HOWARD PRAIRIE DAM, OREGON

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.9 41.4 46.5 53.1 62.0 70.5 79.2 79.5 72.9 61.0 42.9 36.0 56.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.1 49.1 53.7 63.9 72.4 76.9 84.6 85.0 81.6 71.6 52.8 43.2 85.0
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1978 1987 1992 1986 1994 1986 1974 1988 1976 1976 1986
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 31.8 34.4 40.8 45.3 50.5 64.0 71.6 71.1 64.4 50.5 33.5 30.0 30.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1993 1989 1991 1975 1998 1980 1983 1976 1986 1984 1994 1990 1990
Mean Temperature (F) 29.1 32.0 35.8 41.0 48.2 55.5 62.3 62.1 55.8 47.0 35.2 29.3 44.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 35.3 38.4 41.2 47.3 55.8 60.8 66.2 66.5 60.4 54.1 41.3 33.7 66.5
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1991 1986 1987 1992 1986 1998 1986 1991 1987 1976 1981 1986
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 24.8 24.4 30.5 32.3 42.7 50.9 56.3 57.1 50.4 41.0 27.8 22.0 22.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1993 1989 1975 1975 1977 1980 1993 1976 1986 1984 1994 1990 1990
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.2 22.5 25.0 28.9 34.3 40.4 45.3 44.6 38.7 33.0 27.4 22.6 32.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 28.6 28.8 29.9 35.0 39.3 44.7 49.9 47.9 42.7 37.9 32.4 29.0 49.9
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1998 1986 1998 1979 1999 1981 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.6 14.3 19.1 19.3 29.1 35.8 40.6 38.8 36.0 29.1 19.7 13.9 13.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1975 1989 1985 1975 1975 1975 1993 1975 1996 1974 1985 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 4.85 3.86 3.72 2.39 2.06 1.28 0.58 0.72 1.07 2.04 4.79 5.21 32.57
Highest Precipitation (in.) 10.57 9.18 7.86 4.74 4.96 3.40 4.21 4.27 3.31 5.15 11.06 13.38 13.38
Year Highest Occurred 1996 1986 1995 1995 1998 1995 1987 1976 1986 1975 1973 1996 1996
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.45 0.31 0.82 0.50 0.23 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.58 0.62 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1988 1994 1977 1976 1999 1999 2000 1999 1988 1993 1976 1999
Heating Degree Days (F) 1115. 926. 908. 720. 522. 296. 133. 133. 285. 558. 896. 1106. 7598.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 9. 47. 41. 10. 0. 0. 0. 107.

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