NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS WR-273 Climate of Flagstaff, Arizona (Revision 7) Mike Staudenmaier, Jr. Reginald Preston Paul Sorenson Justin Johndrow1 January 2014 1 NOAA National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office, Flagstaff Arizona United States Department of Commerce Penny Pritzker Secretary National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Dr. Kathryn Sullivan Acting NOAA Administrator National Weather Service Dr. Louis Uccellini Assistant Administrator For Weather Services And is approved for publication By Science and Technology Infusion Division, Western Region Andy Edman, Chief Science and Technology Infusion Division, Salt Lake City, UT CLIMATE OF FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA Mike Staudenmaier, Jr. Reginald Preston Paul Sorenson Justin Johndrow National Weather Service Office Flagstaff, Arizona January 2014 Seventh Revision CONTENTS I. Page Climate of Flagstaff, Arizona ....................................................................................... 1-4 II. Temperature Records Daily Maximum and Minimum Temperature Extremes ................................................ 6-17 Highest and Lowest Average Temperatures by Month ................................................ 18-20 Highest and Lowest Annual Temperatures ........................................................................21 Average Number of Days Per Year with Maximum Temperatures 90 Degrees or Higher and 32 Degrees or Lower ....................................................22 Average Number of Days Per Year with Minimum Temperatures 32 and 0 Degrees or Lower ....................................................................................22 Freeze and Growing Season Data ......................................................................................22 Greatest Number of Consecutive Days with Maximum Temperatures 85 degrees or Higher ..............................................................................................22 Greatest Number of Consecutive Days with Maximum Temperatures 90 degrees or Higher ..............................................................................................23 Greatest Number of Consecutive Days with Minimum Temperatures 0 degrees or Lower .................................................................................................23 III. Precipitation Records Maximum and Minimum Precipitation by Months ..................................................... 25-26 Greatest Daily 24-Hour Precipitation (Midnight to Midnight) .................................... 27-29 Greatest Number of Days with 0.01 Inch and 0.10 Inch or More, with Average Number of Days................................................................30 Greatest Number of Days with 0.25 Inch and 0.50 Inch or More, with Average Number of Days................................................................30 Greatest Number of Consecutive Days with 0.01 Inch and 0.25 Inch or More ............................................................................................31 Greatest Number of Consecutive Days with 0.50 Inch or More ........................................31 Greatest Number of Consecutive Days with 0.75 Inch or More ........................................32 Greatest Number of Consecutive Days without Measurable Precipitation ........................32 Excessive Storms ...............................................................................................................33 Yearly Precipitation Totals ................................................................................................34 15 Wettest and Driest Precipitation Years .........................................................................35 III. Precipitation Records (continued) Seasonal Snowfall Totals ...................................................................................................36 15 Snowiest and Least Snowiest Seasons ..........................................................................37 Greatest Daily 24-Hour Snowfall................................................................................. 38-40 Snowiest Calendar Days ....................................................................................................41 Greatest Consecutive Days with Measurable Snow on the Ground ..................................41 Maximum Monthly Snowfalls ..................................................................................... 42-43 Excessive Snowstorms .......................................................................................................44 Number of Days with Snowfall of 1 Inch or More ............................................................45 Number of Days with Thunderstorms ................................................................................45 Monsoon Season Statistics.................................................................................................46 IV. Miscellaneous Information Statistics on Sunshine, Cloudiness, and Fog......................................................................48 Normal Heating and Cooling Degree Days........................................................................49 Normal Daily Maximum, Minimum, Mean Temperatures and Average Precipitation 50-62 Sunrise and Sunset Table for Flagstaff, Arizona ...............................................................63 I. CLIMATE OF FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA NARRATIVE GEOGRAPHICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY Flagstaff is majestically located on a plateau in the center of the largest stand of Ponderosa Pine in the United States, at the base of the San Francisco Peaks (Arizona’s highest mountains - 12,633 feet). The plateau, with an average elevation of around 7000 feet, is the southern edge of the Colorado plateau and curves from the Grand Canyon southeastward across mid-Arizona and then eastward into New Mexico. Flagstaff is the hub for north-south and eastwest travel across northern Arizona, and is the “gateway” to numerous recreational areas in Arizona, including the Grand Canyon. Flagstaff’s elevation of 7000 feet assures a variety of weather including cold winters and mild pleasant summers, moderate humidity, and considerable diurnal temperature changes. Only limited farming is carried on because of the shortness of the growing season, even though the average precipitation for Flagstaff is 21.86 inches. The average date of the last occurrence of 320F in the spring is June 10 and that of the first 320F temperature in the fall is September 24. However, the summers in Flagstaff are one of its best kept secrets with an average maximum temperature in July of 81.20F, and an all-time record high of 970F. On average, only 3 days in the summer have maximum temperatures of 900F or higher. Summer minimum temperatures are cool and refreshing with temperatures often dipping into the 40s with an occasional night in the 30s. The moderate summer heat gives way to a cooler but nonetheless pleasant fall period with maximum temperatures generally in the 60s with minimum temperatures falling below freezing. Winter weather typically begins by November and becomes well entrenched by December, with frequent light to moderate snows and increasingly colder weather. By December, minimum temperatures are generally in the teens, however afternoon maximum temperatures still average in the 40s, due to the amount of sunshine the station receives. Because of its location with respect to the typical jetstream and high altitude, Flagstaff is one of the ten most sunny locations for National Weather Service offices in the United States, averaging 78 percent of the possible sunshine throughout the year. Even with all of this winter sunshine, significant snowfall can be expected during the winter with an average snowfall of around 102 inches per year. Between storms, when dry high pressure builds in, winds become light and fresh snow cover is on the ground, minimum temperatures can plummet. The all-time record low for Flagstaff is -300F. By mid-April, winter weather usually begins to break, and although snow is not uncommon in May, warm spells become more frequent. Snowfall has been reported as late as June. Spring in Flagstaff is typically breezy and dry with little precipitation occurring in May and early June. There are two distinct periods of precipitation in Flagstaff. The first occurs during the winter months from November through April when the jetstream can be located over the state allowing Pacific storm systems to move overhead. The other distinct period is classified as the summer rainy season, or “summer monsoon”. The monsoon rainy period usually occurs during July and August when most of Arizona is subjected to widespread thunderstorm activity. These thunderstorms are extremely variable in intensity and location and occur mainly between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Prevailing winds at Flagstaff are southwesterly most of the year. This is due to terrain influences and short-wave weather disturbances moving across the Great Basin region of the West. Winds of damaging force (greater than 60 mph) are rare but may occur around some of the mountain locations during the winter and spring months. Additionally some thunderstorms may produce local wind gusts over 60 mph for short durations. Since there is no concentration of industry, smoke pollution is almost nonexistent, and the air is remarkably free of contaminants of any kind, although smoke from residential fireplaces can become a problem on some of the colder nights due to strong radiational inversions that develop. During the winter and spring months, fog occasionally forms due to radiational cooling from snow cover on the ground. However, this fog usually breaks up quickly by morning. In spite of the elevation, periods of low ceilings and limited visibilities are usually of short duration. A HISTORY OF WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AT FLAGSTAFF The first official weather station in Flagstaff was established September 9, 1898. The office was located at the southeast corner of Aspen Avenue and Park Street in a one-story fiveroom brick building known as the “Milligan Cottage”. The first observer was Miss Elizabeth Renoe, who later married a young attorney who became the first United States Senator from Arizona, Senator Henry Ashurst. On March 15, 1912, the station was moved to Sitgreaves and Ellery Streets, which was one-half mile southeast of the previous location. The station remained at this location until October 29, 1919. The station was then moved to 602 North Leroux Street. On June 1, 1943, the weather station was moved to the Federal Post Office Building in downtown Flagstaff. A first-order weather station was then established. On January 12, 1950, the weather station was moved to the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, four miles south of downtown Flagstaff. The station and the weather service office remained at the airport until June 1994 when the National Weather Service office moved to the Camp Navajo Army Depot in Bellemont. An automated weather station (ASOS) remains at the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport recording the official observations for Flagstaff. The ASOS was commissioned July 1, 1994. 2 SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEATHER RECORDS IN FLAGSTAFF Many unusual weather events have taken place in Flagstaff since official weather observations began on September 9, 1898. The following is a brief description of some of the more extreme conditions recorded since then. The all-time record high temperature for Flagstaff of 970F occurred on July 5, 1973. Skies were clear and winds were generally light westerly, although by afternoon winds were generally around 10 mph. The early morning temperature of 510F was very close to the normal of 480F. The next day a weak cold front approached the state, keeping the afternoon high temperature only at 890F. The all-time record warmest minimum temperature for Flagstaff was broken on back to back nights in 2002. On July 1, 2002 the mercury fell to only 67 degrees breaking the previous record of 66 degrees set in 1949. This record was then broken again the next night when the temperature only fell to 68 degrees. Oddly enough, the dew point temperatures were only in the lower 40s during this period and there wasn’t any extensive cloud cover or winds to keep the temperatures from falling rapidly. However, there was a large fire burning to the east of Flagstaff, with some smoke in the area that may have contributed to the record warm overnight temperatures. The longest consecutive stretch of days with maximum temperatures of 900F or greater in Flagstaff was 11 days. This occurred during June 21 - July 1, 1990. The highest temperature reached during this longest stretch of warm weather was 940F. The longest consecutive stretch of days with maximum temperatures of 850F or greater in Flagstaff was 22 days. This occurred during June 10 - July 1, 1974. The maximum number of days in a calendar year with temperatures of 900F or greater was 15 set in 1974. Of note, 14 of those days occurred in June. The maximum number of days in a year with temperatures of 850F or greater was 48 days which was also set in the warm summer of 1974. 21 of these days occurred in June of that year. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Flagstaff was -300F which was observed on January 22, 1937. The maximum temperature reached that day was 120F, which was a 420F diurnal spread. The maximum number of consecutive days with minimum temperatures of 00F or lower was eight. This stretch of cold weather occurred from December 27, 1966 - January 3, 1967. The maximum number of days in a calendar year with temperatures of 00F or lower was 27 set in 1932. The maximum number of days in any month with temperatures of 00F or lower was 17 set in the extremely cold month of January 1937. The average minimum temperature that month was -2.90F which was about 18 degrees below normal. Snow in Flagstaff is highly variable as well. The most snowfall ever recorded during the winter season (October - May) was 210.0 inches in the winter of 1972-73. On the other extreme, 3 the least snowfall ever recorded at Flagstaff during the winter season was 11.2 inches which was set in the winter of 1933-34. The all-time record for heaviest precipitation during any calendar day at Flagstaff was 3.93 inches which was set on February 19, 1993. Interestingly enough, this precipitation all fell in the form of rain, with temperatures remaining in the middle and upper 30s through the entire 24 hours. Another 1.18 inches of precipitation fell the next day, however temperatures fell during the morning hours, changing the rain to snow, with a snow accumulation of 3.2 inches by the end of the day. February 1993 was the wettest month on record, with 10.05 inches of precipitation falling during that period. Additionally, January 1993 was the wettest January on record with 9.55 inches of precipitation falling. Thus, almost 20 inches of precipitation (or almost the entire normal precipitation for the year for Flagstaff) fell in a two month period of time. December 1992 was the second wettest December on record, giving a three month total from December 1992 through February 1993 of 27.38 inches which is by far the wettest three month period of time in Flagstaff climatological history. Needless to say, this period was known for the magnitude of flooding which occurred across the area. The most snowfall to occur within a continuous stormy period, occurred from December 13 - December 20, 1967, when 84.6" of snow fell. By the end of this event, 83 inches of snow lay on the ground, essentially paralyzing the city of Flagstaff and most of northern Arizona for over a week. The greatest number of consecutive days without measurable precipitation was recorded from September 24 - December 31, 1999, a total of 99 days! The greatest number of consecutive days with measurable precipitation was 17 days set during the period of July 20 - August 5, 1968, when a total of 3.29" of precipitation fell. The most precipitation ever recorded in one calendar year at Flagstaff was 36.59 inches, set during 1965. The least precipitation recorded in one calendar year at Flagstaff was 9.90 inches, set in 1942. Average annual precipitation for Flagstaff is 21.86 inches. 4 II. TEMPERATURE RECORDS 5 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1899-2013 MONTH: January Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Low Min Year 61 60 62 64 61 61 65 62 61 65 1981 1902 1918 1927 1948 1969 1914 2002 1996 1990 17 19 17 12 10 8 17 23 22 21 1919 1919 1949 1971 1971 1971 1913 1937 1937 1937 34 41 31 33 33 33 34 39 34 35 1934 1997 2005 1991 1991 1921 1993 1962 2005 2005 -21 -21 -19 -22 -22 -18 -17 -12 -9 -15 1919 1919 1937 1971 1910 1910 1913 1989 1937 1937 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 63 59 59 65 65 60 62 64 62 61 1990 2002 2000 1943 1943 1974 1971 1971 1986 1950 24 5 19 16 19 21 21 22 22 16 2013 1963 2007 2013 2007 1987 1960 1943 1937 1937 36 35 38 35 35 36 35 35 32 34 1982 1981 1957 1909 1938 1976 1914 1914 1998 1969 -23 -20 -7 -15 -12 -8 2 -13 -8 -13 -14 1913 1963 2013 2007 1937 1915 1987 1995 1943 1922 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 60 62 61 61 61 60 61 63 60 66 63 1944 1970 1970 1982 1975 1987 2003 1986 1986 1971 1971 15 12 17 15 24 22 21 20 15 24 19 1937 1937 1932 1937 1937 1979 1948 1979 1979 1916 1916 35 31 36 36 35 37 34 34 36 33 34 1969 2009 2009 2009 2013 2013 2013 1911 1911 1963 1963 -24 -30 -15 -15 -17 -15 -13 -13 -12 -19 -25 1937 1937 1937 1964 1937 1937 1979 1918 1932 1979 1916 Month 66 1971 5 1963 41 1997 -30 1937 6 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1899-2013 MONTH: February Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min Year Low Min Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 60 62 64 64 67 65 66 65 64 65 2003 1976 1953 1963 1963 1963 1963 1996 1996 1951 17 12 20 23 21 7 14 22 20 21 1917 2011 1933 1955 1899 1989 1933 1929 1939 1965 40 37 34 34 34 33 36 36 37 35 1963 1935 1928 1931 1907 1978 1932 1957 1922 1922 -23 -14 -22 -16 -21 -21 -18 -17 -21 -17 1985 1922 1922 1955 1985 1899 1903 1933 1929 1933 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 62 58 68 64 65 70 66 65 65 65 1971 2002 1977 1957 1996 1977 1996 1977 1981 1977 21 21 22 25 25 21 27 24 25 18 1965 1905 1949 1942 1990 1910 1917 1917 1918 1955 35 32 36 35 33 35 34 36 38 41 1971 2005 2003 1977 1941 1904 1986 2005 1986 1996 -12 -16 -18 -15 -10 -3 -8 -11 -6 -11 1908 1965 1905 1949 1942 1990 1956 1942 1942 1955 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 60 64 66 66 70 71 64 65 59 1995 2002 1946 1904 1986 1986 1921 1999 2008 23 25 24 27 27 25 25 29 32 1913 1913 1969 1987 1987 1962 1996 2004 1916 42 41 40 42 41 36 36 40 33 1996 1901 1918 1904 1904 1989 1904 1938 1908 -9 -10 -6 -4 -10 -7 -12 -16 -3 1955 1955 1960 1909 1919 1977 1962 1962 1996 Month 71 1986 7 1989 42 1996 -23 1985 7 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1899-2013 MONTH: March Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Low Min Year 67 66 66 68 68 68 66 67 70 70 2009 2009 1910 1910 1910 1910 1972 1989 1989 1989 21 24 24 23 32 29 26 28 30 25 1971 1951 1966 1969 1976 1969 1969 1969 2013 1969 37 36 39 35 37 36 38 32 40 40 1920 1974 1967 1995 1995 1918 2002 1975 1943 1985 -10 -1 -9 -16 -5 -2 -1 -4 0 -9 1997 1971 1915 1966 1948 1935 1945 1969 1964 1958 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 69 72 70 69 72 72 73 68 71 72 1900 1900 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2004 1907 2004 25 25 27 25 29 29 33 32 30 30 2006 1956 1962 1969 1917 2008 1963 1924 2012 1955 40 38 40 39 35 39 37 33 36 38 1918 1938 1989 1984 1943 1914 1996 1974 1912 1904 -5 -1 -9 -4 -3 -1 3 -1 1 -1 1948 1917 1962 1990 1962 1969 1991 1954 1963 1935 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 70 68 67 70 72 73 70 68 70 70 73 2004 2004 1990 1956 1988 1988 1986 1971 1934 1971 1966 28 28 30 28 24 32 21 26 27 33 35 2000 1952 1936 1929 1913 1950 1975 1975 1998 1998 1949 42 37 36 37 39 37 40 39 38 39 41 1916 1929 2002 1943 1899 1971 2008 1967 2002 1903 1903 5 -1 -1 0 1 -8 -1 -7 10 1 3 1948 1952 1973 1904 1913 1902 1975 1975 1944 1998 1912 Month 73 2007 21 1975 42 1916 -16 1966 8 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1899-2013 MONTH: April Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min Year Low Min Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 74 72 71 74 75 75 80 78 75 74 2011 1966 1961 1961 1959 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 31 29 30 27 30 34 28 30 32 31 1999 1999 1999 1999 1921 1929 1975 1975 1943 1979 40 42 40 39 40 40 40 41 40 42 1986 2001 2001 1909 1919 1946 1931 2007 1962 1948 2 -2 8 5 8 4 10 14 9 7 1970 1975 1980 1977 1958 1922 1922 1999 1953 2011 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 75 75 75 75 76 77 77 79 77 78 1907 1904 1962 1937 1948 1948 1946 1989 1989 1989 29 28 36 33 33 30 33 32 29 33 1927 1967 1912 1938 1998 1976 1995 1995 1933 1995 47 44 40 42 43 43 43 46 51 45 1989 1982 1988 2013 2008 1937 1964 1981 2001 1925 10 7 0 5 11 13 15 15 10 8 1945 1953 1965 1972 1965 1995 2009 2013 1917 1966 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 78 76 77 77 78 79 77 80 78 78 1989 1949 1949 1949 1996 1996 2000 1992 1992 1981 34 30 36 41 38 34 37 30 35 34 1932 1925 1925 2005 1994 1985 1932 1970 1942 1915 44 46 44 47 45 45 44 49 51 48 1989 1930 1981 1943 1959 1917 1946 1981 1981 1995 12 11 14 10 13 17 10 13 7 10 1972 1963 1963 1900 1961 1984 1984 1970 1970 1967 Month 80 1992 27 1999 51 2001 -2 1975 9 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1899-2013 MONTH: May Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Low Min Year 80 84 88 88 86 82 81 85 81 82 1947 1947 1947 1947 1947 1947 1989 1989 1934 1934 27 33 37 38 38 38 38 36 38 34 1915 1915 1905 1905 1975 1995 1964 1930 1922 1922 44 46 46 44 45 48 44 48 46 53 1981 2009 2007 1947 1992 2000 1934 1934 1989 2000 17 13 7 18 18 14 15 17 14 19 1972 1915 1915 1915 1950 1975 1938 1965 1930 1953 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 86 86 82 83 81 80 82 82 85 84 1996 1996 1984 1938 1937 1970 2009 1970 2008 2008 39 43 42 41 45 46 46 43 37 44 1933 1982 1998 1977 1957 1953 1962 2011 1902 1917 47 50 48 47 50 51 48 47 56 52 2004 1934 1999 2003 1938 1996 1974 1976 1996 1901 16 20 18 21 20 16 20 21 20 18 1933 1983 1953 1942 1968 1955 1943 1977 1971 1899 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 82 85 85 83 84 87 87 86 86 88 89 2005 1984 2000 1983 1951 1951 1974 2000 2000 2002 2002 42 50 43 41 47 52 51 51 39 49 49 1975 2008 2008 1965 1965 1917 1929 1953 1971 1988 1917 50 50 48 47 54 53 50 51 50 51 51 2009 2010 2009 2000 1951 1942 2006 1925 1928 1939 2003 21 21 23 23 18 19 23 24 22 18 23 1974 1972 1927 1909 1980 1916 1916 1929 1918 1918 1988 Month 89 2002 27 1915 56 1996 7 1915 10 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1899-2013 MONTH: June Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min Year Low Min Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 88 86 86 89 88 90 89 91 90 87 1977 1977 1996 1990 2010 2010 1985 2013 2013 1910 48 44 53 46 56 54 58 49 55 49 1991 1899 1925 1915 1932 1934 1941 1907 1965 1957 52 54 51 53 53 53 59 55 53 56 2002 1910 1960 2006 2006 2006 2006 1981 1990 2010 24 22 23 23 25 28 24 24 24 28 1923 1955 1971 1908 1943 1971 1954 1950 1950 1998 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 90 91 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 1918 1918 1974 1974 1974 1940 1940 1940 1936 1936 57 49 50 60 57 56 54 60 64 60 1928 1927 1955 1901 1997 1995 1995 1979 1975 1923 57 53 57 57 55 54 57 54 54 57 1911 1906 1959 2006 1961 1918 1949 1988 1961 1922 26 27 30 25 28 24 23 24 25 30 1954 1976 1976 2001 2001 1907 1923 1995 1979 2011 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 93 94 93 94 95 96 94 96 93 92 1936 1954 1974 1974 1970 1970 1974 2013 1990 1990 53 66 66 66 68 63 63 58 69 69 1947 1912 2000 1934 1969 1965 1906 1988 1938 1911 57 59 59 59 64 58 62 60 61 65 1918 1971 1958 1954 1902 1981 1980 1931 1961 1990 28 31 31 32 30 26 26 30 30 31 1975 1947 1948 1975 1965 1975 1965 1965 1913 1913 Month 96 2013 44 1899 65 1990 22 1955 11 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1899- 2013 MONTH: July Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Low Min Year 92 92 93 96 97 96 92 92 94 94 2013 1969 2007 2007 1973 1989 1905 2002 2003 2003 58 72 62 66 66 66 66 66 68 66 1911 1938 1912 1912 1952 1968 1982 1950 1914 1930 67 68 61 61 60 62 64 62 60 59 2002 2002 1973 2013 1957 1996 1951 1951 1985 2010 33 34 34 32 32 35 32 32 34 37 2004 1997 1997 1912 1955 1978 1955 1955 1926 1926 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 92 94 94 92 92 92 93 93 92 91 2003 2002 1972 1902 1970 1961 2009 2005 1989 1939 66 62 67 64 67 70 64 68 68 68 1999 1918 1912 1910 1919 2013 1902 1919 1994 1991 62 62 65 61 60 62 62 60 62 63 1958 1940 1935 2002 1903 1961 1988 1936 2009 1901 40 39 35 38 37 37 40 42 34 42 1979 1952 1904 1962 2011 2001 1904 1940 1987 1940 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 92 92 92 91 92 92 93 94 92 92 91 1937 1996 1996 1937 1931 1935 1947 1995 2002 1943 1977 61 65 66 64 62 65 68 64 64 66 67 1986 1913 1915 1955 1955 1912 1912 1987 1905 1921 1921 62 63 66 60 61 61 61 60 61 60 61 1964 1996 1949 2011 1929 1943 2003 2006 1947 2010 1901 38 38 37 39 41 40 36 36 37 40 43 1924 1995 1987 1995 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1997 Month 97 1973 58 1911 68 2002 32 1955 12 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1899-2013 MONTH: August Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Low Min Year 92 93 91 91 90 90 92 90 89 89 1977 1902 1994 1994 1944 1983 1978 1980 1980 2002 60 65 66 66 68 62 64 67 64 66 1919 2010 1907 2006 1931 2013 2010 1930 1918 1981 60 63 61 61 65 57 62 60 58 59 1980 2000 1980 1901 1903 1981 1903 1965 1970 1940 42 43 37 35 35 36 39 35 35 40 1915 1976 1956 1956 1976 1953 1991 2009 2009 2009 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 91 92 90 89 88 89 88 87 88 90 1980 1944 2002 2002 1962 1939 2002 2002 1973 2009 65 62 66 63 61 65 67 65 65 67 1918 1979 1916 1999 1961 1947 1979 1979 1979 1920 57 60 60 61 59 58 57 57 57 58 2006 2002 1980 1901 1980 1963 1945 2012 2002 2002 36 36 39 33 33 37 38 36 35 35 1900 1999 1999 1976 1968 1968 1979 1975 1979 1979 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 90 88 90 91 88 88 88 89 91 90 89 2009 1938 1985 1985 1985 1974 1944 1948 1948 1948 1950 64 58 53 64 64 64 62 58 57 63 63 1921 1992 1992 1986 2013 1972 1993 1951 1951 1909 1966 62 60 58 57 57 59 57 56 57 57 56 1928 2010 2007 1944 1988 2011 1937 1967 2010 1929 2012 33 32 24 30 36 37 36 33 37 36 35 1979 1968 1968 1968 2002 1989 1978 1920 1956 1975 1957 Month 93 1902 53 1992 65 1903 24 1968 13 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1898-2013 MONTH: September Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Low Min Year 91 91 91 90 89 87 89 88 87 87 1948 1948 1948 1945 1945 1977 1977 1977 1977 1990 63 64 62 63 59 55 62 61 58 63 1913 1940 1961 1936 1939 1975 1975 1908 2013 2013 56 55 56 57 56 56 55 57 55 56 1995 1936 2004 1998 1980 2011 1903 1919 2003 1939 33 35 34 27 31 33 35 33 31 28 1962 1953 1973 1961 1961 1985 1970 1935 2001 1912 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 88 88 89 88 87 88 88 86 84 83 1990 1990 1990 2000 2000 2000 1956 1956 1956 2000 59 56 56 57 53 59 49 46 51 54 2012 1927 1927 1911 1906 1996 1923 1965 1965 1965 54 54 55 57 52 60 56 54 53 53 1952 1914 1970 1938 1997 1929 1929 1942 1992 1939 30 25 26 29 26 28 27 27 25 23 1986 1985 1952 1988 1903 1971 1903 2006 1971 1971 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 84 83 86 85 85 84 83 83 83 83 1943 1949 1944 1947 1947 1899 2009 2010 2010 2010 57 53 51 41 46 53 52 51 48 54 2004 1941 1986 1986 1986 1913 1936 1945 2005 1971 56 53 56 51 54 50 49 52 50 51 1928 2000 1931 1939 1929 1926 1977 1911 1911 1944 23 20 25 25 24 22 23 21 22 24 1955 1912 1970 1918 1959 1934 1900 1900 1902 1907 Month 91 1948 41 1986 60 1929 20 1912 14 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1898- 2013 MONTH: October Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Low Min Year 85 82 83 83 80 81 80 80 81 81 1980 1991 1980 1947 1991 1987 1965 1980 1996 1996 41 45 46 49 40 42 47 41 41 44 1959 1959 1908 1916 1912 1912 2011 1939 1961 1960 53 49 50 50 48 50 47 52 45 49 1981 1951 1989 2007 2007 1972 1923 1926 1988 2003 20 18 21 15 14 18 19 21 20 20 2009 1971 1902 1908 1969 1912 2007 1900 1970 1973 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 80 83 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 1965 1950 1950 1991 1991 1991 1973 1921 2003 2003 42 39 41 39 38 38 31 33 38 32 1969 1947 1920 1928 1960 1994 1971 1908 1920 1920 47 46 46 46 43 44 44 45 44 43 1981 1987 1991 1944 1938 1972 2004 1972 1979 1951 19 9 12 18 19 13 18 10 6 4 1920 1969 1969 1975 1966 1984 1998 1971 1971 1949 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 75 76 76 79 78 75 75 74 72 72 70 2003 2003 2003 1959 1959 1959 2008 1950 2008 1934 1999 37 32 38 42 37 30 36 32 31 32 31 1920 1906 1920 1919 1971 1996 1996 2009 1971 1961 1972 46 43 45 43 43 43 45 46 40 42 42 1901 2001 1944 1960 2011 1927 1927 1981 1992 2003 2003 5 9 10 9 11 14 10 13 9 -2 7 1949 1906 1906 1975 1975 1972 1970 1954 1971 1971 1935 Month 85 1980 30 1996 53 1981 -2 1971 15 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1898- 2013 MONTH: November Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Low Min Year 73 73 74 73 70 72 71 74 71 71 1916 1977 1977 1975 1976 1934 1934 1973 1973 1973 35 32 32 32 35 33 32 35 35 33 1956 1946 1936 1922 1925 2011 2011 1919 1966 2000 41 41 41 40 41 41 39 44 42 41 2003 1973 1987 2001 1960 1960 1905 1931 2002 1991 11 10 8 -1 1 7 8 7 3 5 1943 1956 1922 1922 1922 1935 1947 2011 1898 1946 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 73 70 72 70 70 70 67 68 69 71 1973 1967 1967 1967 1999 1981 2007 1898 1949 1976 31 30 22 30 24 21 22 25 22 22 2000 1972 1916 1985 1964 1958 1958 1969 1994 1979 40 44 43 39 39 39 36 38 40 35 1991 2009 1983 1962 2008 2008 1982 1913 1950 2011 7 3 -3 -5 2 -1 -10 -13 -6 -5 1950 1898 2000 1985 1985 1964 1964 1958 1985 1964 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 70 68 69 68 70 70 68 68 68 66 1950 1903 1954 1970 1949 1977 1949 1980 1949 1995 28 22 25 20 24 26 25 26 24 25 1979 1931 1931 1931 1931 1918 1976 1999 1975 1991 41 41 41 42 38 35 33 30 34 39 1966 1919 1965 1965 1919 1958 2008 2006 1954 2007 -5 -2 -4 -7 -8 -8 -5 -3 -8 -4 1979 1931 1931 1902 1906 1906 1984 1905 1905 2010 Month 74 1977 20 1931 44 2009 -13 1958 16 DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 1898-2013 MONTH: December Date High Max Year Low Max Year High Min Year Low Min Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 66 62 67 67 67 62 66 62 62 65 2008 1946 1977 1965 1989 1977 1958 1976 1977 1939 24 27 27 26 21 19 10 12 19 23 1991 1913 1913 1909 2011 1960 1978 1978 1951 1898 36 36 37 37 37 42 34 35 32 36 1954 1906 1926 1926 1921 1966 2007 1957 1965 1996 -7 -5 -2 -4 -1 -6 -19 -23 -9 -10 1905 1991 1968 1955 1953 1951 1978 1978 2013 2013 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 68 64 67 66 63 63 65 65 62 61 1950 1921 2010 1946 1929 1958 1980 1901 1958 1917 18 26 17 20 22 21 22 22 22 22 1949 1972 1967 1967 1971 1971 1967 1924 1924 1967 36 33 39 36 36 38 32 32 37 38 1996 1937 1995 1934 2010 1957 1929 2010 2010 2010 -11 -16 -19 -14 -14 -18 -14 -14 -14 -12 1961 1961 1931 1972 1931 1971 1928 1908 1924 1924 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 61 64 63 61 67 63 67 61 62 62 62 1969 1901 1901 1933 1980 1980 1980 1980 1945 1917 1945 14 21 16 17 20 19 18 25 22 21 17 1990 1990 1990 1974 1987 1916 1916 1988 1966 1966 2010 33 33 33 36 37 34 36 35 37 34 36 2010 2010 1955 1983 1971 1923 1983 1992 1980 1977 1909 -6 -16 -23 -17 -14 -16 -14 -12 -13 -16 -16 1967 1968 1990 1974 1926 1924 1926 1966 1988 1911 1911 Month 68 1950 10 1978 42 1966 -23 1990 17 HIGHEST AND LOWEST MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES (September 1898 - December 2013) Highest Monthly Average Temperature Lowest Monthly Average Temperature Month Normal* Temp Year Temp Year JANUARY 29.9 37.1 37.0 36.2 35.0 34.4 2003 1986 1981 1953 1900 12.7 19.7 19.8 21.0 21.3 1937 1949 1932 1913 1922 FEBRUARY 32.1 38.2 38.0 37.9 37.4 37.2 1947 1904 1907 1934 1995 19.5 20.4 20.6 22.0 22.5 1939 1933 1919 1903 1955 MARCH 37.0 44.9 41.8 41.1 40.9 40.8 1934 1989 1910 1900 1947 26.8 27.3 28.1 28.6 29.0 1973 1969 1962 1952 1917 APRIL 43.3 50.4 49.0 48.5 48.4 47.9 1989 1992 1981 1946 1949 36.2 36.9 37.2 37.4 37.5 1975 1983 1998 1970 1999 MAY 51.6 56.8 55.6 55.4 55.3 55.3 1984 1934 2000 2001 1947 44.6 44.9 45.1 45.3 45.4 1917 1953 1915 1908 1930 JUNE 59.9 66.5 66.1 64.7 64.4 63.8 1974 1981 1918 1990 1940 53.0 54.2 54.7 55.0 55.1 1965 1907 1923 1998 1995 *Monthly normals based on climatological normals 1981-2010. 18 HIGHEST AND LOWEST MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES (September 1898 - December 2013) Highest Monthly Average Temperature Lowest Monthly Average Temperature Month Normal* Temp Year Temp Year JULY 66.1 69.3 69.0 68.7 68.4 68.4 1901 1980 1931 1996 1942 61.1 61.7 62.6 62.7 62.7 1912 1955 1911 1914 1913 AUGUST 64.2 67.5 67.2 66.8 66.7 66.5 1944 1945 1995 1939 1991 59.5 60.5 60.6 60.7 60.8 1968 1979 1916 1906 1956 SEPTEMBER 57.4 62.1 61.9 61.5 60.7 60.7 1947 1933 1956 1983 1949 52.3 52.8 53.0 53.0 53.1 1912 1900 1986 1971 1985 OCTOBER 46.8 52.5 52.1 51.2 51.1 50.9 1988 1950 1964 1952 1933 38.6 40.4 41.2 42.0 42.4 1971 1969 1908 1919 1984 NOVEMBER 36.7 44.9 42.3 41.8 41.8 41.5 1949 1995 1981 1942 1927 29.6 30.4 30.7 31.2 31.3 1972 1952 2000 1979 1964 DECEMBER 29.6 39.8 37.6 37.0 36.5 36.4 1980 1977 1939 1958 1981 21.9 21.9 22.0 22.1 22.2 1972 1932 1911 1909 1905 *Monthly normals based on climatological normals 1981-2010. 19 ! Author Note: Due to the fact that weather stations were often moved, especially in the early days of the National Weather Service, some records are more representative than others. Even though all temperature and precipitation observations are valid for their particular locations, some locations have proven to be more representative of the general surrounding area than others. In the Flagstaff climatology, there are two periods of observations which appear to be not as representative, due to their locations. The first of these periods is from March 15, 1912- October 29, 1919 when the observations were taken near the intersection of Sitgreaves and Ellery Streets. This location appears to have been a cold location, with numerous record lows occurring here. When compared to other locations in Arizona during this same period of time, this unusual cold tendency appears to be due to instrument error, or to improper siting. You will note many daily, monthly, and yearly cold records occurring during the 1912-1919 period. The other period of suspect climate information is during the period from June 1, 1943 January 11, 1950 when the observations were being recorded at the old Flagstaff post office, located downtown. Again, due to improper siting of the instruments on the post office roof, the temperatures occurring at this location appear to be unnaturally too warm when compared to surrounding stations. You will note many daily, monthly, and yearly warm records occurring during the 1943-1950 period. With time, these biased records will be overwritten by new records, however until that happens, data from these two periods of record should be viewed with respect to their siting. 20 HIGHEST AND LOWEST ANNUAL TEMPERATURE (1899-2013) Highest Annual Average Lowest Annual Average Temp Year Temp Year 49.5 1981 42.9 1913! 48.9 1934 43.0 1915! 48.1 1943! 43.4 1979 48.1 1940 43.4 1912! 48.0 2012 43.6 1971 47.9 2003 43.6 1919 47.9 1946 43.9 1972 47.8 1989 43.9 1955 47.7 1996 43.9 1917! 47.7 1977 43.9 1908 Average Annual Temperature* 46.3 * Averages based on climatological normals 1981-2010. ! These years should be viewed with caution due to suspect observations. 21 AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS PER YEAR WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AND 32 DEGREES OR LOWER (1981-2010) 90 Degrees or higher...............2 days 32 Degrees or lower……..….11 days AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS PER YEAR WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR LOWER AND 0 DEGREES OR LOWER (1981-2010) 32 Degrees or lower................197 days 0 degrees or lower......................4 days FREEZE AND GROWING SEASON DATA The longest growing season on record.................153 days in 2009* The shortest growing season on record..................73 days in 1968* Average growing season.....................................................114 days Average date of the last spring frost (32 degrees)................June 10 Average date of the first fall frost (32 degrees)..........September 24 Average date of the last spring freeze (28 degrees).............May 21 Average date of the first fall freeze (28 degrees)...........October 9 * Based on the last day of 32 degrees in the spring and the first days of 32 degrees in the fall. GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 85 DEGREES OR HIGHER (September 1898 - July 2012) Days Date 22 June 10 - July 1, 1974 20 July 17 - Aug 5, 2000 15 July 3 – July 17, 2003 15 July 24 - Aug 7, 1995 15 July 5 - July 19, 1901 14 June 18 - July 1, 1990 14 June 24 - July 7, 1973 13 July 27 - Aug 8, 1978 13 June 19 - July 1, 1929 Only periods with 13 or more days are tabulated. 22 GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER (September 1898 - July 2002) Days 11 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Date June 21 - July 1, 1990 July 3 - July 8, 1989 July 1 – July 5, 2007 July 9 – July 13, 2003 June 26 - June 30, 1974 July 12 – July 15, 2005 July 26 - July 29, 1995 June 27 - June 30, 1980 June 21 - June 24, 1974 June 12 - June 15, 1974 July 2 - July 5, 1973 July 12 - July 15, 1972 June 24 - June 27, 1970 July 14 - July 17, 1948 July 26 - July 29, 1947 July 30 - Aug 2, 1938 July 23 - July 26, 1931 June 20 - June 23, 1929 Only periods with 4 or more days are tabulated. GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES 0 DEGREES OR LOWER (September 1898 - October 2013) Days Date 8 Dec 27,1966 - Jan 3, 1967 8 Dec 31, 1918 - Jan 7, 1919 7 Dec 15, 1928 - Dec 21, 1928 7 Dec 23, 1926 - Dec 29, 1926 6 Dec 22, 1990 - Dec 27, 1990 6 Jan 3, 1971 - Jan 8, 1971 6 Jan 11, 1963 - Jan 16, 1963 6 Jan 1, 1960 - Jan 6, 1960 6 Jan 21, 1937 - Jan 26, 1937 6 Dec 16, 1932 - Dec 21, 1932 6 Dec 24, 1909 - Dec 29, 1909 6 Feb 4, 1903 - Feb 9, 1903 6 Dec 30, 1911 - Jan 5, 1912 Only periods with 6 or more days are tabulated. 