ALEMAN RCH, 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) 54.9 60.8 67.6 75.2 83.6 92.7 92.6 89.6 84.3 74.5 62.6 54.2 74.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 61.4 66.6 75.1 82.6 91.3 98.1 97.2 93.6 90.3 80.0 70.3 60.5 98.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1999 1972 1989 1996 1994 1980 1994 2000 1995 1999 1981 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.7 54.0 62.6 68.2 77.5 89.4 88.8 85.6 80.6 67.8 55.0 48.8 48.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1973 1973 1983 1992 1979 1991 1988 1972 1984 2000 1982 1992
Mean Temperature (F) 39.3 43.9 49.7 56.7 65.4 74.6 77.6 75.4 69.2 58.3 46.5 39.1 58.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 43.2 49.2 54.8 61.6 71.8 80.0 80.6 79.3 74.5 61.5 51.0 43.2 80.6
Year Highest Occurred 2000 1996 1972 1989 2000 1990 1980 1995 1998 1988 1995 1981 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 35.5 39.3 45.2 51.9 61.0 71.1 75.0 71.7 65.8 52.6 41.3 35.4 35.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1977 1983 1975 1992 1975 1974 1974 1976 1972 1974 1974
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.7 26.9 31.8 38.2 47.2 56.5 62.5 61.1 54.0 42.1 30.4 24.0 41.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 30.5 32.4 35.5 43.8 53.3 62.3 66.7 65.0 59.8 47.1 37.5 29.4 66.7
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1996 1995 1990 2000 1990 1996 1995 1997 1972 1978 1994 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.8 18.3 26.3 33.9 41.2 50.5 57.8 56.9 50.2 35.9 23.0 18.4 18.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1974 1977 1975 1975 1983 1971 1974 1987 1973 1979 1989 1974
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.48 0.38 0.34 0.20 0.54 0.68 2.30 2.29 1.49 1.11 0.66 0.86 11.33
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.56 1.57 1.06 0.75 4.19 2.29 4.88 4.60 4.41 3.97 3.74 4.34 4.88
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1988 2000 1983 1992 2000 1996 1993 1975 1974 1978 1991 1996
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 2000 1996 1995 1998 1998 1980 1983 1973 1995 1999 1996 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 796. 592. 474. 260. 83. 4. 0. 1. 29. 221. 555. 803. 3818.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 12. 95. 292. 389. 323. 153. 13. 0. 0. 1277.

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