MAUNA LOA SLOPE OBS, HAWAII

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.0 50.2 51.0 52.2 54.2 57.5 56.5 56.6 55.4 54.8 52.6 51.1 53.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 56.4 57.3 56.5 57.7 59.3 61.1 59.9 60.3 57.7 57.7 56.4 55.9 61.1
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1998 1983 1993 1996 1995 1997 1999 1998 1997 1983 1986 1995
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.1 43.7 43.0 46.3 49.6 52.8 53.0 54.2 52.2 52.0 47.4 46.6 43.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1975 1976 1976 1989 1989 1974 1974 1978 1976 1974 1978 1975 1976
Mean Temperature (F) 42.0 42.0 42.6 43.7 45.8 48.9 48.1 48.2 47.3 46.7 45.0 43.2 45.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 47.8 47.0 47.4 47.8 49.9 52.0 50.9 50.7 49.3 48.7 48.2 47.2 52.0
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1998 1983 1993 1996 1995 1991 1986 1988 1987 1982 1986 1995
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 36.3 37.1 36.7 39.5 42.3 45.0 44.8 45.0 44.4 44.4 40.6 39.1 36.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1975 1976 1976 1989 1976 1974 1975 1971 1976 1974 1978 1971 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.9 33.7 34.1 35.1 37.4 40.3 39.6 39.7 39.1 38.6 37.3 35.2 37.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 39.4 38.6 38.2 38.3 40.6 43.3 42.9 42.7 41.9 41.1 40.3 38.4 43.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1986 1983 1987 1992 1992 1991 1986 1986 1987 1991 1986 1992
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.1 30.5 30.4 31.0 33.2 37.1 36.2 35.7 36.5 36.7 33.1 31.3 29.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1971 1979 1976 1999 1971 1978 1975 1971 1971 1974 1974 1971 1971
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.97 1.68 2.29 1.23 0.74 0.53 1.32 1.33 1.25 1.16 2.38 1.89 18.77
Highest Precipitation (in.) 12.78 10.12 15.57 9.41 5.04 2.49 5.39 5.54 4.57 4.52 10.32 16.54 16.54
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1982 1980 1986 1989 1983 1993 1982 1992 1979 1990 1987 1987
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1983 1998 1994 1996 1993 1988 1999 1995 1981 1991 2000 1986
Heating Degree Days (F) 715. 645. 679. 641. 595. 483. 526. 523. 534. 568. 602. 678. 7189.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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