ELK CITY RANGER 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) 35.0 41.8 47.3 54.3 62.6 71.0 80.3 81.7 72.0 59.4 41.9 33.7 56.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 45.8 48.9 56.7 64.1 70.5 79.5 88.4 89.2 80.7 70.6 51.3 39.1 89.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1992 1992 1987 1992 1986 1985 1981 1990 1988 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.3 34.0 42.0 45.2 56.0 65.0 67.2 75.2 62.3 51.9 33.1 24.0 24.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1978 1991 1993 1985 1986 1984 1985 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 23.2 28.0 33.8 40.4 47.8 55.0 60.8 60.3 52.2 42.8 31.2 22.6 41.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 32.7 34.1 40.8 45.5 52.9 59.9 66.2 64.3 58.9 49.9 36.8 29.4 66.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1992 1992 1987 1993 1986 1998 1971 1998 1988 1981 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 10.2 19.2 27.2 34.3 43.9 52.0 54.3 55.4 45.6 38.3 22.2 10.5 10.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1975 1991 1993 1980 1971 1971 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.4 14.2 20.2 26.4 33.0 39.0 41.2 38.8 32.3 26.2 20.4 11.5 26.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.8 22.1 25.6 29.9 36.4 43.7 47.3 43.6 39.2 30.5 27.8 19.7 47.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 2000 1986 1978 1993 1988 1998 1990 1998 1975 1998 1989 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.0 3.7 10.2 19.8 29.5 35.3 36.2 32.9 26.0 18.8 11.3 -3.1 -6.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1985 1982 1999 1979 1986 1980 1971 1987 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.39 2.51 2.62 2.69 3.26 3.14 1.90 1.45 1.75 2.07 3.22 3.14 31.14
Highest Precipitation (in.) 9.72 5.20 5.12 4.83 6.03 6.53 4.24 4.30 4.28 6.28 8.08 8.70 9.72
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1972 1989 1988 1984 1993 1993 1975 1985 2000 1995 1977 1975
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.59 1.16 1.21 0.81 1.61 1.30 0.23 0.19 0.22 0.03 1.05 0.31 0.03
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1993 1992 1973 1995 1996 1979 1988 1991 1987 1976 1986 1987
Heating Degree Days (F) 1296. 1036. 969. 739. 534. 303. 164. 171. 389. 688. 1017. 1314. 8620.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 3. 31. 23. 5. 0. 0. 0. 62.

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