SIERRA CITY, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.0 50.4 53.7 60.4 68.8 77.7 85.2 85.3 79.5 69.2 54.1 48.0 65.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.0 61.8 61.3 71.5 77.3 83.8 90.2 90.2 86.0 80.8 68.2 58.8 90.2
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1994 1987 1992 1985 1988 1981 1974 1988 1976 1976 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.1 42.0 43.4 51.1 53.0 71.3 80.3 78.0 69.9 61.0 42.6 39.6 39.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1993 1998 1991 1975 1998 1998 1983 1976 1986 1984 1994 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 38.6 40.1 42.8 47.8 54.8 62.6 69.0 68.6 63.7 55.2 43.5 38.7 52.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 43.6 47.7 49.2 56.4 62.7 67.7 74.3 73.1 69.3 64.6 53.2 45.9 74.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1986 1987 1992 1987 1988 1988 1975 1988 1976 1989 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 32.8 35.5 35.5 39.7 44.5 57.7 63.4 63.2 57.5 48.7 35.3 30.2 30.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1999 1991 1975 1998 1971 1983 1976 1986 1984 1994 1971 1971
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.1 29.8 31.8 35.1 40.7 47.4 52.7 51.9 47.9 41.1 32.8 29.4 39.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.3 34.0 37.3 41.9 48.1 52.8 58.3 57.0 52.9 48.4 38.2 34.0 58.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1988 1986 1990 1992 1987 1988 1988 1975 1988 1976 1996 1988
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.4 25.3 27.1 28.3 34.0 40.9 46.5 48.3 43.4 34.4 27.9 20.8 20.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1990 1977 1975 1977 1971 1983 1976 1978 1971 1994 1971 1971
Mean Precipitation (in.) 11.49 12.00 10.11 4.41 3.18 1.00 0.39 0.55 1.65 3.99 8.54 8.98 66.29
Highest Precipitation (in.) 31.91 39.52 28.16 12.62 9.84 3.14 5.46 4.12 8.73 12.38 28.72 29.26 39.52
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1986 1995 1982 1996 1995 1974 1976 1986 1989 1973 1996 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.37 0.00 1.17 0.44 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.71 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1995 1994 1977 1992 1994 1994 1998 1997 1978 1992 1989 1995
Heating Degree Days (F) 820. 697. 689. 523. 341. 133. 30. 32. 119. 335. 648. 816. 5183.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 5. 22. 60. 153. 144. 78. 29. 1. 0. 492.

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