SEATTLE PORTAGE BAY, WASHINGTON

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.9 50.5 54.5 59.3 64.9 69.5 74.5 74.9 69.9 60.3 51.5 46.5 60.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.2 54.8 58.6 63.0 69.8 75.1 80.5 79.2 75.0 64.1 57.0 49.8 80.5
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1991 1981 1987 1993 1992 1985 1997 1974 1987 1997 1980 1985
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.0 43.7 48.9 54.3 60.5 64.5 69.7 69.1 64.7 57.2 42.1 40.8 40.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1980 1989 1971 1975 1977 1971 1993 1976 1978 1971 1985 1990 1990
Mean Temperature (F) 41.5 43.8 46.9 50.9 56.6 61.1 65.5 66.0 61.3 53.4 46.0 41.3 52.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 45.6 48.3 50.1 54.0 61.2 65.0 69.0 69.3 65.0 56.1 50.3 45.3 69.3
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1992 1987 1993 1992 1998 1997 1994 1993 1995 1980 1997
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 35.7 36.6 42.1 46.8 53.2 57.4 62.6 62.2 57.0 50.7 36.8 36.1 35.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1977 1971 1986 1973 1972 1972 1985 1990 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 36.0 37.1 39.2 42.5 48.2 52.7 56.4 57.1 52.6 46.4 40.4 36.1 45.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 41.0 41.8 41.7 45.6 52.5 55.5 60.4 59.4 55.4 50.6 44.6 40.7 60.4
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1992 1994 1993 1998 1998 1999 1979 1988 1995 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.3 29.5 35.3 38.6 45.4 50.0 54.2 53.9 49.2 43.1 31.4 30.8 29.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1982 1974 1976 1977 1973 1972 1972 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 5.24 4.09 3.92 2.75 2.03 1.55 0.93 1.16 1.61 3.24 5.67 6.06 38.25
Highest Precipitation (in.) 10.38 7.62 8.74 5.80 4.24 3.17 2.16 5.49 5.62 8.04 11.20 11.97 11.97
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1999 1997 1996 1977 1984 1978 1977 1978 1975 1983 1996 1996
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.60 0.54 1.32 0.87 0.57 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.00 0.29 0.50 1.22 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1993 1979 1998 1982 1987 1975 1998 1993 1987 1976 1985 1993
Heating Degree Days (F) 729. 593. 564. 423. 266. 131. 52. 50. 139. 362. 571. 735. 4615.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 4. 15. 67. 79. 27. 0. 0. 0. 192.

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