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Mount Locke Cooperative Precipitation Data

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  Mount Locke Cooperative Precipitation 
1935-2020
Elevation 6790 FT

 

Mount Locke Normals 1981-2010 
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 54.7 58.2 64.7 72.1 80.3 85.5 84.0 82.3 78.3 72.4 62.7 55.0  70.9
Minimum 32.9 35.2 39.2 45.8 53.8 59.4 60.0 59.5 55.5 48.9 40.0 33.7 47.0
Precipitation 0.53 0.55 0.43 0.81 1.71 2.77 3.79 3.77 2.81 1.70 0.57 0.63 20.07
Snowfall 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.9 4.1
Heating Degree Days  657 513 408 208 60 9 4  7 44 166 411 640 3125
Cooling Degree Days 0 0 3 24 124 233 221 190 101 31 2 0 929

 

Mount Locke Precipitation 
(1935-2020) 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.92 0.95 1.22 0.02 0.84 2.50 2.30 1.26 1.62 0.00 0.00 0.60  12.23
2019 0.23 0.27 0.46 0.45 1.00 4.09 3.13 1.85 7.76 0.74 1.24 0.45  21.67
2018 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.09 1.38 1.97 5.55 2.74 3.44 2.84 0.40 0.66 19.14
2017 1.39 0.00 0.28 0.90 0.02 1.79 12.27 5.86 3.29 0.92 0.15 1.77 28.64
2016 0.12 0.00 0.06 0.19  2.08 2.99 1.16 7.80 2.51 0.71 1.21 0.39 19.22
2015 2.49  0.53   1.13  1.26  2.69 4.00 2.28  13.11   1.92   6.18  2.89 0.92 29.40
2014 T  0.00   0.78   0.71  0.00  3.03   3.84  3.51  4.02  1.26   1.44  0.44 19.03
2013 2.36 0.00  0.00   0.05   0.76  3.56  4.24  0.84  3.10 0.62 0.39 1.24 17.16
2012 0.54 0.17  0.59   0.28   2.64  1.63 3.96 3.80  3.55 0.30  0.03   0.10  17.59
2011 0.01 0.10 0.00 0.00  0.00   0.01   1.68  2.73   1.39   0.28   0.05  0.59  6.84 
2010 1.77 0.72 0.23 1.10 0.50 3.76 7.93 4.74 3.82 0.00  0.00   0.00   24.57 
2009  0.00 0.00 0.16 0.00 3.89 2.57 2.32 2.47 0.66 1.95 0.09 1.16 15.27
2008 0.20 0.03 0.09  0.00 0.16 2.82 5.53 3.92 4.23 0.59 0.00  0.30 17.87
2007 2.27 0.11 1.45  0.25 4.59 3.13 2.28 3.61 2.27 0.64 0.38 0.16  21.14
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.00 0.07 0.20 0.00 0.23 1.16 3.00 5.63 2.39 2.01 0.04 0.77 15.50
2005 0.44 2.27 0.14 0.12 0.22 0.25 2.78 5.23 1.55 4.56 0.00 0.00 17.56
2004 1.54 0.52 1.88 3.00 1.90 2.33 3.58 5.74 6.10 3.58 4.78 0.25 35.20
2003 0.10 1.13 0.68 0.00 0.96 2.40 5.70 2.37 1.14 2.60 0.00 0.00 17.08
2002 0.17 1.21 0.38 0.28 0.01 1.86 5.43 3.86 1.13 2.70 0.35 0.23 17.61
2001 0.55 0.55 0.12 0.95 0.59 2.47 3.80 4.14 1.43 0.13 1.89 0.21 16.83
2000 0.04 0.16 0.00 0.29 0.13 7.38 0.96 1.80 0.00 2.66 0.64 0.04 14.10