23 III. PRECIPITATION RECORDS 24 MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM PRECIPITATION BY MONTHS WITH YEAR OF OCCURRENCE (September 1898 - December 2013) Maximum Monthly Precipitation Minimum Monthly Precipitation Normal* Amount Year Amount Year JANUARY 2.05" 9.55" 8.16" 7.21" 6.58" 6.52" 1993 1916 1949 2005 1980 0.00" 0.02" 0.02" 0.06" 0.08" 1972 2002 1912 2011 1971 FEBRUARY 2.16" 10.05" 8.36" 7.81" 5.96" 5.79 1993 1901 1980 1976 1905 Trace 0.02" 0.02" 0.07" 0.08" 1967 1972 1912 2002 1924 MARCH 2.12" 6.75" 6.18" 6.05" 6.00" 5.69" 1970 1973 1906 1991 1982 Trace 0.03" 0.04" 0.06" 0.08" 1972 1997 2008 1933 1959 APRIL 1.15" 5.62" 4.47" 4.21" 3.85" 3.83" 1965 1917 1900 1903 1988 Trace Trace 0.01" 0.06" 0.07" 2008 1991 1989 1916 1996 MAY 0.63" 4.14" 2.40" 2.27" 2.16" 2.08" 1992 1915 1901 1979 2009 0.00” 0.00” 0.00” Trace Trace 2012 2004 2002 1996 1974 JUNE 0.36" 2.92" 2.79" 2.19" 1.93" 1.88" 1955 1956 1949 1972 1903 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" 2012 2011 2002 1998 1971 *Climatological Standard Normals 1981-2010. 25 MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM PRECIPITATION BY MONTHS WITH YEAR OF OCCURRENCE (September 1898 - August 2013) Maximum Monthly Precipitation Minimum Monthly Precipitation Normal* Amount Year Amount Year JULY 2.61" 7.58" 7.57" 6.62" 6.06" 5.94" 1919 2013 1986 1930 2010 Trace 0.21" 0.23" 0.29" 0.32" 1993 1997 1900 2000 1963 AUGUST 3.11" 8.77" 8.06" 6.73" 6.10" 5.80" 1904 1986 1909 1902 1992 0.26" 0.37" 0.54" 0.58" 0.61" 1962 1924 1915 1976 1912 SEPTEMBER 2.38" 6.75" 6.60" 6.18" 4.85" 4.80" 1983 1958 1990 1965 1986 Trace Trace Trace Trace 0.02" 1992 1973 1957 1955 1956 OCTOBER 1.66" 9.86" 4.90" 4.89" 4.64" 4.58" 1972 1941 1899 1987 1907 0.00" 0.00" Trace Trace Trace 1917 1902 1999 1952 1950 NOVEMBER 1.76" 7.10" 6.75" 6.64" 6.16" 5.50" 1905 1902 1985 1978 1919 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" 0.00” 1999 1932 1916 1904 1903 DECEMBER 1.87" 7.30" 6.78" 6.63" 6.17" 5.74" 1967 1992 1965 1966 1908 0.00" Trace Trace 0.01" 0.01" 1917 1999 1958 2005 1929 *Climatological Standard Normals 1981-2010. 26 GREATEST DAILY 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION (INCHES) (Midnight - Midnight) September 1898 - December 2013 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL Date 24 Hr Pcpn Year 24 Hr Pcpn Year 24 Hr Pcpn Year 24 Hr Pcpn Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2.08 1.45 1.23 1.57 1.15 1.23 1.42 1.65 1.13 1.61 1910 1922 2005 2005 1974 1965 1993 1993 1905 1911 1.01 2.30 1.35 1.44 2.29 1.59 1.24 2.05 2.07 1.63 1919 1901 1901 1958 1976 1965 1901 1993 1976 1978 2.81 0.95 2.11 1.14 0.77 0.85 0.53 1.27 0.70 1.85 1970 1978 1938 1908 1907 2000 2010 1918 1926 1912 2.95 0.91 1.02 1.19 0.80 0.41 0.62 1.04 0.73 0.71 1903 1977 1965 1929 2001 2002 1946 1935 2011 1965 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 0.97 1.00 1.12 0.42 0.92 0.84 1.83 1.73 0.74 0.90 2005 2001 1997 1969 1978 1917 1979 1952 1937 1917 1.36 0.70 1.84 2.37 1.07 1.40 0.49 0.65 3.93 1.18 2005 1931 1992 1980 1927 1927 1971 1980 1993 1993 1.91 1.43 1.27 1.31 0.77 1.27 0.73 1.39 1.58 0.69 1982 1906 1905 1944 1945 1930 1922 2012 1994 1981 1.09 1.67 0.65 0.71 0.48 1.80 1.67 0.72 0.44 0.56 1905 1941 1976 1976 1976 1934 1917 1968 1951 1995 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3.39 1.53 1.73 1.11 1.70 1.55 1.81 0.85 2.05 1.21 0.87 2010 1909 1943 1944 1901 2013 1916 1916 1915 1922 1919 1.03 0.68 0.62 1.19 0.84 1.17 0.80 1.80 0.73 1944 1907 1957 1987 1958 1902 1905 1991 1960 1.02 1.28 1.09 1.14 1.83 1.10 0.59 1.13 0.83 0.84 1.24 1991 1954 1954 1902 1910 1989 1938 1998 1967 1970 1903 1.70 1.08 0.45 1.01 0.36 1.22 0.69 1.01 0.74 0.78 1985 1925 1999 1990 1994 1963 1994 1900 1951 1954 Month 3.39 2010 3.93 1993 2.81 1970 2.95 1903 27 GREATEST DAILY 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION (INCHES) (Midnight - Midnight) September 1898 - December 2013 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST Date 24 Hr Pcpn Year 24 Hr Pcpn Year 24 Hr Pcpn Year 24 Hr Pcpn Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.77 0.75 0.97 0.67 0.55 0.93 0.33 0.77 0.85 0.63 1915 1901 1908 1960 1992 1921 1927 1976 1922 1944 0.31 0.91 0.31 0.52 0.40 0.55 0.28 0.34 0.26 1.47 1991 1999 1915 1986 1903 1993 1912 1907 1983 1957 0.51 1.76 0.92 1.85 1.06 0.55 0.77 1.33 0.88 0.96 1911 2013 1944 1986 1967 1990 1974 1981 1988 2013 1.38 1.71 1.64 1.11 0.76 2.16 1.14 1.38 1.40 1.30 1906 1963 1907 1993 2000 1986 1937 1959 1977 1953 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 0.81 0.45 0.53 0.72 0.52 0.30 0.96 0.65 0.50 0.95 1980 1965 1994 1901 1951 1951 1903 2011 1957 1900 0.39 1.32 1.58 0.88 0.09 0.17 0.70 0.89 0.45 0.32 1927 1955 1955 1921 1965 1933 1933 1949 1967 1925 1.03 0.69 1.55 0.84 2.55 1.05 1.08 1.27 2.14 1.59 1918 1918 1976 2012 1964 1908 1911 2010 1986 1986 1.10 1.99 3.04 1.10 1.10 0.85 1.28 1.07 0.90 1.84 1979 1987 1986 1909 1921 1958 1920 1989 1984 2004 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0.52 0.78 0.97 1.11 0.23 0.75 0.68 0.61 0.92 0.46 0.39 1975 2009 1919 1965 1994 1992 1901 1990 1992 1986 2003 0.68 1.27 0.17 0.29 0.78 0.32 0.75 0.66 2.40 0.39 1958 1922 2000 1922 1954 1954 1940 1938 1956 1956 1.20 1.51 1.35 1.37 1.35 1.61 1.13 2.19 1.37 1.33 1.14 1918 1962 1983 1984 2003 1969 1905 1929 1977 2010 2005 1.88 2.75 1.62 1.13 1.10 0.98 0.90 2.28 1.62 1.23 1.79 1932 1992 1988 2005 1931 1984 2007 1951 1951 1946 1963 Month 1.11 1965 2.40 1956 2.55 1964 3.04 1986 28 GREATEST DAILY 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION (INCHES) (Midnight - Midnight) September 1898 - July 2002 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Date 24 Hr Pcpn Year 24 Hr Pcpn Year 24 Hr Pcpn Year 24 Hr Pcpn Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1.32 0.86 0.59 0.65 2.84 0.82 1.08 1.07 1.61 1.40 1998 1990 1907 1970 1970 2002 2002 2011 2003 1924 1.85 1.03 1.34 1.60 1.80 2.34 1.55 1.36 1.13 0.58 1959 1981 1968 1972 1940 1993 1924 1961 1960 1985 1.53 1.30 1.46 0.65 0.71 0.95 0.76 1.80 0.87 1.90 1987 1957 1957 2011 1987 1915 1969 1966 1915 1923 1.38 0.94 1.33 1.55 0.98 2.87 1.75 0.83 1.10 0.97 2007 1906 1908 1992 1966 1966 2009 1972 1965 1961 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1.97 1.80 2.75 1.50 0.46 1.29 1.71 2.11 1.03 1.52 1985 1927 1941 1999 1906 2007 1925 1965 2004 1952 1.52 1.10 1.31 0.76 0.82 1.77 0.97 1.75 1.52 1.18 1899 1899 1941 2006 1994 1971 1907 1949 1972 1979 3.21 2.00 0.75 1.96 1.25 0.71 1.30 0.66 0.49 1.85 1978 2003 1910 1991 1991 1969 1953 1973 1940 1902 0.98 0.88 1.52 1.41 2.08 1.74 1.20 2.65 2.32 1.16 1927 1937 1967 1967 1908 1908 1978 1978 1967 1968 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0.81 1.03 2.71 1.65 1.00 1.35 1.56 1.79 1.70 1.75 1990 1958 1983 1900 1986 1997 1903 1958 1971 1983 0.94 0.60 0.57 2.42 1.48 0.67 0.82 1.61 1.24 1.54 1.79 2004 2000 1921 1992 1998 1982 1991 2004 1987 1920 1987 1.50 0.68 1.64 0.55 2.00 1.85 2.96 1.86 1.42 2.13 2004 1965 1906 1918 1985 1919 1919 1975 1985 1982 1.03 1.50 1.38 0.44 1.31 1.83 1.22 2.50 3.33 2.95 1.22 1909 1965 1945 1959 1940 1971 1984 1992 2004 1951 1915 Month 2.84 1970 2.42 1992 3.21 1978 3.33 2004 29 GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 0.01 INCH OR MORE AND 0.10 INCH OR MORE BY MONTH AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE (1899-2013) 0.01 Inch or more Average Greatest # of Days # of Days Month Year 0.10 Inch or more Average Greatest # of Days # of Days Year January February March April May June July August September October November December 7.3 7.4 7.8 5.8 3.9 2.9 11.9 12.4 7.0 5.2 4.8 6.7 18 16 21 20 15 10 21 23 16 15 15 18 1993 2005 1973 1926 1992 1988 1959 1904 1997 1972 1931 1984 4.4 4.7 4.9 3.2 1.8 1.3 6.6 6.9 4.0 3.1 3.0 4.1 17 14 15 11 11 8 16 18 13 13 11 12 1993 1905 1973 1926 1992 1972 1919 1904 1996 1972 1905 1984 Annual 83.0! 121 1941 48.0! 73 1905 GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 0.25 INCH OR MORE AND 0.50 INCH OR MORE BY MONTH AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE (1899-2013) Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual 0.25 Inch or more Average Greatest # of Days # of Days Year 0.50 Inch or more Average Greatest # of Days # of Days Year 2.5 2.7 2.8 1.8 0.9 0.5 3.7 3.7 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.5 11 10 9 8 6 4 14 10 9 9 9 9 1993 1905 1992* 1965 1992 1903 1919 1934* 1939 1972* 1905 1965 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.6 1.7 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 7 6 5 6 3 2 6 6 5 6 5 5 1993* 1980* 1978* 1965 1992* 1988* 1917 1909* 1958 1972 1905 1966* 27.0! 47 1905 12.1! 24* 1965 * Also recorded in earlier years. ! May be different than sum of average number of days due to rounding. 