ELK, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.6 57.5 63.2 70.3 77.3 84.3 84.3 81.8 76.7 71.2 62.2 56.0 70.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 63.0 63.8 71.1 76.2 84.1 91.3 89.9 86.9 84.2 79.1 68.8 62.5 71.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1974 1989 1974 1980 1980 1977 1977 1979 1981 1981 1977
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.1 49.5 55.5 62.4 73.5 79.8 79.5 76.4 70.6 63.2 54.3 50.6 68.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1964 1969 1983 1987 1984 1976 1984 1974 1984 1972 1982 1984
Mean Temperature (F) 37.6 40.4 45.7 52.7 60.1 67.8 70.1 68.2 62.5 54.4 44.9 39.0 53.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 45.2 45.6 51.9 56.6 66.0 73.4 74.2 71.2 67.0 57.9 49.7 44.3 55.0
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1974 1972 1974 1980 1980 1982 1983 1979 1965 1970 1972
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 33.1 32.7 39.0 46.6 57.1 64.8 66.6 65.4 59.3 48.3 38.5 34.4 51.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1964 1969 1983 1983 1962 1976 1990 1974 1976 1979 1989 1976
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.6 23.3 28.2 35.1 42.8 51.1 55.9 54.6 48.3 37.4 27.5 21.9 37.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 28.2 28.4 33.2 38.6 47.9 55.4 59.5 56.6 52.8 43.3 33.8 27.4 39.3
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1972 1985 1974 1980 1969 1982 1983 1983 1983 1977 1972
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.2 15.8 22.5 30.8 38.5 47.4 51.2 51.3 44.2 31.4 21.7 15.8 35.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1969 1983 1983 1962 1987 1990 1988 1976 1979 1989 1987
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.50 0.65 0.40 0.61 1.00 1.83 2.55 3.71 3.08 1.16 0.74 0.72 16.95
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.35 1.68 1.46 3.27 3.62 12.43 7.43 7.49 10.03 5.20 2.68 3.09 34.55
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1981 1968 1966 1986 1986 1962 1984 1974 1974 1961 1982 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 0.55 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.84
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1972 1988 1989 1974 1964 1987 1962 1968 1982 1989 1981 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 849. 689. 598. 369. 163. 26. 8. 11. 100. 329. 603. 806. 4551.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 11. 110. 166. 110. 25. 0. 0. 0. 422.

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