STATE UNIVERSITY, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.2 62.4 69.0 76.8 85.1 93.7 94.2 91.3 85.9 77.7 66.3 57.5 76.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.5 68.0 76.6 84.1 89.7 99.7 99.3 95.8 90.5 83.6 71.2 64.5 78.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1989 1984 1990 1980 1977 1983 1979 1965 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.4 55.9 62.9 69.0 81.2 90.4 90.8 87.9 82.5 70.8 59.6 51.4 75.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1962 1983 1980 1986 1974 1968 1978 1984 1961 1967 1973
Mean Temperature (F) 41.8 46.1 52.4 59.8 68.0 77.0 80.4 77.8 71.8 61.3 49.9 42.4 60.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 46.1 51.0 58.4 66.1 73.1 83.9 83.8 81.9 75.9 65.9 53.3 46.6 63.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1986 1972 1989 1984 1990 1980 1969 1983 1987 1988 1981 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 36.3 38.5 47.1 54.0 64.5 73.9 77.9 75.0 69.3 56.3 44.8 39.1 59.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1983 1975 1965 1974 1974 1974 1976 1976 1974 1964
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.4 29.8 35.8 42.8 51.0 60.3 66.6 64.3 57.6 44.9 33.5 27.2 45.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 31.1 35.9 40.6 49.7 56.4 68.1 69.6 68.4 61.9 51.0 38.6 32.7 47.8
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1986 1989 1990 1984 1990 1989 1969 1990 1972 1978 1984 1990
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.1 20.0 31.2 37.1 46.9 55.6 64.9 60.6 53.7 39.3 28.3 22.5 42.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1975 1975 1983 1985 1979 1968 1970 1976 1968 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.46 0.37 0.22 0.21 0.29 0.72 1.36 2.29 1.36 0.91 0.53 0.68 9.40
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.28 1.27 1.09 0.88 1.09 3.72 4.12 4.96 3.12 3.19 2.59 2.37 14.98
Year Highest Occurred 1985 1973 1968 1990 1984 1966 1973 1979 1974 1985 1978 1984 1978
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.32 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.44
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1984 1982 1989 1974 1989 1980 1964 1983 1979 1979 1980 1970
Heating Degree Days (F) 719. 529. 395. 184. 30. 0. 0. 0. 0. 144. 453. 701. 3155.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 28. 123. 360. 477. 397. 204. 29. 0. 0. 1618.

Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu