TELLURIDE 4 WNW, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.0 40.0 44.0 51.0 61.3 72.7 77.1 74.9 68.6 59.2 45.0 37.8 55.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.5 47.3 50.4 62.1 67.6 80.0 81.8 77.9 76.4 65.1 55.4 47.1 81.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1986 1992 1984 1990 1980 1985 1979 1992 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.5 34.3 38.9 43.5 52.4 66.8 73.0 68.6 63.3 48.5 37.3 32.8 28.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1994 1975 1975 1995 1995 1999 1999 1986 1984 2000 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 19.4 23.1 29.0 36.4 45.7 54.3 59.0 57.8 51.0 41.3 28.3 20.5 38.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 25.2 28.5 35.3 43.7 49.6 59.3 61.9 60.2 55.2 45.4 34.6 29.2 61.9
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1995 1999 1992 1984 1990 1989 2000 1998 1992 1999 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 13.3 19.1 24.5 30.1 41.5 50.5 56.1 54.5 47.4 34.8 21.9 15.5 13.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1980 1973 1995 1995 1995 1976 1971 1984 1992 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.8 6.2 14.0 21.7 30.1 35.8 40.9 40.6 33.4 23.4 11.6 3.1 21.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.5 14.0 20.9 26.1 32.3 38.9 44.6 43.7 39.0 28.4 17.0 11.3 44.6
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1993 1999 1989 1989 1988 1999 2000 1998 1972 1996 1980 1999
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -3.9 -0.7 8.1 14.9 26.9 32.2 38.6 34.5 28.8 14.6 5.2 -2.9 -3.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1974 1987 1973 1972 1975 1995 1975 1971 1976 1979 1990 1984
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.70 1.53 2.18 1.97 2.04 1.28 2.43 2.58 2.27 2.06 1.89 1.49 23.42
Highest Precipitation (in.) 4.07 3.68 4.06 4.49 4.27 3.60 6.29 6.27 4.54 5.26 4.98 5.09 6.29
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1993 1995 1990 1992 1984 1999 1982 1982 1996 1986 1983 1999
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.33 0.28 0.46 0.42 0.13 0.08 0.14 0.53 0.12 0.27 0.24 0.09 0.08
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1972 1997 1989 1974 1980 1993 1974 1979 1999 1989 1976 1980
Heating Degree Days (F) 1413. 1174. 1116. 859. 600. 325. 186. 225. 421. 736. 1102. 1381. 9538.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 3.

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