SHIRLEY BASIN, WYOMING

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.5 30.6 38.5 48.0 59.3 71.8 78.8 77.4 66.8 53.6 36.7 28.5 51.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.1 36.9 47.6 57.0 64.1 80.3 83.3 81.5 73.7 60.2 46.9 38.8 83.3
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1991 1986 1981 1985 1988 1988 1971 1979 1988 1999 1980 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 15.5 20.7 31.6 38.5 47.5 62.1 73.0 73.7 60.8 48.2 25.5 17.2 15.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1973 1984 1995 1998 1992 1997 1985 1995 2000 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 12.5 16.2 24.2 33.4 43.3 54.0 59.8 58.2 48.0 36.8 22.4 14.3 35.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 19.7 21.8 31.9 40.3 47.6 61.1 62.9 62.0 54.8 40.5 30.1 24.6 62.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1991 1986 1981 1987 1988 1989 2000 1998 1988 1998 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 0.9 6.1 19.1 24.9 37.3 47.3 56.9 54.6 44.1 32.2 8.4 3.6 0.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1984 1983 1995 1998 1992 1974 1985 1995 2000 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -1.6 1.7 9.9 18.8 27.2 36.2 40.7 39.0 29.2 19.9 8.0 0.1 19.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.0 9.9 16.3 23.6 31.2 41.9 43.7 43.4 36.9 25.0 21.1 11.6 43.7
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1986 1999 1981 1987 1988 1998 1983 1998 1998 1998 1996 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -13.8 -8.5 4.4 11.0 22.8 31.9 37.9 33.3 24.8 15.6 -8.7 -10.0 -13.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1993 1983 1983 1989 1972 1974 1974 1976 2000 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.37 0.39 0.50 0.91 1.61 1.45 1.51 0.94 0.92 0.74 0.39 0.32 10.05
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.24 2.53 3.34 2.89 4.69 5.36 4.88 2.92 1.83 3.38 1.03 1.65 5.36
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1993 1995 1993 1995 1993 1984 1997 1993 1998 1983 1994 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.09 0.46 0.06 0.05 0.13 0.22 0.06 0.00 0.01 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1983 1982 1987 1998 1980 2000 1996 1981 1991 1991 1979 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1631. 1368. 1265. 948. 675. 337. 169. 217. 511. 876. 1279. 1571. 10847.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 8. 6. 0. 0. 0. 0. 20.

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