CARLSBAD CAVERNS, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.8 59.0 65.7 74.8 81.9 89.0 89.7 87.6 81.3 73.8 63.9 56.5 73.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 61.2 67.1 73.8 80.5 87.2 98.0 96.5 92.8 89.6 80.2 69.9 64.4 75.2
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1974 1972 1962 1990 1980 1985 1977 1979 1981 1970 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 45.6 52.0 56.8 68.4 76.6 82.9 82.6 81.6 71.8 67.1 55.9 49.6 71.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1973 1969 1983 1976 1986 1975 1971 1974 1976 1972 1986 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 43.4 47.1 53.6 62.1 69.5 76.1 77.6 76.2 70.4 62.5 52.8 45.4 61.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 50.1 53.9 61.0 66.8 73.6 83.4 83.4 80.5 77.5 67.5 58.4 52.2 63.1
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1967 1967 1989 1990 1980 1969 1977 1963 1981 1970 1967
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 36.0 41.7 45.0 55.8 65.5 71.4 71.4 71.1 62.8 56.1 45.2 38.8 59.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1969 1983 1976 1986 1975 1971 1974 1976 1972 1989 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 32.0 35.1 41.5 49.4 57.0 63.2 65.5 64.7 59.4 51.2 41.7 34.2 49.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 39.0 41.6 49.3 55.5 61.2 68.9 71.2 68.8 65.4 57.6 48.0 39.9 51.7
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1967 1967 1974 1980 1966 1964 1977 1963 1966 1970 1967
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.9 28.4 33.2 43.1 52.2 58.8 60.1 60.5 53.7 45.1 34.5 25.3 47.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1969 1983 1983 1983 1975 1971 1974 1976 1972 1989 1983
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.42 0.50 0.34 0.54 1.44 1.94 2.04 2.87 3.65 1.26 0.59 0.46 16.05
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.49 2.44 1.67 2.66 5.11 16.93 5.15 11.71 12.37 4.03 2.20 1.81 33.01
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1987 1968 1963 1965 1986 1976 1966 1978 1969 1968 1986 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.04 0.20 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.25
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1974 1972 1986 1967 1990 1966 1976 1968 1989 1989 1985 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 670. 501. 367. 136. 16. 0. 0. 0. 19. 141. 375. 608. 2833.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 14. 49. 156. 333. 391. 347. 181. 64. 9. 0. 1544.

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