SPARKS, NEVADA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.2 52.2 58.3 65.4 72.8 82.4 90.2 89.2 81.7 70.9 55.9 47.6 67.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.7 61.3 67.0 73.7 81.4 88.1 94.2 93.3 87.9 78.7 65.8 53.3 94.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1987 1992 1974 1994 1981 1974 1988 1995 1980 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.7 43.0 50.8 56.2 63.4 76.8 85.8 82.4 72.3 62.7 44.6 39.6 36.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1993 1989 1991 1975 1977 1998 1987 1976 1986 1984 1994 1990 1993
Mean Temperature (F) 34.1 38.8 44.4 49.8 57.1 65.1 71.1 70.1 62.9 52.6 41.8 34.7 51.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 40.8 44.6 49.7 55.8 63.4 69.6 74.5 74.4 66.2 57.5 48.5 40.5 74.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1990 1992 1977 1988 1971 1979 1988 1995 1981 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 27.0 30.4 39.9 42.6 50.2 61.1 66.7 65.2 56.4 47.1 35.0 25.0 25.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1993 1989 1985 1975 1977 1993 1983 1976 1986 1984 1994 1990 1990
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.9 25.3 30.5 34.1 41.3 47.7 52.0 50.9 44.0 34.2 27.6 21.8 35.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 30.4 31.0 36.0 39.6 45.4 51.8 55.9 55.5 49.8 38.2 32.6 29.8 55.9
Year Highest Occurred 1995 2000 1993 1990 1992 1977 1996 1971 1998 1992 1988 1983 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.3 16.8 25.2 29.0 37.0 44.1 47.2 47.8 40.6 28.8 23.3 10.4 10.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1990 1977 1975 1977 1991 1983 1985 1986 2000 1993 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.12 1.02 1.09 0.29 0.52 0.41 0.21 0.29 0.49 0.44 0.86 0.66 7.40
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.36 3.50 3.00 0.99 1.77 1.79 0.71 1.23 2.77 1.27 2.50 2.77 3.50
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1986 1995 1998 1995 1997 1996 1976 1998 1982 1988 1996 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.07 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1994 1988 1997 1993 1985 1994 2000 1998 2000 1995 1999 2000 1997
Heating Degree Days (F) 960. 736. 639. 459. 263. 85. 10. 13. 116. 391. 698. 940. 5310.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 2. 17. 87. 201. 169. 50. 5. 0. 0. 531.

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