BITTER LAKES WL REFUGE, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.7 61.1 69.3 78.4 86.4 94.1 95.2 92.9 85.6 77.5 65.4 56.9 76.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.8 69.9 78.5 83.0 92.1 102.5 102.0 97.7 91.5 84.0 71.6 67.0 79.3
Year Highest Occurred 1967 1962 1967 1986 1962 1980 1980 1983 1983 1963 1981 1970 1963
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.4 53.0 57.9 71.0 82.3 89.9 88.6 87.1 76.3 71.2 55.5 48.5 74.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1969 1983 1976 1986 1975 1971 1974 1984 1961 1983 1978
Mean Temperature (F) 37.6 42.6 50.3 59.4 67.8 76.4 79.2 77.2 69.9 59.0 47.3 38.7 58.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 44.5 49.0 56.5 64.1 72.3 83.7 83.6 81.6 74.6 62.6 51.4 45.7 60.1
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1967 1967 1989 1990 1980 1969 1983 1963 1965 1970 1967
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 31.1 35.0 42.1 53.3 62.7 72.8 73.6 73.4 63.1 52.3 40.9 32.3 56.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1964 1969 1983 1975 1979 1975 1974 1974 1976 1976 1989 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.4 24.1 31.1 40.3 49.3 58.6 63.2 61.5 54.2 40.4 29.1 20.5 41.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.8 28.4 35.7 45.9 53.4 65.5 67.2 65.6 59.0 46.7 37.4 27.6 42.9
Year Highest Occurred 1965 1987 1985 1967 1989 1990 1966 1969 1990 1983 1978 1984 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.4 17.0 26.3 34.0 41.2 53.4 56.6 56.1 48.1 32.8 22.4 12.8 36.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1969 1975 1975 1975 1988 1975 1975 1976 1975 1989 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.43 0.48 0.33 0.46 0.97 1.75 1.89 2.52 1.96 1.10 0.62 0.49 13.00
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.15 1.54 1.63 2.41 3.81 5.96 5.15 7.19 5.68 5.61 2.02 2.11 23.72
Year Highest Occurred 1968 1975 1968 1966 1981 1978 1968 1977 1974 1983 1961 1969 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.88
Year Lowest Occurred 1970 1972 1988 1989 1983 1990 1963 1973 1968 1967 1989 1985 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 849. 627. 456. 195. 27. 0. 0. 0. 16. 197. 531. 815. 3713.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 27. 114. 342. 440. 378. 163. 11. 0. 0. 1475.

Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu