SUMNER LAKE, NEW MEXICO

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Precipitation

Station:(290205) ALAMOGORDO DAM
From Year=1939 To Year=1975
Precipitation Total Snowfall
Mean High Year Low Year 1 Day Max. >=
0.01 in.
>=
0.10 in.
>=
0.50 in.
>=
1.00 in.
Mean High Year
in. in. - in. - in. dd/yyyy
or
yyyymmdd
# Days # Days # Days # Days in. in. -
January 0.29 1.49 1939 0.00 1950 0.81 05/1958 3 1 0 0 1.4 8.8 1948
February 0.28 1.08 1948 0.00 1947 0.81 05/1948 3 1 0 0 1.0 6.0 1963
March 0.43 2.96 1941 0.00 1945 1.15 25/1941 3 1 0 0 0.6 6.0 1969
April 0.59 3.51 1942 0.00 1950 1.35 23/1942 3 2 0 0 0.0 0.3 1949
May 1.14 5.48 1941 0.00 1974 2.52 22/1940 4 2 1 0 0.0 0.0 1948
June 1.14 4.67 1963 0.00 1946 1.72 16/1963 5 3 1 0 0.0 0.0 1948
July 2.82 9.93 1960 0.33 1940 4.10 05/1960 8 5 2 1 0.0 0.0 1948
August 2.16 5.66 1942 0.12 1950 2.55 31/1963 7 4 1 0 0.0 0.0 1948
September 1.72 12.05 1941 0.00 1956 7.11 22/1941 5 3 1 0 0.0 0.0 1948
October 1.24 6.23 1941 0.00 1952 2.92 22/1941 4 2 1 0 0.0 0.0 1948
November 0.34 1.19 1952 0.00 1942 0.91 04/1952 2 1 0 0 0.6 11.0 1972
December 0.41 1.48 1960 0.00 1954 1.06 10/1943 3 1 0 0 1.4 7.0 1961
Annual 12.57 40.97 1941 3.95 1956 7.11 19410922 50 27 7 2 5.0 21.2 1948
Winter 0.98 2.38 1948 0.14 1959 1.06 19431210 8 3 0 0 3.8 16.0 1963
Spring 2.16 11.11 1941 0.05 1950 2.52 19400522 10 5 1 0 0.6 6.0 1969
Summer 6.12 14.42 1972 2.56 1951 4.10 19600705 20 12 4 1 0.0 0.0 1948
Fall 3.31 18.44 1941 0.15 1956 7.11 19410922 12 6 2 1 0.6 11.0 1972
Table updated on Oct 31, 2012
For monthly and annual means, thresholds, and sums:
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered
Seasons are climatological not calendar seasons
Winter = Dec., Jan., and Feb. Spring = Mar., Apr., and May
Summer = Jun., Jul., and Aug. Fall = Sep., Oct., and Nov.


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