CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 56.8 62.8 70.6 79.3 86.5 93.8 94.6 92.6 86.0 78.2 67.3 58.7 77.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.3 74.1 78.1 85.1 92.2 101.1 101.1 97.3 94.7 85.0 76.3 68.4 79.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1974 1978 1962 1990 1980 1977 1977 1979 1981 1981 1977
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.3 56.6 61.3 72.2 81.3 88.8 89.9 86.2 76.6 72.3 57.0 52.6 75.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1969 1983 1976 1986 1976 1971 1974 1976 1961 1989 1968
Mean Temperature (F) 41.7 47.0 54.2 63.1 71.1 78.8 81.0 79.3 72.6 62.5 51.7 43.7 62.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 48.0 54.6 60.0 68.1 74.9 85.3 85.8 83.2 78.6 66.0 56.2 50.0 63.7
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1974 1978 1974 1990 1980 1977 1977 1963 1965 1981 1977
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 36.5 40.5 47.1 56.6 65.5 75.1 77.4 75.0 65.5 55.7 42.7 38.1 60.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1969 1973 1976 1979 1976 1971 1974 1976 1976 1989 1976
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.5 31.1 37.7 46.8 55.5 63.6 67.4 65.9 59.2 46.8 36.1 28.6 47.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 32.5 36.0 41.8 51.9 58.9 69.5 70.5 69.4 62.7 52.5 42.3 34.7 48.9
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1974 1963 1984 1990 1980 1969 1990 1983 1978 1984 1990
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.6 24.4 32.5 39.6 49.6 59.8 64.3 62.6 53.6 39.1 25.5 23.5 44.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1965 1973 1976 1973 1961 1961 1975 1976 1976 1989 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.37 0.46 0.34 0.62 1.16 1.59 1.76 2.08 2.67 1.17 0.64 0.46 13.32
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.73 1.83 1.26 3.55 3.36 5.69 5.37 7.70 12.27 5.78 4.51 2.38 24.23
Year Highest Occurred 1968 1973 1968 1981 1984 1986 1975 1984 1980 1974 1978 1982 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.47
Year Lowest Occurred 1970 1984 1982 1986 1975 1976 1989 1973 1968 1988 1989 1981 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 722. 504. 345. 120. 11. 0. 0. 0. 10. 119. 404. 660. 2895.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 10. 63. 200. 414. 496. 443. 238. 41. 5. 0. 1910.

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