DINOSAUR QUARRY AREA, UTAH

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 31.2 38.9 54.4 65.5 76.2 88.0 94.4 92.3 81.9 67.3 48.3 35.2 64.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.7 52.8 64.5 74.5 83.4 95.3 99.3 95.7 88.1 75.5 58.5 47.7 99.3
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1972 1992 1994 1977 1989 1994 1979 1988 1995 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 14.1 22.6 43.7 57.1 68.6 82.2 89.3 89.3 75.0 59.5 37.8 25.0 14.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1985 1984 1983 1995 1998 1992 1987 1986 1984 1971 1972 1984
Mean Temperature (F) 17.5 24.3 38.8 48.5 58.3 67.6 73.9 71.7 61.9 49.1 34.4 22.1 47.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.9 36.8 44.9 55.0 64.2 73.0 78.5 74.5 67.6 54.0 40.1 32.1 78.5
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1995 1986 1992 2000 1977 1998 1998 1990 1988 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 1.9 8.9 31.3 42.8 53.4 62.4 69.8 68.8 57.6 44.2 26.5 10.3 1.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1985 1984 1983 1983 1975 1993 1975 1971 1971 1971 1978 1973
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.7 9.6 23.2 31.5 40.3 47.1 53.4 51.1 41.8 30.8 20.4 8.9 30.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.6 25.5 28.7 35.8 45.5 51.7 60.4 55.9 49.8 35.7 25.4 18.4 60.4
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1998 1986 1990 2000 1972 1998 1998 1997 1972 1998 1996 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -13.1 -8.2 17.6 24.9 36.8 41.4 48.2 45.3 36.7 23.9 13.6 -4.8 -13.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1974 1977 1982 1975 1976 1993 1975 1971 1999 1976 1978 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.61 0.67 0.74 0.85 1.06 0.53 0.68 0.68 0.95 1.20 0.61 0.51 9.09
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.62 2.20 2.21 2.25 3.28 1.60 2.44 2.08 3.73 4.26 1.61 1.69 4.26
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1983 1979 1999 1971 1998 1998 1997 1997 1994 1983 1984 1994
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 1972 1999 1998 1974 1979 1979 1996 1979 1988 2000 1993 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 1473. 1140. 812. 496. 232. 58. 4. 6. 144. 494. 920. 1332. 7111.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 1. 22. 136. 280. 213. 49. 1. 0. 0. 702.

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