PRIEST RIVER EXP STN, IDAHO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 30.4 36.1 45.4 56.6 66.5 73.5 81.4 81.7 71.1 55.5 37.6 30.6 55.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 35.7 41.3 57.1 63.8 74.5 80.6 91.9 89.0 81.4 63.0 42.6 36.5 91.9
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1992 1987 1992 1992 1985 1986 1990 1987 1998 1979 1985
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 18.0 28.3 38.8 49.7 59.4 66.5 70.1 74.2 63.2 49.8 28.4 22.6 18.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1976 1972 1984 1981 1993 1980 1986 1995 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 24.6 28.7 35.2 43.1 51.8 58.1 63.5 63.1 54.1 43.0 31.6 25.4 43.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 31.8 34.5 42.4 48.0 58.0 62.8 69.3 66.9 60.1 47.0 36.9 31.8 69.3
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1992 1987 1993 1992 1998 1986 1990 1988 1998 1979 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 9.8 19.2 28.5 37.5 46.4 53.2 58.4 57.5 49.1 37.7 20.8 16.0 9.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1976 1972 1984 1981 1993 1980 1984 1984 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.7 21.3 24.9 29.6 37.0 42.7 45.6 44.5 37.1 30.4 25.6 20.1 31.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.9 28.4 29.6 34.7 42.3 45.2 52.7 48.2 42.8 34.8 31.1 27.1 52.7
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1992 1983 1994 1993 1982 1998 1990 1997 1975 1998 1979 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.7 10.0 18.3 25.2 33.4 38.6 41.8 40.7 31.9 24.4 13.3 9.3 1.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1976 1982 1984 1976 1977 1980 1984 1987 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.74 3.12 2.72 2.25 2.60 2.24 1.39 1.32 1.43 1.92 4.30 4.39 31.42
Highest Precipitation (in.) 8.26 6.66 5.36 4.51 7.13 4.43 4.03 3.66 3.52 4.69 10.46 8.78 10.46
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1999 1997 1996 1998 1992 1983 1976 1997 1996 1973 1996 1973
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.27 0.92 0.73 0.32 0.74 0.61 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.13 1.31 0.93 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1993 1992 1977 1992 1973 1973 1986 1990 1987 1993 1985 1973
Heating Degree Days (F) 1254. 1017. 926. 657. 412. 219. 113. 111. 337. 684. 1002. 1229. 7961.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 12. 66. 52. 10. 0. 0. 0. 141.

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