FT LEWIS, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.2 42.7 49.0 57.8 67.0 77.7 82.0 79.8 73.3 62.5 47.8 39.9 59.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.8 48.0 59.1 64.7 74.2 83.0 84.9 83.9 77.9 68.5 58.8 48.7 84.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1972 1989 2000 1974 2000 1995 1979 1999 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.9 38.8 41.9 49.9 60.9 73.2 77.5 75.4 66.6 52.4 40.7 32.8 29.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1993 1973 1983 1995 1983 1986 1999 1986 1984 2000 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 23.1 27.4 34.2 41.6 49.9 59.0 64.9 63.4 56.2 45.7 33.0 25.2 43.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 31.1 34.0 40.8 47.7 54.3 63.7 68.2 67.8 61.5 48.9 40.5 33.4 68.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1972 1989 1984 1974 1998 1995 1998 1988 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 15.8 21.7 28.2 34.6 46.5 54.9 61.6 60.9 51.7 38.8 26.9 18.0 15.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1980 1983 1983 1975 1986 1974 1971 1984 1979 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.9 12.1 19.3 25.4 32.7 40.3 47.8 47.0 39.0 28.8 18.1 10.4 27.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.5 19.9 25.3 31.4 37.0 44.4 52.4 51.6 45.6 32.7 23.5 18.1 52.4
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1999 1992 1992 1974 1998 1995 1998 1972 1996 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.7 3.9 13.7 19.2 29.1 33.9 44.7 42.2 31.7 22.8 11.7 3.1 1.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1980 1983 1983 1998 1987 1974 1971 1982 1979 1978 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.65 1.40 1.78 1.05 1.23 0.62 2.14 2.45 1.90 1.98 1.71 1.23 19.14
Highest Precipitation (in.) 6.36 4.04 3.93 2.65 4.87 1.77 5.23 7.20 5.13 9.04 4.25 3.35 9.04
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 2000 1986 1992 1996 1981 1999 1997 1972 1986 1984 1972
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.24 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1972 1997 1991 1996 1974 1993 1978 1979 1999 1989 1989 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 1301. 1053. 957. 703. 471. 200. 53. 88. 272. 601. 961. 1235. 7895.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 19. 50. 38. 6. 0. 0. 0. 113.

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