ABIQUIU DAM, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.9 48.7 56.4 63.9 73.8 84.9 88.7 86.6 79.9 69.0 54.6 45.0 66.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.0 54.5 65.4 72.2 80.3 90.0 94.3 89.4 85.6 76.9 63.5 52.4 94.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1989 1989 1996 1990 1980 2000 1983 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 35.2 43.6 50.2 58.0 68.8 80.4 84.6 81.1 74.5 59.1 45.5 36.2 35.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1998 1973 1975 1995 1995 1992 1999 1996 1984 2000 1992 1977
Mean Temperature (F) 29.5 34.8 42.3 49.1 58.7 68.7 73.3 71.6 64.5 53.4 40.6 31.4 51.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 37.3 41.4 49.2 55.6 65.2 72.9 76.2 74.5 68.4 58.4 46.7 37.8 76.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1989 1989 1996 1990 1980 2000 1998 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 21.8 29.2 37.7 44.0 55.5 64.1 70.7 69.0 61.8 46.8 34.3 21.9 21.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1985 1977 1975 1975 1983 1992 1993 1996 1984 2000 1976 1977
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.0 20.9 28.2 34.3 43.5 52.5 57.8 56.5 49.1 37.7 26.5 17.8 36.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.3 28.3 33.0 39.0 50.1 57.2 60.7 59.8 54.1 41.3 31.8 23.1 60.7
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1989 1989 1996 1994 1996 1995 1997 1972 1998 1980 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.4 13.7 20.8 29.0 38.6 47.3 53.8 53.4 44.2 32.9 20.0 5.8 5.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1982 1971 1984 1971 1983 1983 1974 1983 1976 1976 1976 1976
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.36 0.24 0.58 0.63 0.98 0.75 1.62 1.91 1.20 0.89 0.55 0.30 10.01
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.02 0.61 2.42 2.46 2.43 2.23 3.11 5.07 2.64 2.31 1.85 1.19 5.07
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1987 1973 1985 1992 1999 1999 1988 1971 1998 1991 1971 1988
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.57 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1991 1988 1989 1996 1980 1995 2000 2000 1995 1999 1988 1991
Heating Degree Days (F) 1103. 846. 704. 477. 216. 31. 0. 3. 72. 366. 734. 1042. 5594.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 19. 141. 255. 206. 56. 4. 0. 0. 681.

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