1999 0.09 0.00 0.24 0.02 2.64 5.29 2.75 2.95 2.71 0.12 0.00 0.61 17.42
1998 T 0.04 0.06 0.06 0.58 0.25 3.70 3.36 0.12 2.19 0.33 0.39 11.08
1997 0.31 0.95 0.05 1.57 2.44 3.40 3.19 3.35 3.82 1.36 0.46 1.52 22.42
1996 0.52 0.17 0.10 0.09 0.14 1.46 2.98 4.05 6.95 0.31 0.91 0.04 17.72
1995 0.10 0.73 0.32 1.43 0.87 2.83 0.67 0.91 5.20 0.99 0.85 0.42i 15.32i
1994 0.47 0.19 0.62 0.27 3.27 1.01 2.48 1.66 2.40 1.06 0.19 0.47 14.09
1993 0.86 0.21 0.56 0.49 1.22 3.18 6.31 3.83 0.49 0.36 0.01 0.88 18.40
1992 1.66 2.05 0.24 1.03 4.70 0.99 2.66 5.39 1.83 0.10 0.97 0.58 22.20
1991 0.64 0.15 0.63 0.30 0.83 1.93 10.62 3.68 3.98 0.02 0.87 2.47 26.12
1990 0.01 0.38 1.82 1.34 0.22 0.32 6.95 7.07 6.21 3.83 0.44 1.04 29.63
1989 0.55 1.63 0.39 0.19 1.01 0.62 0.67 5.90 1.08 1.05 0.00 0.04 13.13
1988 0.08 0.41 0.16 0.35 2.51 2.20 5.90 2.46 2.97  0.28 0.02 0.35 17.69
1987 0.18 0.82 0.38 4.57 2.04 3.72 1.90 4.22 1.86 0.06 0.01 0.29 20.05
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986 0.14 0.11 0.15 0.01 1.96 8.27 2.65 5.02 3.07 3.56 0.72 3.09 28.75
1985 1.35 0.39 0.75 0.41 1.48 1.39 4.14 2.51 4.61 1.65 0.49 0.00 19.17
1984 0.44 0.14 0.11 0.00 5.18 11.34 3.89 3.69 2.13 4.68 1.63 1.86 35.09
1983 1.62 0.55 0.40 0.52 0.95 2.19 1.28 0.96 3.03 3.12 0.77 0.10 15.49
1982 0.67 0.15 0.02 0.35 4.72 1.68 3.27 1.60 1.10 0.19 0.96 1.83 16.54
1981 0.77 0.64 0.78 1.37 1.35 1.73 5.30 6.63 5.02 4.35 T 0.00 27.94
1980 0.32 0.30 0.00 0.28 0.78 1.49 2.23 4.59 5.42 0.67 1.25 0.68 18.01
1979 0.53e 0.78 0.22 0.00 1.40 1.47 3.14 7.88 1.35 0.00 0.00 0.90 17.67e
1978  0.67 0.81 0.02 0.81 0.90 1.78 2.13 8.03 9.18 2.94 1.42 0.56 29.25
1977 0.59 0.05 0.32 0.45 2.13 3.36 4.64 2.48 0.69 1.99 0.66 0.22 17.58
1976 0.27 0.11 0.13 0.90 0.86 3.34 11.45 1.98 5.15 1.22 0.91 0.87 27.19
1975 0.75 0.73 0.17 0.30 0.33 1.11 6.82 4.26 3.77 0.34 0.13 1.53 20.24
1974 0.65 0.07 0.49 0.44 0.62 0.22 2.25 6.91 7.16 5.48 1.64 0.83 26.76
1973 0.80 2.08 0.57 0.20 0.64 0.75 4.28 3.05 3.88 0.19 0.02 0.01 16.47
1972 0.80 0.00 0.14 0.00 5.36 1.76 4.14 6.8 1.84 2.03 0.36 0.09 22.70
1971 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.35 1.29 4.29 1.60 4.35 0.23 0.10 12.72
1970 0.74 1.71 2.08 T 0.41 4.04 2.46 2.95 5.53 0.55 0.00 0.19 20.66
1969 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.28 2.44 1.45 4.62 0.67 1.11 1.28 1.77 0.81 14.62
1968 0.47e 0.60 0.59 1.04 0.43 1.09 8.02 10.03 2.47 0.85 3.66 0.09 29.34e
1967 0.05 0.09 1.79 0.36 0.28 4.67 4.22 1.95 4.18 0.59 0.25 0.91e 19.34e