30 GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 0.01 INCH OR MORE (Periods with 10 or more days tabulated) (September 1898 – December 2013) Total Days Period Rainfall 17 13 13 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 July 20 - August 5, 1968 July 18 - July 30, 1959 August 23 - September 4, 1925 February 7 - February 17, 1992 January 19 - January 29, 1969 January 9 - January 19, 1949 July 10 - July 20, 1919 August 5 – August 14, 2005 August 31 – September 9, 2003 February 13 - February 22, 1980 August 8 - August 17, 1947 December 24, 1941 - January 2, 1942 April 26 - May 5, 1926 July 17 - July 26, 1909 July 26 - August 4, 1908 3.29" 1.85" 1.96" 3.69" 4.05" 4.52" 4.32" 1.84” 2.71” 7.81" 3.21" 1.56" 1.36" 1.61" 3.30" GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 0.25 INCH OR MORE (Periods with 5 days or more tabulated) (September 1898 - December 2013) Total Days Period Rainfall 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 December 13 - December 19, 1967 July 10 - July 16, 1919 July 20 - July 25, 1915 September 7 – September 11, 2013 February 17 - February 21, 1980 October 31 - November 4, 1957 February 13 - February 17, 1927 7.06" 3.50" 4.38" 2.93” 4.36" 4.57" 3.92" GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 0.50 INCH OR MORE (Periods with 4 or more days tabulated) (September 1898 - December 2013) Total Days Period Rainfall 4 4 4 4 February 18 - February 21, 1980 January 25 - January 28, 1916 July 22 - July 25, 1915 October 11 - October 14, 1899 31 4.06" 3.92" 3.65" 4.61" GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 0.75 INCH OR MORE (Periods with 3 or more days tabulated) (September 1898 - July 2013) Total Days Period Rainfall 3 3 3 3 3 3 December 5 - December 7, 1966 January 6 - January 8, 1993 February 28 - March 2, 1978 July 23 - July 25, 1915 March 24 - March 26, 1906 October 11 - October 13, 1899 4.79" 3.89" 3.47" 3.03" 2.62" 3.87" GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITHOUT MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (Less than 0.01 inch) DURING AN ENTIRE YEAR (September 1898 – December 2013) Days 99 93 77 77 75 69 Period Days September 24 - December 31, 1999 April 3 - July 4, 1974 October 3 - December 18, 1903 September 10 - November 25, 1898 April 19 - July 2, 1996 April 21 - June 28, 1966 67 66 64 63 63 62 32 Period April 27 - July 2, 2002 April 27 - July 1, 2012 February 7 - April 10, 1972 March 29 - May 30, 1991 October 26 - December 27, 1989 May 1 - July 1, 1942 EXCESSIVE STORMS* 1898-2013 (tabulated only for storms* with 3.50" or greater) Days Period Total Precip 10 8 8 5 9 6 8 7 5 11 7 6 9 11 7 11 6 2 6 11 17 6 6 7 February 13 - February 22, 1980 December 13 - December 20, 1967 February 14 - February 21, 1993 December 3 - December 7, 1966 January 6 - January 14, 1993 January 18 – January 23, 2010 February 27 - March 6, 1978 October 31 - November 6, 1957 October 3 - October 7, 1972 January 9 - January 19, 1949 July 20 - July 26, 1915 January 25 - January 30, 1916 August 21 - August 29, 1904 July 10 - July 20, 1919 February 11 - February 17, 1927 January 19 - January 29, 1969 September 5 - September 11, 2002 December 28 - December 29, 2004 October 15 - October 20, 1972 February 7 - February 17, 1992 July 20 - August 5, 1968 March 11 - March 16, 1982 February 27 - March 4, 1938 January 14 - January 20, 1916 7.80" 7.20" 6.48" 5.50" 5.40" 5.31” 5.12" 4.76" 4.70" 4.51" 4.48" 4.32" 4.32" 4.29" 4.20" 4.07" 3.89” 3.88” 3.78" 3.74" 3.74" 3.66" 3.60" 3.50" Highest daily total 2.37" 2.32" 3.93" 2.87" 1.65" 3.39” 1.41" 1.46" 1.70" 1.09" 1.19" 1.81" 1.44" 0.76" 1.40" 1.30" 1.12” 3.33” 1.52" 1.84" 0.50" 1.91" 2.11" 1.32" * An excessive storm has been defined as a period of time where measurable precipitation falls on consecutive days, leading to 3.50 inches or greater accumulation by the time the precipitation ends. 33 FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA YEARLY PRECIPITATION RECORD (1899-2013) 1899 19.32" 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 16.57" 21.48" 25.86" 25.05" 20.07" 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 16.42" 19.30" 19.41" 20.48" 12.91" 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 24.02" 21.01" 24.67" 19.71 17.41" 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 24.01” 15.56” 17.46” 18.85” 11.65” 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 34.53" 22.70" 25.02" 25.91" 22.75" 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 21.22" 25.02" 9.90" 17.34" 17.50" 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 20.10" 20.12" 18.77" 30.72" 19.68" 2010 2011 2012 2013 27.89” 20.67” 14.89” 24.77” 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 18.25" 26.00" 17.69" 15.27" 17.40" 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.62" 21.74" 13.14" 15.39" 26.79" 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 29.30" 23.37" 31.09" 29.47" 20.09" 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 25.54" 23.38" 18.82" 21.29" 28.28" 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 10.76" 25.79" 20.06" 12.81" 19.55" 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 26.67" 32.39" 23.98" 21.68" 14.44" 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.33" 22.93" 25.07" 21.07" 16.74" 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 17.97" 10.37" 24.26" 21.22" 20.42" 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 25.67" 21.83" 34.71" 35.60" 21.95" 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 19.08" 16.58" 24.03" 14.88" 15.52" 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 16.66" 18.95" 18.11" 14.53" 19.04" 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 19.09" 11.81" 17.84" 27.37" 15.79" 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 21.24" 20.34" 21.94" 15.60" 14.80" 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 36.59" 20.28" 22.27" 16.53" 23.31" 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 15.40" 17.55” 12.88” 17.85” 23.61” 34 15 WETTEST YEARS (1899 - 2013) Rank Amount Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 36.59" 35.60" 34.71" 34.53" 32.39" 31.09" 30.72" 29.47" 29.30" 28.28" 27.89” 27.37" 26.79" 26.67" 26.00" 1965 1993 1992 1905 1986 1982 1978 1983 1980 1919 2010 1998 1949 1985 1911 15 DRIEST YEARS (1899 - 2013) Rank Amount Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9.90" 10.37" 10.76" 11.65" 11.81” 12.81" 12.88” 12.91" 13.14" 14.44" 14.52" 14.80" 14.88" 14.89" 15.27" 1942 1956 1950 2009 1996 1953 2002 1939 1947 1989 1963 1934 1928 2012 1913 *AVERAGE YEARLY PRECIPITATION: 21.86" * Based on the 30 year average yearly precipitation from 1981-2010. 35 FLAGSTAFF SEASONAL SNOWFALL* (1899-2013) 1900 70.0"! 1901 124.5" 1902 76.8" 1903 128.3" 1904 41.4" 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 44.1" 16.0" 97.6" 42.0" 70.2" 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 95.7" 56.6" 50.3" 210.0" 70.0" 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 131.7” 44.6” 50.4” 99.5” 86.0” 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 92.2" 63.8" 86.4" 69.2" 73.4" 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 48.4" 61.5" 65.0" 64.4" 99.5" 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 141.1" 131.6" 70.2" 116.3" 145.5" 2010 2011 2012 2013 140.5” 88.4” 102.9” 69.7” 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 82.9" 34.3" 70.6" 65.4" 39.6" 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 84.0" 51.5" 32.4" 107.0" 167.0" 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 177.1" 92.4" 121.6" 142.6" 32.0" 1915 117.0" 1916 129.5" 1917 111.1" 1918 28.7" 1919 69.8" 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 63.3" 73.8" 105.9" 60.0" 89.0" 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 136.0" 105.4" 121.6" 104.5" 77.7" 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 74.7" 53.3" 96.6" 96.7" 54.5" 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 67.6" 42.7" 50.1" 70.8" 53.8" 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 113.4" 127.9" 158.9" 150.0" 109.5" 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 49.5" 29.3" 48.7" 39.0" 50.0" 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 77.6" 53.9" 128.5" 47.3" 89.4" 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 99.1"! 28.5"! 107.5"! 136.7" 72.0" 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 57.3" 18.0" 92.9" 66.0" 11.2" 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 166.7" 83.4" 63.1" 150.4" 134.7" 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 74.4" 125.1" 38.9” 54.9” 48.1” * Snowfall is for the period of July through June ending in the year indicated. ! Estimated 36 15 SNOWIEST SEASONS (July 1899 - June 2013) Rank Amount Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 210.0" 177.1" 167.0" 166.7" 158.9" 150.4" 150.0" 145.5" 142.6" 141.1" 140.5” 136.7" 136.0" 134.7" 131.7" 1972-1973 1979-1980 1948-1949 1964-1965 1991-1992 1967-1968 1992-1993 1978-1979 1982-1983 1974-1975 2009-2010 1997-1998 1984-1985 1968-1969 2004-2005 15 LEAST SNOWIEST SEASONS (July 1899 - June 2013) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Amount Year 11.2" 16.0" 18.0" 28.5" 28.7" 29.3" 32.0" 32.4" 34.3" 38.9” 39.0" 39.6" 41.4" 42.0" 42.7" 1933-1934 1935-1936 1930-1931 1995-1996 1917-1918 1925-1926 1983-1984 1946-1947 1910-1911 2001-2002 1927-1928 1913-1914 1903-1904 1937-1938 1955-1956 AVERAGE* YEARLY SNOWFALL: 101.7" * Based on the 30 year average yearly snowfall from 1981-2010. 