BITTER LAKES WL REFUGE, NM

Average of Average Temperature (Degrees Fahrenheit)

(290992)

File last updated on April 18, 2024
a = 1 day missing, b = 2 days missing, c = 3 days, ..etc..,
z = 26 or more days missing, A = Accumulations present
Long-term means based on columns; thus, the monthly row may not
sum (or average) to the long-term annual value.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF MISSING DAYS : 5
Individual Months not used for annual or monthly statistics if more than 5 days are missing.
Individual Years not used for annual statistics if any month in that year has more than 5 days missing.

YEAR(S)	JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC		ANN
1950	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	44.67	a	44.67	k
1951	39.87		43.73		51.27		59.05		66.30	k	82.55	s	82.47		79.74		72.98		63.35		46.83		42.61		58.19	b
1952	46.89		44.97		47.81		59.62		68.47		81.17		78.24		80.89		70.57		57.84		44.15		38.74		59.94
1953	46.32		42.14		54.23		59.55		65.05		79.87		79.92		76.73		69.78	a	59.16		46.19	a	33.48	f	61.72	a
1954	41.52		48.96		50.92		64.05		68.53		78.17		80.90		78.04	d	73.97		62.03		50.27		41.27		61.55
1955	39.68		47.19	d	54.19		62.02		-----	z	-----	z	77.23		77.15	a	72.73		60.37	a	50.43		44.39		58.54	b
1956	42.40	b	37.84		53.05		58.55		70.44		80.18		79.57	a	77.00		72.97		63.16		45.28		41.60		60.17
1957	42.92		53.50		51.89		58.50	a	65.84		77.25		81.03		78.13		70.05		58.00		45.05		42.37	a	60.38
1958	39.48		45.76	c	46.52		58.53		69.90	b	80.48		82.21		79.35		71.64	a	58.03		47.27		39.90		59.92
1959	39.65		42.02		49.12	a	58.58		67.74	b	76.52		76.13		77.81		71.02		58.06		44.08		42.32		58.59
1960	38.06		41.21		51.73		62.40		68.21		78.74	a	77.40	a	77.68		72.30		60.11		49.47		33.89		59.27
1961	35.81		45.11		52.00		60.45		70.13		77.50		78.29		76.44		70.78		59.45	a	41.78		41.92		59.14
1962	35.97	a	50.81	a	48.73		61.83	a	71.55	a	75.63		78.73	a	77.76		71.33		60.88	b	49.42		42.00		60.39
1963	34.29		46.11		52.16		63.30		69.63	a	77.43		83.11		78.76		73.50		63.34		50.07	a	37.02		60.73
1964	35.95	c	37.00	a	51.63	a	58.48		70.63		76.15		80.61		78.47	a	72.07		60.23	a	47.02	j	39.46	h	62.12	b
1965	44.62	f	41.28	c	46.14	c	62.16	b	69.75	e	77.89	g	81.35	g	76.76	d	70.90	j	58.94	g	52.04	c	43.52		55.95	e
1966	31.76	b	40.27		52.25	a	60.95		67.00	m	76.09	c	83.60		76.62	b	71.55	h	58.36	j	51.91	m	38.50	q	60.22	e
1967	43.26	f	44.56	c	58.23	i	65.05	h	70.22	m	76.24	g	80.18	f	76.73		69.93	g	62.46	e	51.42	l	38.93	c	55.67	h
1968	41.29	g	47.04	b	50.39	d	56.86	b	69.24	j	78.71	m	76.60	g	77.35	k	66.80	o	61.50	j	47.95	a	39.06	d	48.26	g
1969	46.02		43.77		42.11	c	60.93		68.65		75.72	a	82.31		81.57	a	70.00	c	58.72	f	45.50	d	41.55	c	59.83	a
1970	36.46	e	44.72	a	45.50	f	58.31	c	66.37	e	73.83	c	79.24	b	78.57	h	69.88	d	55.74	h	45.69	d	46.52	i	59.31	d
1971	39.70	c	43.42	c	52.42	f	58.98	h	65.64	i	76.86	h	78.80	h	74.02	g	67.12	j	56.56	m	47.89	l	42.25	g	41.56	j
1972	38.92	m	45.14	g	55.56	e	61.69	a	68.39		76.91	a	79.29	c	76.67	b	70.33	f	61.00	c	42.18	b	37.35	d	62.12	c
