LORDSBURG 4 SE, NEW MEXICO

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Heating Degree Days

Station:(295079) LORDSBURG 4 SE
From Year=1914 To Year=2006
Heating Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F)
Base Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
65 708 543 420 189 38 1 0 0 6 131 467 705 3207
60 553 402 269 86 9 0 0 0 1 53 319 550 2243
57 460 319 188 47 3 0 0 0 0 27 235 457 1736
55 398 264 141 30 1 0 0 0 0 17 185 395 1432
50 249 144 56 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 88 246 795
Heating Degree Day units are computed as the difference between the base temperature and the daily average temperature. (Base Temp. - Daily Ave. Temp.) One unit is accumulated for each degree Fahrenheit the average temperature is below the base temperature. Negative numbers are discarded. Example: If the days high temperature was 65 and the low temperature was 31, the base 50 heating degree day units is 50 - ((65 + 31) / 2) = 2. This is done for each day of the month and summed.
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

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