PELTON 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) 46.1 53.0 61.7 69.5 78.3 86.5 95.4 95.1 86.1 72.3 54.3 46.0 70.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.1 61.9 68.2 78.3 86.5 94.3 103.5 101.4 92.4 81.2 59.5 53.0 103.5
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1992 1987 1992 1987 1985 1986 1990 1988 1989 1979 1985
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.5 42.1 56.3 62.2 71.2 79.3 83.9 88.8 78.5 66.2 44.1 32.8 28.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1993 1975 1975 1977 1997 1993 1976 1985 1984 1985 1985 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 36.0 40.8 46.5 52.2 59.4 66.5 73.0 72.7 64.8 54.2 42.9 36.2 53.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 41.4 47.3 51.1 57.6 65.0 71.4 78.4 76.4 69.6 61.0 48.0 42.1 78.4
Year Highest Occurred 1992 1991 1986 1987 1992 1987 1985 1986 1990 1988 1999 1973 1985
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 19.1 30.4 42.1 46.3 55.3 61.7 65.7 68.2 59.7 50.4 32.3 24.9 19.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1977 1997 1993 1980 1985 1984 1985 1985 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.9 28.6 31.2 34.8 40.5 46.4 50.6 50.2 43.5 36.1 31.5 26.4 37.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 31.9 35.1 36.0 38.4 44.0 49.9 54.4 54.9 47.5 41.0 36.8 33.2 54.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1992 1983 1992 1993 1992 1998 1977 1997 1979 1999 1973 1977
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.7 17.2 27.7 30.4 37.3 42.4 47.4 46.0 39.3 33.5 19.3 16.9 9.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1999 1976 1993 1988 1999 1971 1993 1985 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.65 1.10 0.95 0.80 0.85 0.56 0.37 0.44 0.41 0.65 1.53 1.49 10.80
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.87 3.24 2.35 2.25 4.12 1.53 1.70 1.54 1.82 1.67 4.78 5.19 5.19
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1983 1983 1989 1998 1988 1987 1976 1982 1982 1996 1981 1981
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.15 0.10 0.09 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.03 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1990 1973 1985 1974 1974 1994 2000 1999 1988 1974 1976 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 899. 677. 576. 388. 195. 66. 11. 10. 96. 336. 663. 893. 4810.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 3. 22. 110. 259. 247. 90. 2. 0. 0. 733.

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