1973	36.60		40.13	b	49.42	a	53.52	c	66.29	c	74.58		77.87		76.42		69.77		59.63	a	49.15		38.19		57.63
1974	37.60	a	-----	z	56.02	a	60.57		71.83	b	77.00		79.13		73.32		63.18	b	58.88	a	46.73	b	38.32		60.23	a
1975	39.11		39.88		47.98		54.06	d	62.65		73.88	a	73.60		75.26	b	65.43		58.19		45.70		39.00		56.23
1976	36.94	f	48.19	b	50.27		60.22		65.25	a	76.16	b	75.98	c	76.93	a	68.10		51.98	b	40.90	a	36.02		59.09	a
1977	34.08		43.55		47.61		59.32		69.66		79.05	b	80.94	e	80.05		72.67		60.93	a	50.02		42.32		60.02
1978	34.94		38.87	a	50.88	a	62.68		68.93	a	76.08		79.42		76.37		68.64	a	59.40		48.47		36.26	b	58.41
1979	32.97		41.38		49.05		60.23	b	66.40	a	72.83		80.39		75.35		70.38		60.12	a	42.20		37.69		57.42
1980	38.50	b	42.72		49.16		55.90		66.18		82.40		83.58	a	77.67	a	70.78		55.55	a	43.38		41.98	a	58.98
1981	39.92	a	43.30		50.11		61.60		66.97		78.43		79.37		75.40		69.42		59.24		51.02		42.60	a	59.78
1982	36.02	c	40.94	a	51.16	b	59.18	b	67.52		76.22		80.83	a	80.32		72.70		56.72	a	46.05		37.57	b	58.77
1983	37.91	b	43.17	a	51.03	a	53.23		65.55		74.14	a	80.76	b	80.67	b	74.57	b	61.16	b	50.74	c	34.04	c	58.91
1984	36.23	e	43.13	c	49.70	d	57.79	a	70.06	e	76.04	e	77.62	c	75.83	e	67.68	k	56.13	e	48.56	c	40.93	a	57.46	a
1985	37.16	f	38.98	e	54.18	f	62.90	d	68.80	c	75.39	b	78.89	c	79.38	a	70.65	c	59.06	e	51.17	d	38.56	e	62.38	b
1986	42.12	b	45.26	a	53.39	c	63.89	b	69.14	b	74.18	e	77.73	c	78.17	e	70.38	e	57.76	d	45.86	i	38.72	b	60.98	a
1987	39.14	f	45.04	b	48.29	j	56.36	h	66.34	f	75.14	e	79.36	c	77.79	b	68.89	b	60.90	e	46.36	e	36.24	d	61.22	d
1988	36.38	e	42.19	b	49.39	h	57.50	e	66.50	l	75.05	j	74.30	h	71.94	n	68.68	m	61.47	p	49.64	p	36.62	k	45.36	i
1989	40.82	l	40.00	i	53.33	p	62.06	f	72.67	b	77.28	a	79.25	e	78.69		69.00	e	58.65	a	46.19	a	32.24		64.25	d
1990	37.55		43.50		50.05		60.43	a	67.82		83.68		78.90		74.95	a	73.03		58.79		49.24	c	37.96	g	61.63	a
1991	36.90		46.00		51.40	a	60.73		72.00	a	77.18		76.40		76.32	a	66.55		59.35		44.43		39.28	d	58.88
1992	36.60		44.98		51.53		60.43		65.68		73.38	a	78.61		77.56		71.57		60.34		43.09	a	37.40	b	58.43
1993	40.18	c	42.24	i	49.89	c	59.38		68.08	a	78.43		81.55		78.20	a	69.33		58.62	b	43.15		38.40	b	60.47	a
1994	38.55		40.98		51.65	a	58.16	a	67.95		80.95		81.76	b	80.02	h	71.83		59.83	j	50.54	r	44.25	m	61.48	d
1995	39.17	s	49.18	n	52.30	i	56.97	k	69.16	i	75.61	l	80.62	o	80.39	h	70.89	h	61.50	q	49.89	b	42.20	p	49.89	k
1996	41.78	o	50.46	o	45.87	e	60.00	k	76.06	o	79.76	i	81.08	e	76.92	l	70.35	m	58.98	h	49.63	k	40.55	t	63.47	j
1997	-----	z	37.10	w	-----	z	53.98	f	65.95	i	73.61	b	80.12	a	77.90	f	73.24	a	57.04	f	45.57	b	31.96	e	60.90	g
1998	39.15	d	45.79	g	50.70	f	55.66	a	70.91	b	79.09	a	82.90	g	78.17	a	76.56	c	61.86	i	49.91	g	40.26	f	66.59	f
1999	45.71	l	47.84	i	53.37	l	61.45	k	66.04	e	74.68	e	78.42	l	78.63	a	70.38	d	57.27	i	52.65	g	39.02	g	72.43	h
2000	43.12	b	50.93	g	54.62	g	63.14	h	75.38	a	78.73	d	82.52		79.93	c	74.28	c	60.83	e	43.55	i	37.90	j	70.68	e
2001	36.45	j	47.06	c	50.78	f	62.31	a	70.85		80.12	a	85.00	f	80.42	f	72.48	b	61.47	a	52.37		41.06	g	63.81	e
