PORTALES, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.1 58.6 66.9 75.6 83.3 90.3 91.9 89.7 83.9 75.2 63.1 54.6 73.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.7 67.6 76.2 81.7 89.4 97.8 98.1 95.3 89.3 82.2 71.0 61.3 76.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1967 1967 1962 1990 1966 1969 1977 1963 1965 1980 1967
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.2 50.4 59.1 68.7 78.5 85.4 86.0 84.0 77.4 69.0 53.6 45.3 71.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1969 1973 1987 1988 1975 1971 1974 1984 1972 1983 1987
Mean Temperature (F) 37.8 41.9 49.3 58.1 66.6 74.8 77.7 75.7 69.4 59.0 47.2 38.9 58.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 44.7 49.3 57.1 63.5 70.4 81.8 81.8 79.5 73.7 63.3 53.2 44.7 59.8
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1967 1967 1974 1990 1966 1969 1983 1963 1965 1977 1977
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 32.7 35.4 42.9 51.2 63.2 71.6 74.1 72.3 64.3 53.7 39.9 31.4 56.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1964 1969 1973 1973 1979 1988 1971 1974 1976 1972 1983 1988
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.3 25.1 31.7 40.4 49.8 59.3 63.5 61.7 54.9 42.7 31.3 23.2 42.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.2 31.0 38.0 45.2 54.8 65.7 67.0 65.7 58.8 47.9 37.5 29.9 44.5
Year Highest Occurred 1968 1976 1967 1967 1977 1990 1980 1977 1990 1983 1978 1984 1977
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.0 19.3 25.6 33.6 45.9 55.8 59.9 59.6 51.1 38.2 24.8 17.2 40.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1974 1965 1973 1973 1973 1985 1979 1974 1976 1979 1989 1973
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.47 0.46 0.50 0.61 1.54 2.53 2.59 2.95 2.14 1.26 0.75 0.48 16.28
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.01 1.19 2.73 2.48 4.76 6.22 6.35 8.29 4.52 5.94 3.54 1.39 25.32
Year Highest Occurred 1987 1975 1985 1979 1984 1989 1973 1987 1988 1974 1978 1982 1987
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.12 0.07 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.39
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1970 1982 1989 1989 1990 1980 1983 1984 1989 1989 1990 1970
Heating Degree Days (F) 843. 647. 487. 226. 43. 0. 0. 0. 16. 195. 534. 809. 3800.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 19. 93. 298. 394. 332. 148. 9. 0. 0. 1293.

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