CLIMAX, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 24.7 28.3 33.0 38.5 47.2 58.4 64.7 62.4 56.2 45.6 32.4 26.0 43.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.1 36.4 39.0 45.6 50.6 64.7 70.2 67.2 62.5 50.3 44.2 36.4 70.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1986 1981 2000 1981 1980 1995 1979 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 17.9 19.8 25.5 30.7 42.8 53.7 60.2 58.3 50.3 36.8 24.9 19.4 17.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1971 1971 1973 1971 1983 1973 1987 1972 1984 2000 1996 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 12.7 15.2 19.9 25.7 35.3 45.7 51.7 50.1 43.5 33.4 20.4 14.2 30.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 20.6 20.6 25.7 32.6 39.3 50.1 55.8 52.7 47.6 37.5 26.6 24.4 55.8
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1986 1981 2000 1990 1980 1983 1998 1992 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 6.1 9.8 14.0 17.7 30.9 41.1 48.4 48.0 38.6 27.0 14.1 9.5 6.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1971 1988 1973 1973 1995 1992 1972 1971 1984 2000 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 0.6 2.1 6.8 12.8 23.3 33.0 38.7 37.7 30.7 21.1 8.3 2.4 18.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.5 7.0 12.3 19.6 28.6 36.5 41.6 41.3 35.1 25.7 13.0 12.3 41.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 2000 1986 1981 1996 1988 1998 1983 1990 1988 1973 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.8 -3.4 -1.0 4.7 18.2 27.2 34.3 32.8 25.3 15.5 0.6 -2.5 -6.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1995 1985 1988 1973 1995 1995 1993 1978 1993 1995 1994 1978 1995
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.04 1.75 2.35 2.38 2.10 1.13 2.24 2.09 1.49 1.42 1.96 1.84 22.79
Highest Precipitation (in.) 5.20 4.27 3.64 3.79 5.28 2.70 5.51 4.99 3.22 3.15 3.82 5.30 5.51
Year Highest Occurred 1996 1986 1991 1997 1973 1984 1998 1984 1985 1984 1979 1973 1998
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.35 0.66 1.08 0.56 0.49 0.00 0.11 0.47 0.20 0.48 0.53 0.34 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1982 1997 1987 1974 1994 1994 1993 1989 1973 1980 1986 1994
Heating Degree Days (F) 1623. 1394. 1383. 1181. 922. 580. 412. 464. 646. 982. 1340. 1575. 12502.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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