37 GREATEST DAILY 24-HOUR SNOWFALL (INCHES) (Midnight - Midnight) September 1898 - December 2013 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL Date 24 Hr Snow Year 24 Hr Snow Year 24 Hr Snow Year 24 Hr Snow Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9.8 6.2 13.6 18.8 12.1 13.0 16.5 9.1 8.8 15.1 1907 1990 2005 2005 1974 1992 1937 1985 1980 1949 13.6 24.0 13.5 10.5 19.9 15.2 12.4 12.9 14.6 15.0 1990 1901 1901 1939 1976 1965 1901 2009 2009 1978 26.0 9.5 11.9 11.0 7.0 14.3 7.6 13.8 8.9 17.5 1970 1964 1976 1923 2004 2000 2000 1992 1948 1969 9.0 17.8 10.2 9.8 4.0 7.2 6.0 7.4 13.2 7.8 1999 1997 1965 1999 1999 2001 1998 1975 2011 1965 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10.0 8.2 16.4 3.7 8.9 13.0 14.7 13.2 11.0 7.1 1930 1960 1997 1993 1978 1928 1988 1980 1935 1954 8.7 6.1 9.5 16.0 10.0 5.2 4.8 16.0 12.1 8.7 1973 1959 1992 2001 1932 1975 1971 1917 2011 1987 19.3 10.2 7.1 13.0 10.6 17.6 5.8 19.5 9.0 7.8 1952 2006 1990 1944 1987 1986 1963 2012 1980 1981 6.0 12.0 5.4 9.7 5.0 15.0 10.0 9.3 5.0 8.9 1967 1941 1976 2012 1976 1917 1988 1968 1966 1995 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 19.6 14.9 17.3 19.9 16.0 13.1 16.0 7.2 18.0 9.6 12.0 2010 2010 1943 1949 1923 1948 1916 1979 1915 1980 1922 10.0 9.7 6.0 21.1 12.4 6.1 11.9 11.0 6.4 1944 2008 1948 1987 1998 1962 1997 1991 1960 15.4 12.2 11.4 11.2 12.0 14.9 6.6 11.6 12.8 8.9 6.9 1991 1973 1964 1902 1903 1991 1998 1973 1998 1970 1970 11.1 7.5 3.2 4.9 4.1 8.5 8.7 10.1 9.5 10.0 1988 1988 1900 1994 1994 1985 1994 1900 1951 1915 Month 19.9 1949 24.0 1901 26.0 1970 17.8 1997 38 GREATEST DAILY 24-HOUR SNOWFALL (INCHES) (Midnight - Midnight) September 1898 - December 2013 MAY Date 24 Hr Snow Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.0 7.5 9.0 3.9 4.6 4.5 2.1 4.7 0.5 TR 1915 1901 1904 1905 1969 1949 1964 1979 1922 2011 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 0.3 2.0 3.7 0.3 6.0 1.9 9.0 1.6 0.9 0.4 1957 1968 2008 1998 1951 1944 1903 2011 1917 1975 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4.7 0.6 4.4 6.6 TR TR 0.8 2.0 2.5 TR TR Month 9.0 JUNE JULY 24 Hr Snow Year TR TR TR TR TR TR 0.5 1992 1949 1999 1999 1993 1992 1907 TR 1949 1975 2008 2008 1965 1996 1993 1962 1962 1971 1988 1991 TR 1947 1903 0.5 1907 39 AUGUST 24 Hr Snow Year 24 Hr Snow Year 0.0 ALL 0.0 ALL GREATEST DAILY 24-HOUR SNOWFALL (INCHES) (Midnight - Midnight) September 1898 – December 2013 SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 24 Hr Snow Year 24 Hr Snow Year 24 Hr Snow Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.3 0.2 0.2 TR 3.6 0.7 TR 5.0 2.0 0.6 1959 1907 1986 1946 1912 1912 2011 1961 1961 2013 1.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.8 11.2 2.5 6.2 2000 1974 1922 1925 2011 1977 2011 1966 2008 1982 6.0 4.5 6.1 14.6 8.5 11.5 20.1 8.3 14.0 12.9 2011 1947 1961 1992 1992 1943 2009 1972 1931 2007 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 0.6 0.2 TR 8.2 4.5 5.9 6.7 5.5 4.7 7.0 1997 1947 1947 1994 1980 1971 1971 1908 1949 1920 11.2 18.4 5.0 12.8 11.8 11.5 4.7 6.5 5.5 20.0 1972 1985 1961 1993 1991 1958 1972 1994 1979 1902 9.6 14.0 26.8 15.5 11.7 8.0 10.0 7.2 22.7 11.2 2001 1932 1967 1967 2012 2008 1924 2002 1967 1968 5.5 1.1 TR 1.0 9.1 4.2 1.5 9.8 6.0 9.5 9.0 2004 2004 1953 1920 1972 1996 1996 2004 1922 1974 1920 15.4 5.6 11.5 15.5 8.0 6.4 23.0 14.2 12.1 13.4 1905 2013 1906 1906 1983 1990 1919 1975 1985 1982 19.6 12.7 11.0 4.0 12.0 14.1 4.7 9.2 12.5 31.0 20.0 1909 1965 1997 1914 1916 1979 1946 1936 1989 1915 1915 9.8 2004 23.0 1919 31.0 1915 Date 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 Hr Snow OCTOBER Year TR 1909 TR 2.0 1950 1965 TR 0.9 1989 1986 TR 2013 0.3 1905 Month 2.0 TR = TRACE 1965 40 SNOWIEST CALENDAR DAYS IN FLAGSTAFF (1899 - 2013) (Midnight to Midnight) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Amount Date 31.0" 26.8" 26.0" 24.0" 23.0" 22.7" 21.1" 20.1" 20.0" 20.0" 19.9” 19.9" 19.6" 19.6" 19.5" Dec 30, 1915 Dec 13, 1967 Mar 1, 1970 Feb 2, 1901 Nov 27, 1919 Dec 19, 1967 Feb 24, 1987 Dec 7, 2009 Dec 31, 1915 Nov 20, 1902 Feb 5, 1976 Jan 24, 1949 Jan 21, 2010 Dec 21, 1909 Mar 18, 2012 GREATEST CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MEASURABLE SNOW ON THE GROUND IN FLAGSTAFF (1950 - 2013) (Based on the 5 a.m. measurement) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Days Dates 140 93 82 80 76 70 64 57 54 53 53 50 46 44 44 Dec 5, 1972 - Apr 23, 1973 Dec 9, 2007 - Mar 10, 2008 Dec 8, 2009 - Feb 27, 2010 Dec 22, 1959 - Mar 10, 1960 Dec 10, 1965 - Feb 23, 1966 Dec 13, 1967 - Feb 20, 1968 Jan 3 - Mar 7, 1955 Jan 9 - Mar 6, 2001 Jan 3 - Feb 25, 2005 Dec 14, 2008 - Feb 4, 2009 Jan 15 - Mar 8, 1979 Nov 28, 1975 - Jan 16, 1976 Feb 7 - Mar 24, 1969 Dec 14, 2012 - Jan 26, 2013 Dec 20, 1991 - Feb 1, 1992 41 MAXIMUM MONTHLY SNOWFALL WITH YEAR OF OCCURRENCE (September 1898 - December 2013) Normal* Amount Year JANUARY 23.2" 104.8" 63.4" 59.4" 56.4" 56.3" 1949 1980 1979 2010 2005 FEBRUARY 20.9" 84.3" 45.5" 42.1" 41.0" 40.7" 1901 1990 1969 1998 1987 MARCH 20.7" 79.4" 77.4" 67.3" 48.4" 45.6" 1991 1973 1970 2000 1981 APRIL 7.1" 58.3" 41.8" 40.3" 34.5" 33.1" 1965 1999 1900 1917 1988 MAY 0.7" 15.0" 10.2" 10.0" 9.0" 8.7 " 1904 1903 1908 1905 2008 0.5" TR TR TR TR 1907 1999 1993 1992 1949! JUNE 0.0" * Climatological Standard Normals 1981-2010. ! Also occurred in earlier years. 42 MAXIMUM MONTHLY SNOWFALL WITH YEAR OF OCCURRENCE (September 1898 - December 2013) Normal* Amount Year JULY 0.0" 0.0" ALL AUGUST 0.0" 0.0" ALL SEPTEMBER 0.0” 2.0" 0.9" 0.3" TR TR 1965 1986 1905 2013 1993! OCTOBER 1.5" 24.7" 19.0" 16.6" 16.4" 11.8" 1971 1920 1974 2004 1972 NOVEMBER 10.7" 42.6" 40.7" 39.5" 30.3" 27.9" 1902 1985 1991 1919 1906 DECEMBER 16.9" 86.0" 66.3" 41.7" 39.1" 38.5" 1967 1915 1992 2008 1965 * Climatological Standard Normals 1981-2010. ! Also occurred in earlier years. 43 EXCESSIVE SNOWSTORMS* AT FLAGSTAFF (January 1899- December 2013) (tabulated only for storms* with 25" or greater) Days Period Total Snow 8 6 3 9 4 4 5 6 4 2 6 4 6 8 7 4 5 5 8 3 4 6 3 3 3 3 6 9 2 5 5 2 3 5 5 3 December 13 - December 20, 1967 January 18 - January 23, 2010 December 29 - December 31, 1915 January 9 - January 17, 1949 February 1 - February 4, 1901 January 22 - January 25, 1949 April 1 -April 5, 1999 January 25 - January 30, 1916 November 20 - November 23, 1902 January 3 - January 5, 2005 February 6 - February 11, 1901 February 28 - March 3, 1970 April 7 - April 12, 1965 December 25 - January 1, 1937 March 7 - March 13, 2006 February 23 - February 26, 1987 January 14 - January 18, 1979 April 1 - April 5, 1997 January 15 - January 22, 1917 February 8 - February 10, 2009 April 13 - April 16, 1976 March 5 - March 10, 2000 April 15 - April 17, 1917 November 23 - November 25, 1906 January 28 - January 30, 1980 February 4 - February 6, 1976 January 20 - January 25, 1962 December 30 - January 7, 1982 March 18 - March 19, 2012 January 10 - January 14, 1930 March 26 - March 30, 1998 November 27 - November 28, 1919 January 22 - January 24, 1943 April 1 - April 5, 1965 December 7 - December 11, 2007 November 27 - November 29, 1975 84.6" 54.2” 54.0" 48.4" 47.4" 43.5" 41.3" 39.0" 38.6" 35.0” 33.6" 33.3" 32.6" 32.2" 31.2” 31.2" 30.7" 29.7" 29.7" 29.3” 28.7" 28.3" 27.5" 27.2" 27.1" 26.9" 26.7" 26.6" 26.4” 26.5" 26.4" 26.0" 25.9" 25.7" 25.4” 25.2" Highest daily total 26.8" 19.6” 31.0" 15.1" 24.0" 19.9" 11.0" 16.0" 20.0" 18.8” 12.4" 26.0" 9.9" 10.8" 14.8” 21.1" 14.3" 17.8" 12.0" 14.6” 10.5" 14.3" 15.0" 15.5" 15.3" 19.9" 13.7" 9.4" 19.5” 10.0" 12.8" 23.0" 17.3" 10.2" 12.9” 14.2" * An excessive snowstorm has been defined as a period of time where measurable snowfall occurs on consecutive days, leading to 25 inches or greater accumulation by the time the snowfall ends. 44 AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH SNOWFALL OF 1 INCH OR MORE (1951-2013) JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 4.1 4.0 4.4 2.2 0.4 0 0 0 * 0.5 2.0 3.6 ANNUAL 21.1 AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS (1965-1994) JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER * 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.6 3.7 16.4 15.6 6.7 2.2 0.6 0.2 ANNUAL 50.1 * Less than 0.1 occurrences. 45 MONSOON SEASON STATISTICS (1899 - 2013) Monsoon Season is defined as June 15 – September 30 Normal* 8.31" Wettest Amount Year Driest Amount Year 20.00" 15.70" 13.95" 13.16" 12.65" 12.21" 11.99" 11.99" 11.61" 11.56" 2.31" 2.87" 2.94" 3.12" 3.22" 3.33" 3.80" 3.84" 3.98" 4.29" 1986 2013 1904 1983 1911 1990 1998 1919 1927 1970 *based on 1981-2010 climatological normals 46 1978 2009 1991 1973 1957 1979 1942 1944 1948 1928 IV. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION 47 SUNSHINE, CLOUDINESS, AND FOG AT FLAGSTAFF (1965-1994) Sunshine Month Percent Possible Sunshine Sky Cover (Sunrise - Sunset) Avg Amt of Sky Cover Clear Partly Cloudy Cloudy Dense Fog Number of Days January February March April May June July August September October November December 77% 73% 76% 82% 88% 86% 75% 76% 81% 79% 75% 73% 5.2 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.1 3.0 5.3 5.1 3.7 3.6 4.2 4.8 12.4 10.7 11.6 12.4 15.2 18.5 9.1 9.8 15.7 17.1 15.4 13.9 6.3 6.0 7.8 8.8 9.3 7.7 13.1 13.1 9.6 7.0 6.6 6.5 12.3 11.5 11.6 8.7 6.5 3.9 8.8 8.1 4.7 6.9 8.0 10.7 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.2 0.2 0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.9 Annual 78% 4.5 161.8 101.7 101.6 11.5 Dense fog is when the visibility is restricted to 1/4 mile or less for at least part of the day. Sky cover is expressed in a range from 0 to 10, with 0 representing no clouds or obscuring phenomena, and 10 representing a complete sky cover. A further break-down is as follows: Clear Partly Cloudy Cloudy 0/10 to 3/10 sky cover 4/10 to 7/10 sky cover 8/10 to 10/10 sky cover 48 NORMAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR FLAGSTAFF (1981-2010) JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1088 923 868 649 417 170 32 56 229 566 849 1096 ANNUAL 6943 NORMAL COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR FLAGSTAFF (1981-2010) JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 0 0 0 0 0 17 64 33 3 0 0 0 ANNUAL 117 A degree day is a measure of the departure of the average daily temperature from 65 degrees. Each degree that the daily temperature is below 65 degrees is equal to one heating degree day. Each degree that the daily temperature is above 65 degrees is equal to one cooling degree day. For example, if the average temperature on a particular day was 55 degrees, the heating degree days would then be 65-55=10 heating degree days. If the average daily temperature was 72 degrees, the cooling degree days would then be 72-65=7 cooling degree days. Each day of the month would be calculated in the same fashion, with negative differences counted as zero. Heating and cooling degree days are useful in the computation of fuel and power consumption and are used by utility companies to determine heating and cooling requirements. 