VAIL, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 25.6 31.5 38.3 46.5 58.3 69.8 75.1 73.7 66.4 53.4 35.2 25.7 50.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 33.0 37.4 46.2 53.2 64.6 74.8 79.2 77.5 72.6 59.7 45.1 35.1 79.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1999 2000 2000 1988 2000 2000 1979 1991 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 14.9 25.9 32.0 37.7 52.5 64.3 71.2 70.9 60.4 43.6 27.2 18.9 14.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1973 1983 1983 1975 1992 1997 1985 1984 1992 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 14.0 18.8 26.3 34.3 43.9 51.9 57.6 56.6 49.0 38.0 23.8 15.0 35.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 21.6 25.5 33.2 40.0 48.7 55.5 61.4 60.5 53.7 41.7 30.6 24.1 61.4
Year Highest Occurred 2000 1995 1999 2000 2000 1988 1998 2000 1998 2000 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 5.5 10.5 21.7 27.7 39.7 47.8 54.2 54.3 44.8 32.3 17.8 8.7 5.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1977 1983 1983 1975 1992 1974 1985 1984 1979 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 2.4 6.0 14.3 22.1 29.5 34.0 40.0 39.4 31.5 22.6 12.4 4.2 21.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 12.8 14.4 20.1 26.8 33.2 37.0 44.2 43.5 37.1 27.0 19.4 13.1 44.2
Year Highest Occurred 2000 2000 1999 2000 1992 1994 1998 2000 1997 2000 1998 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -5.4 -7.4 8.8 17.1 26.1 31.1 36.8 35.4 26.0 18.6 6.7 -1.6 -7.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1985 1985 1973 1975 1989 1987 1974 1987 1976 1993 1988 1985
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.64 1.64 1.84 2.14 1.81 1.31 2.24 1.51 1.64 1.53 1.57 1.57 20.44
Highest Precipitation (in.) 4.17 5.19 3.05 4.10 4.86 2.12 3.77 2.62 3.33 3.81 3.18 3.92 5.19
Year Highest Occurred 1996 1993 1993 1983 1995 2000 1985 1999 1990 1972 1983 1983 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.53 0.41 0.64 0.85 0.28 0.13 0.45 0.40 0.36 0.15 0.57 0.19 0.13
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1972 1997 1982 1974 1980 1994 1996 1979 1988 1976 1991 1980
Heating Degree Days (F) 1582. 1296. 1199. 922. 654. 393. 230. 262. 483. 838. 1235. 1552. 10646.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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