MCGAFFEY 5 SE, NEW MEXICO

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(295560) MC GAFFEY 5 SE
From Year=1923 To Year=2012
Cooling Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F)
Base Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
55 0 0 0 0 14 142 277 214 72 4 0 0 723
57 0 0 0 0 7 101 216 155 41 1 0 0 522
60 0 0 0 0 2 53 129 77 13 0 0 0 274
65 0 0 0 0 0 11 29 9 1 0 0 0 50
70 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Cooling Degree Day units are computed as the difference between the daily average temperature and the base temperature. (Daily Ave. Temp. - Base Temp.) One unit is accumulated for each degree Fahrenheit the average temperature is above the base temperature. Negative numbers are discarded. Example: If the days high temperature was 95 and the low temperature was 51, the base 60 heating degree day units is ((95 + 51) / 2) - 60 = 13. This is done for each day of the month and summed.
Table updated on Oct 31, 2012
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered

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