NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		22		10		13		15		21		26		31		34		33		30		23		15		11

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		29		16		20		23		29		34		39		42		40		38		30		22		17

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15		4		6		8		13		18		23		27		26		22		16		8		5

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		48		26		30		34		40		45		48		48		47		48		40		31		27

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-6		-6		-3		---		3		8		13		17		16		13		3		-1		-3

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		165		---		---		---		9		20		28		30		30		28		16		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		4		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		110		10		---		10		---		---		---		---		20		---		---		---		10

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		1.5		1		1		1		1.1		1.4		1.6		2.5		2.7		2.1		1.4		1.1		1

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14		2		1		1		---		---		---		1		2		1		1		1		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		3		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1		-2		-3		-2		---		1		2		11		9		6		1		---		-3

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		898		241.1		141.3		60.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		83.3		206.7

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2262		---		---		---		100		258.3		391.7		516.7		473.6		366.7		155		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4289.2		17.2		94.2		198.1		350		516.7		600		620		620		600		413.3		166.7		51.7

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.6		11.4		12.4		13.5		14.5		14.9		14.7		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.3

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		24		35.5		38.2		28.7		23.2		20		11.4		20.7		20.3		14.9		17.9		25.3		31.5

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		19.3		29.8		32		23.9		19.6		14.3		8.8		15.7		16.5		12.7		14.3		18.9		25.1

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		13.9		13.3		13.5		14.5		15.1		14.4		14.8		14.2		13.6		13		13.3		13.8		13.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.9		10.8		14		19.3		24.1		27		27.8		24.6		21.9		20		16		12		9.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.9		2.8		3.7		4.5		5.4		6.3		6.8		7.6		7		5.2		3.8		2.9		2.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.1		17.1		18.8		23		24.6		24.5		24		21.9		21.2		22.2		21.4		18.3		16.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24.8		19.7		21.4		26.3		29.7		31.1		31.2		25.4		23.1		25.1		24.1		21.4		19.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.9		10.8		14		19.3		24.1		27		27.8		24.6		21.9		20		16		12		9.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		3.4		4.2		5.5		6.7		7.3		7.5		8.2		7.3		5.7		4.3		3.4		2.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.9		19.6		22.8		26.1		26.8		26.5		25.9		23.4		24.4		24.6		25.9		21.1		19.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		30.1		23.8		27.5		31.9		34.4		36.2		36.5		29.3		30.2		29.5		31.6		26.1		24.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.1		8.8		12.4		16.7		20.9		24.5		26.2		22.6		20.8		18.5		14.8		10.8		8.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4		2.3		2.8		3.5		4.4		5.2		5.7		6.9		5.7		4.4		2.5		2.3		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.6		12.9		16		19.3		21.2		22.4		22.7		20.2		20.1		20.3		19.2		15.8		13.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.3		13.4		17.1		19.9		22.6		25.9		27.9		21.6		20.8		21.6		20.5		17.5		15.1