WOLF CREEK PASS 1 E, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 31.1 31.8 34.9 40.9 49.9 60.9 65.8 64.1 57.3 47.4 36.8 31.2 46.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 40.8 38.2 46.2 47.8 56.3 66.7 69.6 70.4 63.1 54.2 46.2 42.2 70.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1979 1972 1981 1974 1990 1980 1978 1979 1988 1999 1980 1978
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 24.4 22.6 29.3 33.0 41.9 55.0 62.0 57.9 51.0 39.1 27.3 22.2 22.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1995 1993 1991 1975 1995 1995 1976 1976 1986 1984 1992 1992 1992
Mean Temperature (F) 17.4 18.7 22.7 29.0 38.5 47.9 53.0 51.6 45.3 35.6 24.2 18.2 33.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 24.5 24.2 32.4 35.3 44.3 51.8 55.7 53.8 49.1 40.7 33.1 27.5 55.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1972 1996 1990 1980 1995 1998 1977 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 10.2 12.9 16.0 22.7 32.6 43.6 49.8 46.8 41.1 29.0 16.9 10.7 10.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1994 1977 1983 1995 1995 1976 1976 1986 1976 2000 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.6 5.6 10.5 17.0 27.1 34.8 40.2 39.0 33.2 23.7 11.6 5.2 21.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.1 11.9 18.6 23.7 32.7 39.2 43.8 41.9 37.9 28.0 20.0 12.8 43.8
Year Highest Occurred 2000 1995 1972 1972 1996 1994 1998 1982 1998 1977 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -5.1 0.5 2.1 10.8 22.5 31.0 37.6 33.9 29.7 18.7 5.6 -1.4 -5.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1975 1977 1983 1975 1975 1976 1979 1988 1976 2000 1990 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.92 4.25 5.29 3.31 2.47 1.71 3.70 4.71 4.31 4.96 4.30 3.54 46.47
Highest Precipitation (in.) 15.66 19.08 14.38 8.35 7.21 6.25 7.84 10.89 9.85 14.45 11.00 14.82 19.08
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 1979 1999 1979 1984 1999 1993 1985 1972 1978 1978 1980
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.19 0.36 0.67 0.70 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.21 1.30 0.05 0.60 0.18 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1981 1997 1981 1974 1982 1982 1978 1987 1995 1989 1976 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1477. 1296. 1296. 1082. 822. 515. 372. 417. 593. 912. 1224. 1450. 11456.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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