CANYONLANDS-THE NEEDLE, UTAH

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 39.3 47.7 56.8 65.3 75.7 87.4 93.0 90.6 81.7 68.4 52.1 41.3 66.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.5 57.5 64.9 73.3 82.5 94.2 98.1 97.3 87.7 75.4 61.2 49.6 98.1
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1995 1999 1989 1996 1994 1994 1994 1979 1992 1999 1980 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 22.7 36.8 47.5 57.0 68.4 81.2 88.3 87.4 75.7 60.7 43.6 31.4 22.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1973 1973 1975 1975 1975 1983 1976 1986 1984 1979 1978 1973
Mean Temperature (F) 27.2 34.8 42.8 50.5 60.6 71.0 77.4 75.4 66.0 53.1 39.0 29.3 52.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 36.6 41.1 49.3 61.5 67.2 76.3 83.2 81.1 70.3 61.2 45.9 37.0 83.2
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1995 1992 1992 1992 1994 1996 1996 1998 1992 1995 1995 1996
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 10.9 24.9 36.0 44.4 54.9 65.4 73.8 71.9 61.5 48.0 31.2 19.9 10.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1979 1977 1975 1975 1975 1987 1987 1971 1982 1979 1978 1973
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.1 21.9 28.7 35.7 45.5 54.5 61.7 60.2 50.2 37.7 25.8 17.2 37.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.9 31.5 33.4 41.7 56.1 60.5 68.6 66.6 56.5 47.0 31.7 24.7 68.6
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1993 1997 1992 1992 1992 1996 1996 1997 1992 1995 1995 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.9 12.1 22.4 30.7 41.1 49.6 57.1 55.8 45.1 32.2 18.9 8.3 -0.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1977 1984 1991 1975 1987 1987 1987 1982 1979 1990 1973
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.58 0.42 0.80 0.72 0.68 0.31 0.87 0.93 0.80 1.17 0.63 0.51 8.42
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.56 1.37 2.59 1.99 2.61 1.87 2.27 2.09 2.17 4.43 1.58 1.54 4.43
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1979 1985 1999 1995 1984 1981 1984 1994 1972 1987 1978 1972
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1988 1972 1989 1974 1989 1994 1985 1992 1999 1993 1989 1972
Heating Degree Days (F) 1173. 846. 687. 437. 185. 28. 0. 5. 68. 378. 781. 1108. 5696.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 6. 48. 207. 383. 326. 96. 7. 0. 0. 1073.

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