FRUITLAND, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.4 50.7 59.5 69.0 78.3 88.1 92.3 89.5 82.1 70.6 55.5 43.7 68.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.1 59.1 69.5 76.2 84.8 95.3 97.5 93.7 88.4 76.7 63.6 50.5 70.6
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1976 1972 1962 1963 1961 1963 1962 1979 1963 1973 1980 1976
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.0 43.0 51.6 62.1 74.5 83.3 89.2 84.2 76.9 61.4 47.4 36.0 66.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1982 1964 1983 1979 1967 1986 1968 1986 1984 1979 1978 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 28.6 36.3 43.3 50.8 59.6 68.8 75.0 72.9 64.7 53.2 40.9 30.7 52.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 35.3 41.7 48.2 57.2 65.1 76.5 80.7 77.9 67.9 58.6 46.4 36.0 55.1
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1976 1965 1962 1966 1961 1961 1961 1963 1963 1965 1977 1961
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 21.5 30.3 35.3 41.9 51.6 64.6 68.9 66.1 58.4 48.4 34.4 22.5 48.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1964 1975 1975 1973 1975 1975 1975 1984 1979 1990 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.7 21.8 27.2 32.7 40.8 49.5 57.7 56.2 47.3 35.8 26.4 17.6 35.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.5 26.9 41.5 38.2 47.2 57.6 64.4 63.2 52.3 42.4 35.9 25.3 39.9
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1983 1965 1962 1966 1961 1961 1961 1990 1972 1961 1965 1965
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 6.0 14.3 19.0 19.0 27.9 44.1 48.0 43.5 35.6 30.6 20.1 8.7 28.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1964 1964 1975 1975 1973 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1990 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.62 0.60 0.72 0.55 0.41 0.24 0.74 0.92 0.99 1.01 0.77 0.69 8.26
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.71 2.22 1.93 1.78 1.13 0.93 4.17 2.61 2.53 4.89 2.64 1.51 15.43
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1987 1973 1985 1978 1965 1986 1971 1969 1972 1986 1966 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.24
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1972 1971 1989 1989 1989 1980 1964 1979 1964 1989 1989 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1128. 804. 673. 431. 197. 32. 0. 6. 72. 366. 723. 1063. 5495.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 30. 146. 313. 251. 63. 0. 0. 0. 803.

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