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.46e 0.07e T 0.14 0.55 4.83 3.18 10.01 4.65 2.18 0.02 T 26.09e
1965 0.30 1.30 0.83e 0.18 2.29 2.64 1.40 3.05 2.58 0.00 1.40 0.75 16.76e
1964 0.00  T 0.70 0.00 1.14 0.96 4.15 3.48 3.18 0.35 0.00 0.51 14.47
1963 0.13 0.33 0.01 0.14 1.37 0.82 3.39 3.40 5.31 1.02 0.46 0.55 16.93
1962 0.83 0.28 0.10 0.39 0.50 5.08 4.34 2.38 4.35 1.05 0.87 0.41 20.58
1961 0.88 0.20 0.03 0.08 1.46 3.61 1.68 2.10 1.83 1.64 0.46 0.09 14.06
1960 1.33 0.17 1.06 0.11 0.21 2.42 5.65 6.91 1.72 2.68 0.54 1.70 24.50
1959 0.16 0.68 0.00 0.73 1.38 0.89 2.00 2.13 2.17 1.08 0.49 0.71 12.42
1958 3.20 0.72 1.29 0.18 1.43 3.38 3.90 3.79 4.91 2.25 0.40 0.00 25.45
1957 0.66 2.93 0.07 0.22 2.27 0.62 2.62 4.31 0.55 3.11 0.76 0.17 18.29
1956 0.64 0.54 0.12 0.30 3.57 1.39 2.65 1.64 0.77 0.46 0.00 0.49 12.57
1955 1.31 0.07 T T 1.81 0.82 7.17 2.76 1.15 2.76 0.52 0.19 18.56
1954 0.61 0.37 0.25 1.61 2.45 2.70 2.74 5.55 0.21 1.61 T 0.05 18.15
1953 0.06 0.13 0.41 0.42 0.25 1.06 2.59 2.02 0.71 0.89 0.00 0.16 8.70
1952 0.53 0.19 0.15 0.97 1.21 4.55 3.54 0.30 1.00 0.17 0.94 0.64 14.19
1951 0.10 0.26 1.34 0.06 1.95 1.03 4.33 2.50 2.09 0.10 0.30 0.23 14.29
1950 0.40 0.03 0.00 0.92 0.49 3.27 6.47 0.93 3.90 1.19 T T 17.60
1949 4.01 0.82 0.05 0.60 2.42 2.18 6.10 3.42 3.56 2.15 0.00 0.90 26.21
1948 0.07 0.13 0.00 0.11 2.92 2.50 2.52 1.66 1.48 1.83 0.00 0.55 13.77
1947 1.93 0.00 1.10 0.22 3.09 1.34 M 3.17 1.03 0.77 0.92 0.78 14.35i 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946 2.74 0.00 0.00 0.79 0.46 1.88 0.86 3.18 5.15 2.76 0.12 0.69 18.63
1945 0.09 0.27 0.48 0.56 0.12 0.35 7.37 1.46 0.77 3.69 0.00 0.00 15.16
1944 1.50 1.01 0.00 0.00 0.90 2.43 2.00 6.36 4.82 0.50 1.31 1.79 22.62
1943 0.35 0.00 0.22 0.28 1.22 4.72 3.73 0.88 2.73 0.27 0.76 1.25 16.41
1942 0.10 0.38 0.08 0.37 0.95 5.27 2.74 6.01 2.06 1.08 0.30 0.71 20.05
1941 1.25 1.04 1.01 2.76 4.84 2.25 5.75 3.63 6.51 6.45 0.55 0.74 36.78
1940 0.52 0.18 0.06 0.10 1.38 4.56 1.83 3.31 0.48 3.84 1.53 0.45 18.24
1939 2.31 0.02 0.83 0.23 1.70 1.28 3.89 1.68 1.53 1.47 1.96 0.95 17.85
1938 0.52 0.40 0.40 0.17 0.90 7.38 5.96 1.75 3.61 1.49 0.00 0.66 23.24
1937 T 0.34 0.05 0.37 5.05 1.82 1.38 5.52 2.38 1.81 0.66 1.22 20.60
1936 0.66 0.04 0.58 0.12 4.08 0.54 3.72 1.93 7.85 0.32 1.10 0.12 21.06
1935 M 0.90 T 0.19 1.76 2.90 2.29 4.06 1.72 1.14 0.34 0.80  16.10i 

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

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