WESTCLIFFE, COLORADO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.6 40.1 46.1 53.9 63.5 74.2 78.9 76.6 70.5 60.3 45.7 37.6 57.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.4 49.4 53.9 61.2 72.3 80.4 82.4 81.4 76.1 65.2 58.5 50.2 82.4
Year Highest Occurred 1999 2000 1989 1992 1996 1990 1980 2000 1998 1999 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 27.9 34.4 39.2 46.2 56.1 67.5 75.4 73.5 66.6 50.7 34.8 30.4 27.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1973 1973 1983 1983 1983 1991 1976 1985 1984 1972 1991 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 21.7 25.3 32.3 39.5 48.5 57.1 61.7 60.1 53.4 43.0 30.6 22.5 41.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.4 34.1 38.4 47.8 54.6 61.4 65.5 63.1 57.5 46.0 38.1 35.0 65.5
Year Highest Occurred 1999 2000 1974 1981 1996 1981 1978 2000 1998 1992 1973 1980 1978
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 13.9 19.4 25.8 33.2 43.5 53.1 58.9 57.1 49.3 37.8 20.5 15.8 13.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1973 1987 1973 1983 1983 1992 1992 1971 1976 1972 1974 1984
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 6.8 10.4 18.4 25.1 33.4 40.0 44.5 43.6 36.3 25.6 15.5 7.4 25.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.4 18.8 27.2 34.4 37.1 45.2 49.1 47.8 41.6 33.2 23.5 19.7 49.1
Year Highest Occurred 1999 2000 1974 1981 1984 1981 1981 1982 1981 1981 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -2.1 3.6 11.8 18.7 29.7 36.6 40.8 40.3 31.3 20.6 6.2 0.2 -2.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1975 1987 1973 1972 1975 1994 1992 1971 1980 1972 1989 1984
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.43 0.50 1.20 1.36 1.47 1.03 2.16 2.38 1.10 1.00 0.96 0.58 14.17
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.53 1.37 2.92 4.04 3.29 2.33 7.99 8.18 3.25 2.91 3.13 2.95 8.18
Year Highest Occurred 1987 1997 1995 1999 1979 1983 1991 1981 1976 1984 1991 1978 1981
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.06 0.23 0.05 0.20 0.11 0.23 0.31 0.22 0.08 0.06 0.01 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1991 2000 1977 1981 1998 1998 1987 1980 1984 1977 1973 1980 1991
Heating Degree Days (F) 1343. 1113. 1016. 764. 514. 242. 115. 158. 349. 683. 1032. 1317. 8646.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 4. 12. 6. 1. 0. 0. 0. 23.

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