Monthly Means and Extremes                                         Period:     1971-2000
Madras, OR

Parameter                  Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec    Year
Mean Temperature(F)
   Maximum                 43.0  48.7  56.1  62.7  70.8  78.7  87.5  87.4  79.2  66.3  51.0  42.9    64.5
   Minimum                 24.0  27.1  29.4  32.0  37.5  43.1  47.2  46.2  39.4  31.9  28.1  23.3    34.1
   Mean                    33.5  37.9  42.8  47.4  54.2  60.9  67.4  66.8  59.3  49.1  39.6  33.1    49.3
Extreme Temperature(F)
   Maximum                   67    74    80    88   101   102   107   109   104    93    77    68     109
   Minimum                  -24   -18     6    11    20    26    31    31    20     9   -13   -29     -29
Precipitation(inches)
   Monthly mean            1.25   .93   .89   .83   .95   .58   .53   .48   .46   .76  1.39  1.21   10.26
   Extreme 24 hr           1.29   .95   .62  1.12  1.31   .68  1.60   .91   .86  1.08  2.01  1.00    1.80
Snowfall(inches)
   Monthly mean            3.34  1.73   .16   .00   .00   .00   .00   .00   .00   .00  2.00  2.26   11.21
Average number of days
   Temperature
      Maximum 90 or more     .0    .0    .0    .0   1.5   4.5  14.6  13.1   4.5    .1    .0    .0    39.2
      Maximum 32 or less    5.0   1.6    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0   1.2   4.3    12.4
      Minimum 32 or less   24.2  19.8  19.6  15.3   8.0   1.2    .1    .1   4.6  16.0  19.0  24.3   150.4
      Minimum 0 or less     1.1    .7    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .0    .4   1.0     3.3
   Precipitation
      .01 inches or more    7.7   8.1   6.9   6.3   5.9   3.9   2.7   2.8   3.3   4.9   8.5   8.0    72.5
      .10 inches or more    4.2   3.2   3.2   2.8   3.0   2.0   1.4   1.5   1.4   2.4   3.8   4.1    34.5
      .50 inches or more     .4    .3    .1    .1    .3    .2    .2    .2    .2    .3    .6    .6     3.9
      1.00 inches or more    .0    .0    .0    .0    .1    .0    .1    .0    .0    .0    .1    .0      .4
Degree Days
   Heating days @ 65 (F)    984   765   689   516   335   148    46    49   190   487   756   978    5998
   Growing days @ 50 (F)      2     4    13    57   172   342   540   527   292    76    10     3    2039