SANDIA PARK, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.4 46.8 52.7 62.0 71.6 82.1 84.7 80.9 74.3 64.5 52.0 43.8 63.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.9 53.1 62.7 68.8 78.0 88.1 91.1 86.5 81.0 70.3 59.2 52.3 65.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1967 1989 1984 1974 1980 1969 1983 1979 1966 1980 1966
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.9 36.7 46.8 53.6 67.2 77.8 79.7 77.7 70.3 54.6 44.3 37.8 61.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1965 1973 1987 1986 1986 1968 1974 1984 1972 1967 1964
Mean Temperature (F) 30.3 34.4 39.9 47.8 56.6 65.9 69.5 66.9 60.6 50.6 39.7 32.0 49.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 36.0 40.7 47.9 52.5 61.9 70.2 74.4 71.0 66.0 56.9 44.7 39.9 52.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1981 1970 1980 1980 1962 1983 1963 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 25.5 26.1 33.1 41.6 53.1 62.1 65.2 63.4 56.6 44.8 34.4 26.1 47.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1964 1969 1973 1987 1987 1986 1990 1988 1984 1972 1967 1987
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.0 22.1 27.1 33.6 41.5 49.6 54.2 52.8 47.0 36.7 27.4 20.1 35.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.0 29.0 33.3 38.4 46.6 53.1 57.6 57.3 51.4 45.0 31.9 28.2 38.8
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1962 1974 1962 1963 1980 1980 1962 1963 1963 1973 1977 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.4 15.5 19.1 27.9 38.3 44.2 49.3 48.5 41.8 31.9 22.7 13.7 32.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1964 1969 1961 1990 1987 1987 1990 1968 1968 1976 1990 1987
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.16 1.32 1.42 1.02 1.14 1.03 2.96 2.89 1.96 1.55 1.23 1.32 19.00
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.75 2.62 3.61 3.25 3.47 3.21 6.18 5.23 4.05 5.57 4.13 4.38 28.59
Year Highest Occurred 1974 1986 1985 1988 1969 1986 1962 1963 1982 1972 1986 1965 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.02 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.95 0.13 0.00 0.01 0.00 10.67
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1984 1972 1972 1984 1975 1984 1962 1968 1975 1989 1981 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1076. 857. 778. 516. 269. 55. 18. 33. 149. 446. 759. 1023. 5979.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 9. 82. 157. 92. 17. 0. 0. 0. 357.

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