CARLSBAD CAVERN CITY AP, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 56.5 62.6 70.8 80.0 87.9 95.1 95.6 92.9 86.4 77.7 65.9 58.2 77.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.2 72.4 79.4 88.1 93.9 102.1 101.4 99.1 95.9 84.6 72.1 66.8 80.4
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1974 1978 1962 1990 1965 1977 1977 1979 1988 1977 1977
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.0 56.8 61.5 72.2 82.8 89.7 90.2 85.3 77.3 72.3 57.6 51.8 75.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1973 1969 1983 1987 1987 1990 1971 1974 1974 1976 1982 1987
Mean Temperature (F) 42.5 47.6 55.0 64.1 72.5 80.1 82.3 80.0 73.6 63.3 51.8 44.1 63.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 49.5 55.3 62.6 71.4 76.8 86.3 88.7 85.0 80.9 67.9 58.5 50.9 65.4
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1967 1978 1962 1990 1965 1977 1977 1963 1965 1977 1965
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 37.2 41.9 47.5 56.9 68.7 75.8 78.5 74.7 67.3 58.4 44.6 38.9 60.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1969 1983 1987 1987 1975 1971 1974 1976 1976 1989 1987
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 28.4 32.5 39.2 48.3 57.0 65.0 69.0 67.1 60.7 48.7 37.7 30.0 48.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.8 40.6 47.1 55.6 62.8 70.4 76.0 71.2 66.7 52.7 45.2 37.2 51.8
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1972 1967 1966 1990 1965 1969 1966 1962 1965 1965 1965
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.6 26.7 33.4 40.8 51.3 60.9 64.8 63.8 53.7 43.7 31.6 23.2 46.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1969 1973 1975 1983 1984 1981 1984 1976 1976 1989 1987
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.35 0.35 0.30 0.49 1.16 1.30 1.79 2.25 2.75 1.05 0.59 0.41 12.79
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.50 1.77 1.20 2.18 4.68 8.98 5.31 8.02 9.23 3.99 3.42 2.52 25.48
Year Highest Occurred 1968 1973 1968 1977 1987 1986 1988 1966 1974 1969 1978 1986 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.83
Year Lowest Occurred 1967 1972 1980 1986 1975 1990 1970 1962 1968 1979 1989 1977 1967
Heating Degree Days (F) 698. 487. 326. 123. 10. 0. 0. 0. 8. 111. 401. 648. 2812.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 16. 96. 242. 453. 536. 465. 266. 59. 0. 0. 2133.

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