Monthly Means and Extremes
                                                 Madras, Oregon          Period:     1961-1990

Parameter                 Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Year
Mean Temperature(F)
   Maximum                 42.6  49.5  55.7  62.8  70.8  79.4  87.0  86.6  78.0  66.2  50.7  42.8   64.0
   Minimum                 23.2  26.4  28.1  31.4  36.7  43.2  46.3  45.8  39.3  32.2  28.8  23.9   33.5
   Mean                    32.9  38.0  41.9  47.3  53.8  61.3  66.7  66.2  58.5  49.0  39.7  33.4   48.7
Extreme Temperature(F)
   Maximum                   66    74    82    88   101   102   104   106   101    89    75    68    106
   Minimum                  -31   -18     6    11    16    26    31    29    20     9   -13   -29    -31
Precipitation(inches)
   Monthly mean            1.33   .88   .84   .71   .79   .78   .44   .54   .54   .70  1.49  1.48  10.89
   Extreme 24 hr           1.29  1.13   .62  1.12  1.13  2.14  1.60   .91   .86   .79  1.80  1.45   2.14
Evaporation in inches                        5.26  7.25  8.70  10.17 9.06  6.15  3.29  1.80        51.67
Snowfall(inches)
   Monthly mean            4.38  1.62   .27   .06   .00   .00   .00   .00   .00   .00  2.24  3.43  12.03
Average number of days
   Temperature
      Maximum 90 or more     .0    .0    .0    .0   1.2   5.2  13.4  12.6   3.1    .0    .0    .0   33.7
      Maximum 32 or less    5.1   1.2    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0   1.0   4.3   12.8
      Minimum 32 or less   23.7  20.6  20.8  16.6   9.7   1.4    .2    .3   5.5  16.1  19.0  24.3  161.5
      Minimum 0 or less     1.6    .5    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .3   1.0    3.7
   Precipitation
      .01 inches or more    8.1   7.5   7.1   5.6   5.2   4.5   2.6   3.0   3.7   5.1   8.9   9.1   72.7
      .10 inches or more    4.2   2.8   3.0   2.2   2.6   2.2   1.2   1.7   1.5   2.3   4.1   4.4   33.3
      .50 inches or more     .5    .3    .1    .1    .2    .3    .2    .3    .2    .1    .6    .7    3.9
      1.00 inches or more    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .1    .1    .0    .0    .0    .1    .1     .5
Degree Days
   Heating days @ 65        996   763   716   533   357   153    53    56   213   496   758   981   6192
   Growing days @ 50          1     3    10    53   157   343   517   502   265    68     7     2   1855

                                                                         Oregon Climate Service