LOS LUNAS 3 SSW, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.5 57.1 64.8 73.2 80.8 89.8 92.0 89.3 83.2 73.7 60.8 51.1 72.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.2 62.7 73.4 80.7 86.3 95.8 95.8 93.9 88.0 78.8 66.0 58.5 75.0
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1989 1989 1990 1980 1962 1983 1979 1981 1981 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.2 44.1 58.9 67.0 77.6 84.5 88.9 85.2 79.8 66.7 54.5 44.1 69.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1964 1962 1973 1965 1965 1976 1968 1975 1984 1972 1971 1964
Mean Temperature (F) 34.1 39.8 46.7 54.3 62.5 71.3 76.2 74.0 66.7 55.7 43.7 35.1 55.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 39.7 44.5 52.3 60.4 68.5 75.8 78.5 77.1 71.9 59.1 46.6 39.9 56.8
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1980 1967 1989 1984 1990 1980 1969 1983 1988 1978 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 28.6 28.7 40.7 49.1 59.5 67.4 74.0 71.5 63.6 52.0 38.9 30.9 52.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1973 1975 1965 1976 1968 1961 1970 1976 1974 1964
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.7 22.5 28.5 35.4 44.1 52.7 60.3 58.6 50.3 37.7 26.6 19.0 37.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.0 29.6 33.1 41.6 50.8 57.0 63.5 62.2 55.8 44.7 33.3 24.5 40.2
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1980 1985 1990 1984 1986 1969 1969 1983 1972 1978 1984 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.0 13.2 21.5 30.7 40.6 48.3 56.7 54.2 46.0 33.5 19.8 12.5 34.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1969 1970 1972 1975 1987 1962 1961 1961 1976 1975 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.34 0.46 0.40 0.46 0.46 0.56 1.24 1.80 1.30 0.97 0.45 0.46 8.90
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.46 1.67 1.29 3.06 1.46 2.24 3.91 3.48 4.47 4.57 1.93 1.88 14.87
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1964 1973 1990 1976 1967 1974 1967 1988 1972 1986 1984 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.42
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1984 1971 1989 1970 1977 1982 1962 1968 1982 1989 1981 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 958. 706. 567. 325. 111. 7. 0. 0. 34. 288. 639. 927. 4562.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 34. 196. 347. 279. 85. 0. 0. 0. 941.

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