FLORISSANT FOSSIL BED, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.5 41.6 46.0 53.3 62.8 73.2 77.5 75.1 68.9 59.6 46.0 39.0 56.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 45.9 48.2 53.3 61.9 70.8 78.3 81.5 79.9 74.2 64.6 56.4 47.8 81.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1999 1972 1993 2000 1994 1980 2000 1998 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.9 36.6 40.0 45.8 57.7 68.5 73.2 71.9 64.7 50.0 38.0 31.9 29.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1973 1983 1983 1995 1990 1987 1986 1984 1992 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 20.7 23.9 30.1 37.1 45.7 54.5 59.2 57.5 50.6 40.7 29.2 21.2 39.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 26.7 30.4 35.7 42.9 52.6 58.4 62.6 61.8 54.8 43.9 36.1 30.2 62.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1989 1981 2000 1994 2000 2000 1998 1979 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 12.6 19.1 26.1 30.8 41.5 51.1 56.6 55.0 48.0 34.5 21.5 15.8 12.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1980 1983 1983 1983 1990 1974 1971 1984 2000 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 2.9 6.2 14.1 20.8 28.6 35.7 40.8 39.8 32.3 21.7 12.4 3.3 21.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.9 14.0 18.9 26.3 34.4 39.8 44.6 43.6 37.5 24.6 19.6 12.5 44.6
Year Highest Occurred 1999 2000 1989 1981 2000 1988 1998 2000 1997 1992 1998 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -4.6 -0.4 10.0 15.7 23.8 32.5 38.4 35.8 28.7 17.5 4.7 -2.3 -4.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1977 1973 1990 1975 1972 1974 1971 1976 2000 1978 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.29 0.30 0.81 1.06 1.61 1.41 2.73 3.02 1.47 0.84 0.61 0.27 14.42
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.30 0.77 2.86 2.47 3.75 4.11 5.65 6.65 3.64 2.92 1.68 0.74 6.65
Year Highest Occurred 2000 1987 1992 1999 1973 1995 1991 1984 1976 1984 1991 1993 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.04 0.00 0.11 0.19 0.08 0.03 0.84 0.93 0.28 0.12 0.00 0.02 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1990 1999 1981 1974 1990 1994 1985 1992 1988 1989 1980 1990
Heating Degree Days (F) 1373. 1151. 1084. 838. 599. 316. 184. 236. 431. 755. 1076. 1360. 9403.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 3.

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