RAMON 8 SW, NEW MEXICO

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Growing Degree Days

Station:(297254) RAMON 8 SW
From Year=1957 To Year=2006
Growing Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F)
Base	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Annual
40 M	64	98	229	431	708	954	1070	1026	796	510	194	73	6155
40 S	64	162	392	823	1531	2486	3556	4582	5378	5888	6082	6155	6155
45 M	19	39	121	292	553	804	915	871	646	362	100	26	4748
45 S	19	58	179	471	1024	1829	2744	3615	4261	4623	4723	4748	4748
50 M	3	11	48	168	400	654	760	716	498	225	38	6	3527
50 S	3	14	62	230	630	1285	2045	2761	3259	3483	3521	3527	3527
55 M	0	1	12	74	255	504	605	561	350	111	9	1	2485
55 S	0	2	14	88	343	848	1453	2014	2364	2475	2485	2485	2485
60 M	0	0	2	21	130	355	450	406	210	36	1	0	1612
60 S	0	0	2	23	153	509	959	1365	1575	1612	1612	1612	1612

Corn Growing Degree Days
50 M	86	118	215	329	465	592	684	661	509	353	172	92	4275
50 S	86	204	419	748	1213	1805	2489	3150	3659	4012	4183	4275	4275

M = Monthly Data
S - Running sum of monthly data.
Growing 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.
Corn Growing Degree Day units have the limitations that the maximum daily temperatures greater than 86 F are set to 86 F and minimums less than 50 F are set to 50 F.
Table updated on Jul 28, 2006
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered

Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu