HEADQUARTERS, IDAHO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.8 39.8 46.1 54.5 63.5 71.3 79.7 81.0 70.5 58.0 41.3 33.9 56.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.4 45.7 56.1 65.3 70.6 78.9 88.8 88.0 80.7 68.1 48.7 40.0 88.8
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1992 1992 1987 1992 1986 1985 1971 1990 1988 1999 1979 1985
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.0 34.1 39.4 46.6 55.6 65.2 66.5 73.7 62.1 51.1 30.0 27.0 26.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1976 1975 1978 1975 1993 1995 1985 1995 1985 1985 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 26.6 30.0 35.4 42.0 49.4 56.5 62.3 62.5 53.5 43.9 33.1 26.4 43.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 32.8 35.5 41.2 49.0 54.3 62.9 67.9 67.4 59.9 51.6 39.3 31.7 67.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1992 1992 1987 1993 1986 1975 1986 1990 1988 1999 1979 1975
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 14.3 20.8 30.0 36.0 44.5 52.1 55.4 57.4 46.6 39.6 22.5 17.1 14.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1976 1975 1978 1976 1993 1995 1971 1971 1985 1985 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.3 20.2 24.7 29.4 35.3 41.7 44.9 43.9 36.5 29.8 24.9 18.9 30.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.1 26.3 30.9 32.7 40.0 47.0 51.8 48.5 43.5 35.2 30.7 26.8 51.8
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1998 1986 1987 1987 1986 1998 1999 1998 1988 1998 1973 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 2.6 6.8 18.9 25.4 31.0 38.3 41.6 38.3 29.2 24.3 14.9 7.1 2.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1984 1979 1981 1988 1971 1971 1985 1985 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 4.93 3.93 3.40 3.09 3.36 2.59 1.49 1.34 1.78 2.60 5.00 4.93 38.44
Highest Precipitation (in.) 9.98 8.47 7.65 7.30 7.32 6.35 4.20 4.18 4.99 5.72 10.55 12.12 12.12
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1972 1997 1996 1998 1981 1997 1976 1985 1995 1973 1996 1996
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.93 1.52 0.92 0.22 1.23 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 1.73 0.57 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1993 1992 1977 1992 1986 1985 1986 1999 1978 1976 1985 1985
Heating Degree Days (F) 1192. 980. 918. 692. 484. 267. 134. 133. 355. 655. 957. 1197. 7964.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 12. 50. 54. 10. 0. 0. 0. 126.

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