2000 1999 1996 1999 2000 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 369. 277. 263. 193. 151. 75. 22. 23. 54. 92. 234. 368. 2121.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 5. 8. 23. 50. 84. 133. 125. 45. 9. 0. 482.

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