CARLSBAD CAVERNS, NEW MEXICO

Monthly Total Growing Degree Days

(291480)

Base Temperature = 40 F

File last updated on Apr 4, 2013
*** Note *** Provisional Data *** After Year/Month 201303
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.
Months with 5 missing days or less use mean for missing day(s)
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
1930 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1931 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1932 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1933 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1934 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1935 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1936 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1937 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1938 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1939 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1940 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1941 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1942 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1943 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1944 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1945 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1946 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1947 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00
1948 113.48 c 222.00 366.50 841.50 975.50 1214.50 1233.50 1259.00 1021.03 a 727.00 369.00 365.50 8708.52
1949 76.50 284.50 480.00 548.00 982.50 1111.55 a 1216.50 1146.00 913.00 678.50 615.60 e 260.50 8313.15
1950 414.76 b 439.00 581.00 790.50 1008.00 1168.50 1136.15 a 1174.26 b 967.00 909.16 b 459.00 e 401.00 9448.32
1951 302.50 360.50 470.50 638.50 996.81 b 1192.50 b 1344.37 a 1279.00 1102.50 837.50 445.00 365.36 c 9335.04
1952 446.50 347.50 393.00 637.24 a 987.50 1209.50 1167.00 1351.50 998.00 828.50 344.00 131.00 k 8710.24
1953 455.50 305.50 569.50 628.00 933.50 1294.00 1278.00 1226.50 1076.50 770.50 452.50 154.50 9144.50
1954 378.00 445.50 498.50 839.50 861.50 1141.50 1263.50 1177.50 1102.50 800.50 503.50 336.50 9348.50
1955 160.68 a 252.00 573.50 783.00 963.00 1132.00 1169.00 1189.00 1050.50 823.00 436.03 a 393.00 8924.72
1956 310.50 279.50 562.50 657.50 1094.00 1253.00 1261.00 1211.00 1094.00 868.00 389.00 327.00 9307.00
1957 298.50 456.50 462.00 641.50 845.00 1157.50 1276.50 1233.00 1011.00 623.00 0.00 z 366.50 8371.00
1958 148.50 223.00 249.00 595.00 977.50 1212.00 1281.50 1230.50 914.50 597.00 429.50 308.00 8166.00
1959 298.50 277.50 496.00 674.00 993.00 1163.57 b 1161.50 1207.50 1114.00 791.00 340.50 269.00 8786.07
1960 172.50 152.25 a 452.60 a 763.50 997.00 1233.50 1169.00 1171.50 1035.50 754.85 a 477.41 a 104.00 8483.61
1961 136.50 307.50 485.00 701.00 1033.00 1108.45 a 1154.50 1133.50 950.69 a 783.00 259.00 255.00 8307.14
1962 152.50 455.78 a 401.28 d 717.22 c 1029.89 d 1074.00 1147.00 1243.00 965.00 827.00 497.50 288.50 8798.67
1963 185.50 390.50 520.00 809.50 980.50 1101.00 1274.50 1153.72 a 674.50 j 879.88 a 485.17 a 188.07 a 7968.34
1964 211.32 a 146.04 a 425.22 a 732.41 a 986.50 1059.50 1256.00 1260.50 974.50 806.50 432.00 307.00 8597.48
1965 324.50 196.00 353.00 784.50 949.50 1101.00 1244.00 1141.00 1005.50 760.00 567.00 314.50 8740.50
1966 130.50 176.50 525.50 672.50 940.50 1063.00 1316.50 1074.00 940.71 b 745.07 b 573.50 288.50 8446.78
1967 328.50 314.00 698.50 837.00 976.50 1092.50 1212.00 1117.50 906.50 836.00 475.18 b 172.00 8966.18
1968 238.00 243.81 b 396.80 a 621.21 a 950.48 c 1127.00 1123.48 b 1128.00 905.00 792.00 341.00 227.50 8094.29
1969 341.00 255.00 228.00 705.00 910.50 1095.50 1280.50 1253.00 943.50 603.00 348.50 278.50 8242.00
1970 202.00 224.00 299.00 659.00 912.00 1045.50 1145.00 1189.50 882.50 536.50 426.00 375.50 7896.50
1971 364.00 211.50 512.00 605.00 905.20 a 1106.00 1156.82 a 964.00 887.00 691.50 447.50 232.00 8082.52
1972 0.00 z 283.00 601.00 796.00 896.42 a 1117.50 1132.50 1039.50 935.00 689.50 203.57 b 248.00 7941.99
1973 141.50 143.00 374.50 499.00 856.00 1041.00 1107.50 1154.50 884.00 555.50 g 0.00 z 301.00 6502.00
1974 182.00 0.00 z 602.50 683.00 1039.50 1111.00 1150.50 980.00 681.50 598.50 333.10 a 177.50 7539.10
1975 176.00 205.00 393.00 579.50 845.00 694.50 j 971.33 a 1098.50 817.50 801.00 185.50 k 52.50 n 5886.83
1976 210.91 c 0.00 z 469.50 690.56 c 790.00 1069.00 1010.00 1129.00 829.00 515.50 265.56 c 167.73 c 7146.75
1977 105.00 246.30 a 403.00 b 627.50 941.37 a 1140.50 1220.37 a 1228.50 1124.48 a 730.05 a 437.59 a 280.60 b 8485.25
1978 126.00 104.22 a 226.00 k 688.45 a 915.00 1119.00 1236.00 1128.50 820.86 a 652.00 330.00 a 168.00 7288.03
1979 70.50 203.00 375.00 634.14 a 820.50 990.50 1155.00 1043.50 947.00 849.00 279.50 257.00 7624.64
1980 234.00 289.00 414.00 573.00 855.00 1292.50 1344.37 a 1144.42 a 933.50 639.12 a 358.97 a 329.00 8406.87
1981 194.50 309.00 356.00 706.00 904.00 1138.50 1158.00 1020.00 894.50 693.00 552.41 a 337.50 8263.41
1982 228.00 257.00 519.00 671.50 833.50 1042.00 1191.00 1164.00 1000.00 641.00 342.50 165.33 a 8054.83
1983 161.50 211.00 401.00 510.50 853.50 998.50 1148.11 c 1174.00 970.50 666.00 429.00 160.00 7683.61
1984 133.00 283.00 449.00 644.00 974.00 1019.50 1128.50 1062.00 866.00 554.50 365.00 213.12 c 7691.62
1985 101.00 181.00 474.00 712.50 955.50 1079.50 1179.50 1239.50 902.00 601.00 434.50 223.00 8083.00
1986 273.83 a 379.04 a 554.00 799.50 919.50 942.00 1141.00 1113.00 900.50 593.00 297.00 116.00 8028.37
1987 200.50 230.00 325.00 530.50 818.50 1004.50 1155.00 1143.50 894.00 769.50 396.96 b 261.00 7728.96
1988 128.50 229.00 433.00 645.00 a 877.00 1095.50 1119.50 1072.50 960.00 746.50 0.00 z 187.00 7493.50
1989 251.50 263.50 595.72 a 740.50 1040.00 1068.00 1196.50 1115.50 838.00 770.50 477.00 113.00 8469.72
1990 231.00 331.50 414.00 628.00 922.00 1300.00 1073.00 1037.00 921.50 687.00 442.50 251.50 8239.00
1991 62.50 291.00 485.50 720.50 1012.00 1106.50 1061.00 1081.00 554.50 i 772.00 255.50 158.50 7006.00
