DURANGO, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 39.5 46.6 54.2 62.5 71.1 81.3 85.1 83.0 76.4 65.6 50.8 41.4 63.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.0 54.2 64.0 69.8 78.9 87.2 88.6 87.6 81.1 72.1 61.5 49.2 88.6
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1972 1989 2000 1990 2000 2000 1979 1988 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 30.1 41.4 45.8 54.2 64.1 76.9 81.0 80.0 68.6 54.0 43.8 33.1 30.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1980 1983 1980 1983 1992 1974 1986 1984 1979 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 25.8 32.0 38.9 46.1 53.8 62.3 67.9 66.4 59.0 48.4 36.1 27.4 47.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 33.6 39.1 43.8 51.4 59.2 66.3 70.1 69.3 63.0 53.0 42.0 34.8 70.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1989 2000 2000 1994 1989 2000 1998 1988 1999 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 17.6 24.9 33.4 40.4 50.0 59.4 65.1 62.1 54.1 42.3 30.1 20.4 17.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1980 1983 1980 1983 1992 1974 1973 1984 1979 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 12.1 17.4 23.6 29.7 36.5 43.3 50.7 49.7 41.6 31.2 21.3 13.4 30.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.9 24.0 28.8 34.1 39.9 47.7 54.1 53.5 45.9 36.9 26.6 20.4 54.1
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1995 1978 1992 1992 1977 1977 1983 1997 1972 1978 1980 1977
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 5.1 6.8 19.3 23.9 31.6 40.0 47.3 44.2 34.0 27.0 16.4 6.3 5.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1971 1973 1971 1971 1987 1974 1973 1973 1979 1990 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.65 1.44 1.71 1.30 1.17 0.61 1.64 2.58 1.94 2.10 1.82 1.37 19.33
Highest Precipitation (in.) 6.94 4.80 3.72 3.15 2.99 2.03 5.36 4.50 5.10 11.79 4.55 4.23 11.79
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 1979 1999 1978 1988 1981 1999 1990 1972 1982 1978 1972
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.08 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.24 0.17 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1972 1971 1989 1974 1980 1993 1985 1979 1999 1989 1989 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 1216. 923. 810. 567. 349. 114. 14. 40. 197. 514. 869. 1166. 6779.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 34. 103. 82. 17. 0. 0. 0. 238.

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