PALISADE, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 39.2 47.7 57.8 66.6 76.6 88.5 94.2 91.6 82.6 69.5 52.4 41.4 67.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.1 55.9 66.0 75.3 82.6 95.7 99.2 96.2 90.9 75.8 59.5 53.6 99.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1972 1992 1984 1977 1988 1985 1979 1987 1999 1980 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 27.2 36.5 49.8 56.1 66.7 81.4 88.6 84.8 75.9 61.1 44.2 32.2 27.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1975 1975 1975 1995 1995 1999 1996 1984 2000 1978 1973
Mean Temperature (F) 28.3 36.1 45.1 52.9 62.2 72.6 78.5 76.4 67.5 55.4 40.8 30.7 53.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 38.4 44.7 51.8 60.0 66.5 77.1 80.9 78.8 72.7 60.1 46.3 41.0 80.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1986 1992 1984 1977 1988 1985 1979 1987 1999 1980 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 16.6 22.4 38.0 43.5 53.8 67.4 75.5 73.2 63.0 49.1 34.7 20.4 16.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1975 1975 1975 1975 1995 1993 1986 1984 2000 1978 1973
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.4 24.5 32.4 39.1 47.8 56.6 62.7 61.1 52.4 41.2 29.2 20.0 40.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.3 33.4 38.0 44.7 52.2 61.6 66.5 64.7 58.6 45.5 33.0 28.3 66.5
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1995 1986 1992 2000 1994 1996 2000 1990 1972 1999 1980 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 5.9 8.2 26.3 30.9 41.0 50.2 59.6 55.3 45.9 36.8 23.1 8.5 5.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1974 1975 1975 1975 1975 1979 1976 1988 1982 1979 1978 1988
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.58 0.56 1.14 1.12 1.21 0.70 0.76 0.80 1.05 1.27 0.94 0.59 10.72
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.39 1.90 2.32 2.64 2.97 3.00 1.69 1.94 3.66 3.43 2.76 2.16 3.66
Year Highest Occurred 2000 1989 1983 1997 1995 1983 1985 1999 1997 1984 1983 1983 1997
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.13 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1972 1972 1982 1974 1980 1994 1985 1979 1999 1989 1976 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 1139. 810. 617. 377. 146. 18. 0. 0. 54. 311. 726. 1064. 5262.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 13. 58. 244. 416. 352. 130. 11. 0. 0. 1224.

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