49 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet The daily values presented in these tables are not simple means of observed daily values. They are interpolated using a much less variable set of monthly normals calculated using the natural spline function. In leap years, use the February 28th values for the 29th, and adjust the heating degree monthly totals accordingly. 50 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet JANUARY DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 42 17 29 42 17 29 42 17 29 42 17 29 42 17 29 42 17 30 42 17 30 42 17 30 42 17 30 42 17 30 42 17 30 42 17 30 42 17 30 42 17 30 43 17 30 43 17 30 43 17 30 43 17 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 30 43 18 31 43 18 31 42.5 17.3 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 34 0 1088 0 29.9 51 PRECIPITATION DAILY .07 .07 .07 .07 .08 .07 .07 .07 .07 .08 .07 .07 .06 .07 .06 .07 .07 .06 .07 .06 .06 .05 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .07 .07 2.05 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet FEBRUARY DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 43 18 31 43 18 31 43 18 31 43 18 31 44 18 31 44 18 31 44 18 31 44 18 31 44 19 31 44 19 31 44 19 31 44 19 32 44 19 32 45 19 32 45 19 32 45 19 32 45 20 32 45 20 32 45 20 33 46 20 33 46 20 33 46 20 33 46 20 33 46 21 33 46 21 34 47 21 34 47 21 34 47 21 34 44.8 19.3 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 33 0 33 0 33 0 33 0 33 0 33 0 33 0 32 0 32 0 32 0 32 0 32 0 32 0 31 0 31 0 31 0 31 0 923 0 PRECIPITATION DAILY .07 .07 .07 .07 .07 .07 .08 .07 .08 .07 .08 .07 .08 .07 .08 .09 .08 .08 .08 .08 .09 .08 .08 .08 .08 .08 .08 .08 2.16 32.1 In leap years, use the February 28 values for February 29 and adjust the monthly totals. 52 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet MARCH DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 47 21 34 47 22 35 48 22 35 48 22 35 48 22 35 48 22 35 48 22 35 49 23 36 49 23 36 49 23 36 49 23 36 50 23 36 50 23 37 50 23 37 50 24 37 50 24 37 51 24 37 51 24 37 51 24 38 51 24 38 52 24 38 52 24 38 52 25 38 52 25 38 52 25 39 53 25 39 53 25 39 53 25 39 53 25 39 54 25 40 54 26 40 50.4 23.6 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 31 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 28 0 28 0 28 0 28 0 28 0 28 0 27 0 27 0 27 0 27 0 27 0 27 0 26 0 26 0 26 0 26 0 26 0 26 0 25 0 868 0 37.0 53 PRECIPITATION DAILY .07 .07 .08 .08 .08 .07 .08 .07 .08 .07 .07 .07 .08 .07 .08 .07 .06 .07 .07 .07 .06 .07 .06 .07 .06 .06 .06 .05 .06 .05 .05 2.12 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet APRIL DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 54 26 40 54 26 40 55 26 40 55 26 41 55 26 41 55 26 41 56 27 41 56 27 41 56 27 42 56 27 42 57 27 42 57 28 42 57 28 43 58 28 43 58 28 43 58 28 43 59 29 44 59 29 44 59 29 44 60 29 44 60 30 45 60 30 45 61 30 45 61 30 46 61 31 46 62 31 46 62 31 47 62 31 47 63 32 47 63 32 47 58.2 28.5 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 25 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 24 0 24 0 24 0 24 0 23 0 23 0 23 0 23 0 22 0 22 0 22 0 22 0 21 0 21 0 21 0 21 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 19 0 19 0 19 0 19 0 18 0 18 0 18 0 649 0 43.3 54 PRECIPITATION DAILY .05 .05 .05 .05 .04 .05 .04 .05 .05 .05 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .03 .04 .03 .03 .03 .03 .03 .03 .02 .03 .03 .03 .03 1.15 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet MAY DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 63 32 48 63 32 48 64 33 48 64 33 49 64 33 49 65 33 49 65 33 49 65 34 50 66 34 50 66 34 50 66 34 50 67 34 51 67 35 51 67 35 51 68 35 51 68 35 52 68 35 52 69 35 52 69 36 52 69 36 53 70 36 53 70 36 53 70 36 53 71 36 54 71 37 54 71 37 54 72 37 54 72 37 55 72 37 55 73 37 55 73 38 55 68.1 35.0 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 17 0 17 0 17 0 17 0 16 0 16 0 16 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 13 0 13 0 13 0 13 0 12 0 12 0 12 0 12 0 11 0 11 0 11 0 11 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 417 0 51.6 55 PRECIPITATION DAILY .03 .02 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .01 .02 .02 .01 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 0.63 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet JUNE DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 74 38 56 74 38 56 74 38 56 75 38 56 75 39 57 75 39 57 76 39 57 76 39 58 76 40 58 77 40 58 77 40 59 77 41 59 77 41 59 78 41 59 78 41 60 78 42 60 79 42 60 79 43 61 79 43 61 79 43 61 80 44 62 80 44 62 80 44 62 80 45 63 81 45 63 81 46 63 81 46 63 81 46 64 81 47 64 81 47 64 77.9 41.9 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 10 0 9 0 9 0 9 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 5 1 5 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 170 17 59.9 56 PRECIPITATION DAILY .01 .02 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .00 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .02 .01 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 0.36 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet JULY DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 81 47 64 82 48 65 82 48 65 82 48 65 82 49 65 82 49 65 82 49 66 82 50 66 82 50 66 82 50 66 82 51 66 82 51 66 82 51 66 82 51 66 82 51 67 82 52 67 81 52 67 81 52 67 81 52 67 81 52 67 81 52 67 81 52 67 81 52 67 81 52 67 81 52 67 81 52 66 80 52 66 80 52 66 80 52 66 80 52 66 80 52 66 81.2 50.9 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 32 64 66.1 57 PRECIPITATION DAILY .04 .04 .04 .04 .05 .05 .06 .06 .07 .07 .07 .08 .08 .08 .09 .09 .10 .09 .10 .10 .10 .10 .11 .10 .11 .11 .11 .12 .11 .12 .12 2.61 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet AUGUST DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 80 52 66 80 52 66 80 52 66 79 52 66 79 52 66 79 52 66 79 52 65 79 52 65 79 51 65 79 51 65 79 51 65 79 51 65 79 51 65 79 51 65 79 51 65 78 50 64 78 50 64 78 50 64 78 50 64 78 50 64 78 49 64 78 49 64 78 49 63 78 49 63 78 49 63 78 48 63 77 48 63 77 48 63 77 48 62 77 47 62 77 47 62 78.4 50.1 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 56 33 64.2 58 PRECIPITATION DAILY .11 .11 .11 .11 .11 .11 .10 .11 .10 .11 .10 .11 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .09 .10 .09 .10 .09 .09 .09 .10 .09 .09 .09 3.11 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet SEPTEMBER DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 77 47 62 77 47 62 76 46 61 76 46 61 76 46 61 76 45 61 76 45 60 75 45 60 75 44 60 75 44 60 75 44 59 74 43 59 74 43 59 74 43 58 73 42 58 73 42 58 73 42 57 72 41 57 72 41 57 72 41 56 71 40 56 71 40 55 71 39 55 70 39 55 70 39 54 70 38 54 69 38 54 69 37 53 68 37 53 68 37 52 72.9 42.0 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 9 0 9 0 9 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 11 0 11 0 12 0 12 0 12 0 13 0 229 3 57.4 59 PRECIPITATION DAILY .09 .09 .09 .09 .10 .08 .09 .08 .08 .09 .08 .09 .08 .08 .09 .07 .08 .08 .07 .08 .07 .08 .08 .07 .08 .06 .07 .06 .07 .06 2.38 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet OCTOBER DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 68 36 52 67 36 52 67 36 51 66 35 51 66 35 50 66 35 50 65 34 50 65 34 49 65 34 49 64 33 49 64 33 48 63 33 48 63 32 48 63 32 47 62 32 47 62 31 47 62 31 46 61 31 46 61 31 46 61 30 45 60 30 45 60 30 45 60 29 44 59 29 44 59 29 44 58 29 44 58 28 43 58 28 43 57 28 43 57 28 42 57 27 42 62.0 31.5 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 13 0 13 0 14 0 14 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 16 0 16 0 16 0 17 0 17 0 17 0 18 0 18 0 18 0 19 0 19 0 19 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 21 0 21 0 21 0 22 0 22 0 22 0 22 0 23 0 23 0 566 0 46.8 60 PRECIPITATION DAILY .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .06 .05 .05 .06 .05 .06 .05 .06 .04 .05 .05 .04 .05 .05 .04 .06 .05 .06 .06 .06 1.66 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet NOVEMBER DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 56 27 42 56 27 41 55 27 41 55 26 41 55 26 40 54 26 40 54 25 40 53 25 39 53 25 39 53 25 39 52 24 38 52 24 38 51 24 38 51 23 37 51 23 37 50 23 37 50 23 36 49 22 36 49 22 35 49 22 35 48 21 35 48 21 34 48 21 34 47 20 34 47 20 33 46 20 33 46 20 33 46 19 33 45 19 32 45 19 32 50.5 22.9 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 23 0 24 0 24 0 24 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 26 0 26 0 26 0 27 0 27 0 27 0 28 0 28 0 29 0 29 0 29 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 31 0 31 0 31 0 32 0 32 0 32 0 32 0 33 0 33 0 849 0 36.7 61 PRECIPITATION DAILY .06 .06 .05 .06 .06 .06 .05 .06 .05 .06 .05 .06 .05 .05 .06 .06 .06 .06 .05 .07 .06 .06 .07 .07 .06 .07 .06 .06 .05 .06 1.76 NORMALS FLAGSTAFF, AZ 1981 to 2010 Latitude: 350 08' N Longitude: 1110 40' W Elevation: 7006 Feet DECEMBER DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TOTAL AVG TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG 45 19 32 45 18 31 44 18 31 44 18 31 44 18 31 44 18 31 43 17 30 43 17 30 43 17 30 43 17 30 43 17 30 43 17 30 42 17 30 42 17 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 16 29 42 17 29 42 17 29 42 17 29 42.5 16.8 DEGREE DAYS HDD CDD 33 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 35 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 30 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 1096 0 29.6 62 PRECIPITATION DAILY .05 .06 .05 .06 .06 .05 .06 .06 .06 .06 .05 .06 .06 .06 .06 .05 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .07 .06 .07 .06 .07 .06 .07 .07 .07 1.87 63
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