MONTROSE 2, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.5 43.5 53.1 61.3 71.0 82.0 86.9 84.7 76.8 64.6 48.2 37.9 62.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 45.2 53.5 62.2 68.0 76.4 87.0 90.5 87.7 82.4 69.6 57.3 46.8 90.5
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1999 1992 2000 1977 2000 1985 1979 1988 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.5 35.1 47.3 54.5 65.3 76.9 82.2 81.8 71.2 56.2 41.1 28.4 26.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1984 1983 1995 1983 1992 1993 1986 1984 1972 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 25.6 32.1 41.0 48.2 57.0 66.7 71.8 70.1 62.0 50.4 36.7 27.3 49.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 33.4 40.4 46.8 53.7 61.1 71.4 74.2 72.1 66.4 54.9 41.6 36.3 74.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1999 1992 1984 1977 1988 1995 1998 1988 1999 1980 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 17.3 21.9 36.4 43.9 52.5 62.3 68.1 67.5 58.0 45.3 31.1 18.6 17.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1977 1983 1995 1995 1995 1989 1971 1984 2000 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.7 20.6 28.8 35.0 43.0 51.3 56.7 55.4 47.1 36.1 25.2 16.6 35.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 22.2 27.3 33.7 40.5 47.1 55.8 59.6 58.9 52.1 40.6 28.5 25.7 59.6
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1995 1978 1981 1984 1977 1984 1982 1998 1972 1981 1980 1984
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 6.1 8.6 24.0 30.9 39.7 47.2 52.3 52.2 42.3 32.3 18.9 8.8 6.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1977 1974 1995 1995 1995 1976 1971 1999 2000 1978 1973
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.54 0.37 0.74 0.78 1.00 0.59 0.99 1.10 1.06 1.07 0.88 0.59 9.71
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.96 0.98 2.25 2.42 2.48 1.79 2.98 3.14 3.36 2.60 2.75 1.98 3.36
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1987 1995 1990 1995 1984 1983 1999 1997 1972 1986 1978 1997
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.11 0.00 0.02 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1972 1999 1982 1998 1980 1994 1978 1979 1999 1989 1976 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 1222. 922. 745. 506. 258. 57. 2. 7. 128. 454. 849. 1170. 6320.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 9. 107. 214. 162. 35. 1. 0. 0. 528.

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