ALCALDE, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.8 51.3 59.0 68.1 76.9 86.2 89.7 86.7 80.2 70.6 56.9 46.4 68.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 56.6 57.2 68.1 75.1 83.5 90.3 93.8 89.6 85.0 75.6 62.3 56.6 70.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1989 1974 1974 1980 1962 1983 1977 1981 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.9 42.6 53.6 59.5 73.1 82.0 85.3 81.9 73.4 61.1 49.3 39.2 66.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1973 1983 1979 1965 1990 1968 1966 1984 1972 1971 1984
Mean Temperature (F) 30.0 36.0 42.6 50.4 58.7 67.3 72.7 70.4 62.9 52.2 40.4 31.6 51.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 38.7 40.6 48.6 56.0 63.2 70.3 75.5 73.4 66.4 55.4 43.5 38.9 52.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1986 1986 1989 1984 1974 1980 1983 1983 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 24.2 28.2 36.1 44.7 55.2 64.3 70.0 66.9 59.3 47.7 35.3 24.2 49.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1962 1973 1975 1983 1990 1974 1966 1970 1979 1976 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.2 20.6 26.1 32.7 40.4 48.4 55.7 54.0 45.5 33.7 23.8 16.7 34.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.3 27.1 32.3 37.8 45.2 51.8 59.3 59.4 49.4 38.5 30.8 24.6 36.7
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1986 1986 1986 1984 1989 1967 1982 1982 1974 1978 1986 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 5.3 13.8 17.9 27.7 35.9 45.4 51.9 49.9 39.5 29.3 16.9 6.4 31.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1962 1975 1983 1975 1987 1962 1971 1961 1976 1976 1976
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.41 0.37 0.40 0.48 0.69 0.77 1.37 1.88 1.43 0.83 0.65 0.43 9.71
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.20 1.05 1.31 1.70 2.59 2.72 3.25 4.83 3.66 2.45 3.98 1.61 16.16
Year Highest Occurred 1962 1986 1985 1985 1986 1966 1977 1967 1988 1989 1978 1990 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.95
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1984 1981 1982 1984 1981 1983 1982 1984 1975 1989 1988 1984
Heating Degree Days (F) 1085. 812. 694. 438. 200. 25. 0. 6. 96. 397. 738. 1035. 5526.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 5. 94. 239. 174. 33. 0. 0. 0. 545.

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