EL RITO, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.1 46.0 53.2 62.4 71.2 80.6 84.6 81.8 76.3 66.3 52.3 42.8 63.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 51.9 53.9 61.4 71.1 76.6 85.5 89.7 86.3 82.8 73.9 58.6 52.6 66.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1981 1972 1989 1974 1981 1963 1962 1963 1963 1962 1980 1963
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 33.5 38.8 48.2 55.7 67.3 76.1 80.6 77.5 72.3 55.8 43.5 36.3 60.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1973 1973 1980 1969 1986 1968 1986 1984 1972 1971 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 27.9 32.8 38.9 47.0 55.1 63.6 69.0 66.7 60.8 51.0 38.9 30.1 48.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 38.3 37.9 44.6 54.3 59.2 68.1 72.3 68.8 66.5 57.0 42.5 38.6 50.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1989 1974 1990 1963 1970 1990 1963 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 22.6 24.9 34.4 41.6 51.7 60.0 66.1 63.8 57.9 44.1 32.1 25.9 46.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1964 1962 1973 1980 1970 1986 1968 1961 1984 1979 1967 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.7 19.5 24.6 31.4 38.8 46.6 53.2 51.6 45.3 35.7 25.5 17.3 33.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.6 24.0 28.9 37.5 42.1 52.4 56.5 54.2 54.0 40.2 31.2 24.6 36.0
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1986 1989 1988 1971 1971 1990 1990 1972 1987 1980 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.6 10.9 17.5 26.8 34.5 42.3 50.1 48.7 41.9 31.0 19.7 12.4 31.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1970 1977 1970 1987 1965 1968 1970 1979 1968 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.71 0.63 0.74 0.71 0.79 0.88 1.75 2.20 1.31 1.10 0.79 0.60 12.21
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.12 1.78 2.24 2.41 2.31 3.07 3.82 6.85 3.16 4.33 2.88 1.57 17.74
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1963 1973 1977 1979 1966 1969 1967 1971 1972 1978 1984 1969
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.20 0.23 0.13 0.05 0.00 0.00 8.10
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1977 1966 1967 1975 1980 1987 1962 1968 1967 1989 1963 1962
Heating Degree Days (F) 1150. 902. 809. 540. 307. 92. 5. 20. 143. 434. 783. 1082. 6267.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 50. 129. 73. 17. 0. 0. 0. 269.

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