2002	42.93	d	42.25	d	49.93	d	64.69	a	70.86	i	79.23	b	81.39		81.62	e	72.82	k	59.47	m	45.77	b	41.14	b	58.77	c
2003	43.36	c	45.34	f	52.94	d	62.53		71.66	b	77.60		83.45	a	80.50	d	73.29	a	64.77	c	51.91	a	42.83	j	66.20	b
2004	41.77	e	41.14	d	55.34	b	58.68	h	70.81		77.12	b	78.05		75.95	b	71.10	a	60.71	c	47.63	c	42.19	j	61.96	b
2005	48.09	n	46.35	a	51.06		59.14	b	67.90	a	-----	z	81.74	b	77.68		74.23		60.76	b	48.66	e	38.79	e	60.63	b
2006	44.00	b	45.00	a	54.37		65.73		73.07	d	80.08		81.97		77.71	b	66.52	g	58.68		50.02	c	39.33	a	60.91	a
2007	35.19		44.14		53.98		60.00	b	65.61		76.18		77.87		79.32		74.74	a	63.21		48.37		42.79		60.12
2008	38.18	a	46.41	b	51.48	f	59.39	c	69.48		81.47	a	79.03	b	77.56		67.75		59.78	h	45.08	d	40.45		60.48	b
2009	41.15		46.09		55.89	h	57.75		69.69		77.87		79.77		77.24		67.93	a	58.50	b	47.76	c	35.08		59.89	a
2010	36.79		40.55		46.20	a	58.53		66.53		79.10	d	78.26	l	78.03	a	71.50		60.52		45.35		40.70	d	56.71	a
2011	36.33	a	39.50		54.61		62.72		66.26		79.28	a	82.54	h	82.19	b	71.22	a	60.70	a	47.93	g	32.48		58.53	b
2012	43.24		41.11	a	54.48		62.25		68.05		-----	z	79.24		79.41	c	70.57	c	59.67	e	48.87	c	37.83	a	58.61	a
2013	38.48	d	42.63	b	51.21	c	58.04	c	68.80	a	79.85	d	77.22	b	78.59	b	70.59	b	53.10	p	44.57	g	37.61	c	60.30	b
2014	36.17	b	44.48	c	47.40		58.29	a	66.65		77.67	c	78.90		77.02		69.47	a	60.32	a	43.30		39.89		58.30
2015	36.06		42.82		50.16		57.92		63.53		76.67		80.02	a	80.08		75.00		61.11		44.68	b	39.60	a	58.97
2016	36.53		43.97		52.19		57.92		66.12	a	77.93		83.98		77.56	e	69.53	o	62.22	v	48.90	e	39.03	m	60.57	c
2017	42.68	l	48.12	k	55.93	j	60.75	n	65.00	r	77.67	o	82.31	w	75.39	m	70.22	l	59.29	q	50.27	q	40.05	t	-----	z
2018	33.79	q	43.08	o	46.85	r	59.96	r	72.28	o	80.39	p	81.07	q	79.88	n	71.43	o	58.41	n	41.16	n	39.55	t	-----	z
2019	39.18	t	42.69	l	48.24	l	60.81	l	65.89	m	74.12	m	80.20	k	81.81	m	75.15	j	62.43	q	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
2020	41.62	n	38.83	k	52.94		59.21	d	70.87	e	79.27	f	84.98	d	82.11	h	69.38	f	57.34	f	51.75	d	37.48	f	63.95	g
2021	36.52	h	39.02	f	50.15	h	58.08	e	69.50	c	78.40	d	76.40	a	77.81	e	73.59	h	62.37	d	49.96	d	47.81	e	65.04	d
2022	38.36	c	36.76	g	46.40	g	61.75		70.89	c	79.63	c	83.10	a	78.62	b	72.23		59.50	c	-----	z	-----	z	68.01	d
2023	38.31	r	40.28	l	56.00	u	59.15	m	71.04	r	80.32	p	84.55	j	82.58	l	75.35	m	64.16	l	49.73	o	42.47	p	-----	z
2024	39.93	x	47.67	q	52.75	u	55.96	q	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN	38.79		43.58		50.86		59.82		68.55		77.52		79.88		77.98		71.09		59.84		47.20		39.30		59.20
S.D.	3.40		3.13		2.79		2.60		2.47		2.39		2.30		1.77		2.45		2.19		2.96		3.27		1.18
SKEW	0.47		0.51		-0.55		-0.26		0.11		0.18		-0.06		0.17		-0.58		-0.68		-0.16		-0.18		-0.41
MAX	46.89		53.50		56.02		65.73		75.38		83.68		84.98		82.19		76.56		64.77		52.37		47.81		61.55
MIN	31.76		37.00		42.11		53.23		62.65		72.83		73.60		73.32		63.18		51.98		40.90		31.96		56.23
YRS	53		55		52		59		57		57		58		59		54		51		55		51		24