GREAT SAND DUNES N M, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.3 38.7 46.2 54.6 64.8 76.1 80.2 77.7 70.8 59.9 45.0 35.8 57.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.2 48.4 53.8 60.8 73.0 80.9 84.7 81.5 75.8 65.9 54.9 48.2 84.7
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1989 1989 1996 1990 1980 2000 1998 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.8 31.6 39.4 47.4 59.6 70.3 77.0 74.0 67.1 50.5 36.7 28.6 26.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1979 1973 1983 1983 1983 1995 1993 1986 1984 1972 1992 1988
Mean Temperature (F) 21.2 25.7 33.8 41.1 50.7 60.9 65.5 63.5 56.6 46.1 32.4 23.0 43.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 29.2 36.0 40.2 46.4 57.3 65.0 68.9 66.6 61.3 50.7 39.7 32.8 68.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1999 1992 1996 1994 1980 2000 1998 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 13.0 17.6 28.6 34.6 46.5 56.2 62.5 60.5 53.8 40.1 24.8 16.1 13.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1979 1973 1973 1995 1983 1995 1974 1973 1984 1972 1978 1984
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.0 12.7 21.3 27.6 36.6 45.6 50.8 49.3 42.3 32.2 19.8 10.2 29.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.0 23.6 26.9 32.7 41.6 49.1 53.5 51.9 46.8 36.9 24.7 17.3 53.5
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1999 1992 1996 1994 1989 1983 1998 1972 1998 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -1.0 3.5 15.2 20.9 33.0 42.2 47.8 46.1 38.6 28.9 12.1 3.5 -1.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1979 1976 1973 1995 1983 1992 1974 1973 1980 1979 1978 1984
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.46 0.39 0.88 0.90 1.13 0.88 1.69 1.95 1.23 0.95 0.62 0.43 11.51
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.55 1.41 2.41 2.16 2.97 2.41 3.91 5.14 3.50 2.57 2.19 1.13 5.14
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1989 1992 1998 1993 1995 1998 1993 1985 1998 1997 1991 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.01 0.03 0.12 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.22 0.25 0.04 0.09 0.00 0.01 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1995 1971 1974 1975 1980 1994 1985 1978 1995 1989 1980 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1359. 1101. 970. 717. 445. 146. 42. 73. 256. 587. 978. 1303. 7977.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 21. 59. 27. 3. 0. 0. 0. 111.

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