ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.2 58.9 65.8 74.1 82.6 91.8 92.6 89.7 83.9 75.1 63.1 53.7 73.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 60.0 64.6 74.2 83.7 89.7 98.0 97.4 93.2 87.8 80.7 68.3 61.5 77.2
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1989 1989 1989 1990 1980 1962 1989 1979 1973 1977 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.3 52.1 59.7 67.2 79.0 87.2 88.5 86.4 80.8 68.0 56.3 48.3 72.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1966 1973 1973 1979 1965 1986 1988 1975 1984 1961 1967 1968
Mean Temperature (F) 40.3 45.1 51.7 59.5 68.1 77.3 79.9 77.4 71.4 61.4 49.7 41.0 60.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 46.3 49.3 58.3 66.6 74.3 82.5 84.2 80.8 75.1 65.1 53.3 47.2 62.5
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1986 1972 1989 1984 1990 1980 1969 1983 1988 1981 1977 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 35.6 36.4 45.9 54.1 65.0 72.9 76.1 74.4 68.6 57.0 44.3 37.6 58.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1964 1962 1973 1971 1967 1962 1968 1961 1970 1961 1967 1964
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.3 31.3 37.6 44.9 53.6 62.6 67.2 65.0 58.8 47.8 36.3 28.3 46.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 32.6 36.5 42.8 50.8 60.0 67.9 70.9 68.4 63.0 51.4 40.5 32.8 49.1
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1986 1972 1981 1984 1981 1980 1969 1983 1972 1985 1977 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.3 20.5 31.9 40.3 49.2 58.1 63.4 62.3 56.0 43.7 31.6 23.0 43.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1975 1967 1967 1962 1990 1968 1970 1976 1963 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.39 0.29 0.25 0.15 0.39 0.64 1.55 2.13 1.59 1.00 0.63 0.63 9.64
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.13 1.42 0.87 0.60 1.66 2.41 3.30 4.62 4.20 4.17 2.93 2.38 16.94
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1973 1990 1964 1981 1967 1964 1990 1975 1972 1978 1986 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.15 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.45
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1985 1972 1986 1977 1975 1980 1962 1989 1964 1970 1973 1970
Heating Degree Days (F) 766. 557. 418. 195. 37. 0. 0. 0. 0. 140. 459. 744. 3316.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 6. 30. 133. 369. 462. 384. 195. 29. 0. 0. 1608.

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