1992 81.50 259.50 496.00 660.00 805.50 1024.00 1179.00 1104.00 1024.50 833.00 270.00 191.50 7928.50
1993 200.00 206.50 471.00 674.00 956.50 1125.50 1242.50 1214.00 932.50 680.50 311.50 272.00 8286.50
1994 248.00 299.00 497.50 686.00 887.00 1314.00 1314.00 1229.50 993.00 785.33 a 437.50 0.00 z 8690.83
1995 259.88 a 406.00 478.43 a 584.50 918.50 1048.50 1257.00 1169.00 894.50 794.50 477.50 283.50 8571.82
1996 235.00 400.00 371.00 639.00 1208.50 1173.50 1184.00 1096.50 861.00 697.00 435.50 355.00 8656.00
1997 204.00 137.00 507.00 472.00 855.00 1106.50 1239.50 1214.50 1020.50 670.00 362.00 135.50 7923.50
1998 290.50 214.50 365.00 592.50 1110.50 1281.50 1276.50 1147.00 1096.50 766.00 465.00 212.50 8818.00
1999 315.50 431.41 a 453.63 a 699.64 b 977.02 a 1100.36 b 1195.57 a 1005.50 g 967.50 b 810.81 b 613.00 224.48 b 7788.92
2000 355.00 346.00 f 538.88 a 769.66 a 1148.15 d 1077.32 b 1296.12 b 1266.00 1062.50 641.00 221.50 167.06 d 8543.18
2001 114.46 e 265.46 b 370.34 c 0.00 z 679.00 l 1251.96 b 1338.00 1221.50 0.00 z 816.00 446.38 a 230.43 a 6054.54
2002 264.02 a 173.50 368.50 796.50 1022.00 1234.50 1219.00 1258.50 998.50 634.00 313.00 0.00 z 8282.02
2003 270.50 205.50 508.00 759.50 999.00 1118.40 e 884.00 i 1241.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 437.50 260.18 c 5800.08
2004 192.00 176.50 512.00 626.54 d 820.00 f 892.50 f 0.00 z 798.50 i 0.00 z 484.50 i 202.00 h 177.00 f 1507.04
2005 203.00 f 158.00 f 298.50 j 0.00 z 570.50 j 234.50 x 1246.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 1246.00
2006 0.00 z 328.50 460.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 1212.50 1254.93 d 0.00 z 856.50 0.00 z 561.50 0.00 z 4674.43
2007 102.50 0.00 z 578.50 611.50 864.00 0.00 z 1181.50 1233.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 437.50 0.00 z 5008.50
2008 0.00 z 1.50 z 465.50 725.00 960.50 1277.00 1137.50 1133.50 859.00 753.50 452.00 158.00 j 7763.50
2009 202.50 h 0.00 z 530.50 689.00 952.00 1166.50 1232.00 1222.00 910.50 687.00 475.00 122.50 7987.00
2010 145.50 152.50 380.50 667.00 962.50 1273.00 1101.00 1230.50 1048.00 836.00 483.50 341.00 8621.00
2011 254.00 359.00 726.00 929.50 1035.50 1405.00 c 1366.00 1388.50 1066.61 b 791.50 465.00 89.00 9875.61
2012 299.00 238.00 614.00 837.00 1003.50 1267.50 1203.32 a 550.00 s 961.20 e 420.00 n 551.00 96.00 x 6974.52
2013 73.00 0.00 z 123.50 u 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 73.00
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN 218.15 269.95 465.56 683.56 949.56 1140.82 1200.16 1167.53 955.75 731.62 415.76 246.86 8477.50
S.D. 96.29 87.74 96.61 92.18 82.97 94.32 79.54 83.54 88.77 93.22 95.32 81.67 527.97
SKEW 0.45 0.47 0.12 0.15 0.47 0.47 -0.24 -0.11 -0.18 -0.38 -0.14 -0.02 0.55
MAX 455.50 456.50 726.00 929.50 1208.50 1405.00 1366.00 1388.50 1124.48 909.16 615.60 401.00 9875.61
MIN 62.50 104.22 228.00 472.00 790.00 942.00 971.33 964.00 681.50 515.50 203.57 89.00 7624.64
NO YRS 61 58 63 62 61 61 63 60 58 58 59 55 41