DENVER, COLORADO
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 39ø 45' N LONGITUDE: 104ø 52' W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 5282 BARO 5287 TIME ZONE: MOUNTAIN WBAN: 23062

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






60

60



43.2
16.1
29.7

73
1982
-25
1963


46,6
20.2
33.4

76
1963
-30
1936


52.2
25.8
39.0

84
1971
-11
1943


61.8
34.5
48.2

90
1992
-2
1975


70.8
43,6
57.2

96
1942
22
1954


81.4
52.4
66.9

104
1994
30
1951


88.2
58.6
73.5

104
1939
43
1972


85.8
56.9
71.4

101
1938
41
1964


76.9
47.6
62.3

97
1960
17
1985


66.3
36.4
51.4

89
1991
3
1969


52.5
25.4
39.0

79
1990
-8
1993


44.5
17.4
31.0

75
1980
-25
1990


64.2
36.2
50.3

104
JUN 1994
-30
FEB 1936
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




1094
0

881
0

806
0

504
0

213
11

71
128

0
267

0
203

144
63

429
7

780
0

1054
0

6020
679
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
45
71
70
69
67
64
70
71
71
74
72
64
67
69
MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
90 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

46


60
60
60

60

60
60

54


34
34

34
34

5.5


10.3
9.3
11.5

5.8

2.4
0.*

1.1


0.0
6.4

29.9
3.7

5.9


8.1
8.7
11.5

5.9

2.4
0.1

1.6


0.0
4.2

26.0
1.7

6.2


7.8
10.0
13.2

8.6

3.6
0.3

1.1


0.0
2.7

24.2
0.4

6.1


6.7
10.7
12.6

8.6

2.5
1.6

0.8


0.*
0. 4

11.4
0.*

6.2


6.2
12.1
12.7

10.8

0.4
6.4

0.5


0.4
0.0

1.5
0.0

5.1


9.7
12.1
8.1

8.7

0.0
9.9

0.4


6.6
0.0

0.0
0,0

5.0


9.1
15.7
6.2

9.3

0.0
11.1

0.4


15.1
0.0

0.0
0.0

5.0


9.8
13.6
7.6

8.8

0.0
8.4

0.6


9.6
0.0

0.0
0.0

4.4


13.4
9.1
7.6

6.2

0.3
3.5

0.6


2.3
0.*

0.8
0.0

4.5


13.3
9.1
8.6

5.4

1.2
0.9

0.6


0.0
0.4

8.5
0.0

5.4


10.1
9.6
10.2

5.6

2.7
0.1

1.3


0.0
2.4

24.5
1.2

5.2


11.0
9.6
10.4

5.3

2.5
0.0

1.1


0.0
5.3

29,2
2.7

5.4


115.4
129.6
120.2

88.9

18.0
41.9

9.8


33.9
21.8

156.0
8.8
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
22
834.8
834.6
832.4
833.6
834.5
836.4
838.8
839.2
838.6
837.7
835.2
835.0
835.9
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

34
34
34
34

64
45
41
63

67
44
44
65

68
42
40
62

67
38
35
58

71
39
38
61

69
36
35
58

69
35
34
56

70
37
35
59

68
37
34
59

65
37
36
59

68
44
49
65

65
45
52
64

68
40
40
61
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



60

60

60


60

60



0.50
1.44
1948
0.01
1952
1.02
1962

24.3
1992
14.5
1992


0.57
1.66
1960
0.01
1970
1.01
1953

18.3
1960
9.5
1953


1.28
4.56
1983
0.13
1945
2.79
1983

30.5
1983
18.0
1983


1.71
4.17
1942
0.03
1963
3.25
1967

28.3
1935
17.3
1957


2.40
7.31
1957
0.06
1974
3.55
1973

13.6
1950
10.7
1950


1.79
4.69
1967
0.09
1980
3.16
1970

0.3
1951
0.3
1951


1.91
6.41
1965
0.17
1939
2.42
1965

T
1992
T
1992


1.51
5.85
1979
0.06
1960
3.43
1951

T
1991
T
1991


1.24
4.67
1961
T
1944
2.44
1936

21.3
1936
19.4
1936


0.98
4.17
1969
0.05
1962
1.71
1947

31.2
1969
12.4
1969


0.87
2.97
1946
0.01
1949
1.29
1975

39.1
1946
15.9
1.983


0.64
2.84
1973
0.03
1977
2.00
1982

30.8
1973
23.6
1982


15.40
7.31
MAY 1957
T
SEP 1944
3.55
MAY 1973

39.1
NOV 1946
23.6
DEC 1982
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

46



13



11
11


8.6

S

32
44
1982

W
55
1993

8.7

S

30
36
1989

NW
52
1990

9.6

S

30
41
1991

W
59
1989

10.0

S

33
46
1993

NW
62
1986

9.3

S

36
43
1983

SE
60
1991

8.8

S

21
38
1987

NW
60
1988

8.3

S

29
46
1993

W
55
1993

8.0

S

33
33
1989

NW
52
1989

7.9

S

29
33
1988

W
56
1984

7.8

S

01
36
1992

S
49
1994

8.2

S

36
16
1987

W
49
1994

8.4

S

32
38
1981

W
51
1990

8.6

S

33
46
APR 1993

NW
62
APR 1986
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.