BOULDER, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 45.7 49.1 55.8 62.7 71.7 82.2 87.2 85.0 77.4 66.7 52.6 46.1 65.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.7 55.0 63.0 72.0 78.1 90.0 91.2 91.4 84.6 71.7 63.4 57.7 91.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1999 1986 1981 1984 1980 1980 1983 1983 1983 1999 1980 1983
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.3 35.9 50.4 55.9 63.0 76.6 81.9 80.4 73.1 59.4 42.1 33.2 33.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1973 1973 1995 1995 1990 1992 1999 1984 1985 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 32.5 35.8 41.8 48.3 56.9 66.4 71.6 70.0 62.1 51.9 39.7 33.4 50.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 41.8 41.7 48.2 55.8 61.3 70.8 74.4 74.6 67.1 55.5 47.9 43.1 74.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1999 1986 1981 2000 1980 2000 1983 1998 1979 1999 1980 1983
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 21.6 23.5 37.9 42.6 51.2 61.4 67.7 65.8 58.2 46.2 30.4 21.5 21.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1980 1973 1995 1982 1992 1992 1985 1984 1985 1983 1983
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.2 22.5 27.7 33.9 42.0 50.5 55.9 55.0 46.8 37.1 26.8 20.6 36.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.8 28.3 33.4 39.5 46.0 54.6 58.9 58.1 51.8 40.6 34.7 28.6 58.9
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1999 1986 1981 2000 1988 2000 1995 1998 1974 1998 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.0 11.2 23.5 28.8 38.2 46.0 52.2 51.2 42.3 33.1 18.7 9.8 7.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1980 1984 1983 1982 1992 1992 1985 1984 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.70 0.75 1.78 2.88 3.05 1.99 1.88 1.63 1.79 1.28 1.42 0.78 19.93
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.19 2.44 5.17 6.01 9.59 6.04 4.75 5.54 4.36 4.25 3.46 2.16 9.59
Year Highest Occurred 1996 1987 1992 1971 1995 1987 1977 1999 1982 1984 1983 1988 1995
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.02 0.00 0.43 0.33 0.00 0.32 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1992 1991 1982 1974 1980 1979 1985 1992 1988 1984 1991 1992
Heating Degree Days (F) 1010. 818. 722. 501. 265. 68. 3. 19. 136. 406. 758. 981. 5687.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 13. 109. 206. 174. 49. 1. 0. 0. 552.

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