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NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.1 42.9 51.2 59.3 68.6 79.9 89.6 88.1 78.2 65.0 48.1 38.2 62.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.8 53.6 58.8 70.0 76.8 86.9 95.6 94.1 87.9 75.5 58.3 48.2 95.6
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1986 1987 1992 1977 1981 1981 1979 1988 1999 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.0 29.7 44.8 47.0 60.9 71.1 79.3 82.1 70.4 56.9 36.7 29.2 26.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1993 1975 1975 1971 1995 1993 1976 1986 1984 1994 1992 1989
Mean Temperature (F) 25.6 31.3 38.6 44.6 52.7 61.7 69.1 67.6 58.2 46.7 34.5 26.0 46.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 34.5 39.0 44.9 50.0 56.5 69.3 75.9 72.4 66.1 54.6 40.2 34.7 75.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1980 1978 1990 1992 1977 1985 1981 1979 1979 1981 1977 1985
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 11.6 20.5 33.5 37.6 48.1 56.0 59.7 62.0 53.0 43.1 25.4 14.5 11.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1993 1976 1975 1991 1993 1993 1993 1986 1998 1994 1990 1989
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.1 19.7 25.9 29.9 36.8 43.5 48.6 47.0 38.1 28.3 20.9 13.8 30.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.6 30.0 33.5 33.7 40.0 51.6 57.1 56.7 45.3 38.6 27.5 25.0 57.1
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1980 1983 1990 1987 1977 1985 1983 1976 1979 1973 1977 1985
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -2.8 9.4 19.4 26.2 32.7 38.5 40.0 41.8 31.7 20.6 8.4 -0.4 -2.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1989 1976 1991 1990 1994 1993 1996 1996 1995 1993 1990 1989
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.14 0.88 0.98 0.81 1.08 0.67 0.30 0.36 0.68 0.71 1.05 0.93 9.59
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.28 2.32 2.39 1.98 4.09 1.69 1.08 1.37 3.22 1.92 2.76 4.21 4.21
Year Highest Occurred 1996 2000 1989 1978 1971 1997 1997 1997 1978 1972 1983 1983 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.17 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1988 1988 1992 1974 1994 1999 1998 1974 1995 1993 1976 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1222. 943. 820. 612. 383. 161. 53. 57. 237. 569. 916. 1208. 7181.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 62. 181. 135. 31. 1. 0. 0. 412.

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