SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 61.0 62.9 64.6 68.8 71.0 74.0 74.8 75.5 75.6 72.5 65.3 60.8 68.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 65.2 69.6 71.5 72.8 80.0 81.4 79.5 79.8 84.8 76.3 72.5 67.3 84.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1988 1988 1992 1984 1981 1983 1983 1984 1976 1976 1989 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 56.4 57.3 58.4 62.2 65.2 67.3 68.0 70.9 69.1 66.1 59.6 54.6 54.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1991 1975 1995 1999 1994 1989 1999 2000 1994 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 50.6 52.6 54.0 56.6 59.1 62.2 63.7 64.3 63.9 60.4 54.4 50.2 57.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 55.4 56.2 58.2 61.1 64.2 66.0 66.7 67.5 69.1 63.4 58.9 53.9 69.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1978 1992 1997 1981 1985 1983 1984 1987 1976 1977 1984
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 47.2 48.5 50.0 50.2 55.9 58.4 60.9 62.0 60.6 57.3 49.6 45.1 45.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1979 1991 1975 1974 1999 1994 1989 1986 1971 1994 1971 1971
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 40.2 42.3 43.3 44.4 47.2 50.4 52.6 53.0 52.1 48.3 43.4 39.6 46.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 47.3 47.0 48.2 49.4 52.5 54.1 56.9 56.1 56.0 52.5 48.9 45.4 56.9
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1996 1978 1992 1992 1998 1992 1997 1983 1987 1997 1996 1992
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.7 36.9 37.3 38.2 42.6 46.6 48.8 48.0 49.2 41.5 38.6 32.7 32.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1974 1976 1975 1974 1976 1975 1981 1973 1971 1975 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 6.49 6.15 4.78 1.97 0.70 0.18 0.14 0.11 0.41 1.44 4.08 4.22 30.67
Highest Precipitation (in.) 17.56 18.63 15.16 6.05 4.11 1.54 2.89 1.25 2.00 4.84 11.06 13.74 18.63
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1983 1982 1990 1995 1974 1976 1983 2000 1984 1996 1998
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.32 0.29 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1997 1988 1973 1992 1996 2000 1998 1996 1995 1986 1989 1992
Heating Degree Days (F) 446. 347. 343. 258. 194. 101. 72. 58. 85. 153. 320. 459. 2836.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 5. 11. 18. 31. 35. 50. 11. 1. 0. 162.

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