MC CARTY 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) 48.8 53.6 61.4 69.2 77.5 86.4 90.0 87.8 81.3 71.0 58.6 49.7 69.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.8 62.4 69.1 75.4 86.1 95.9 96.1 93.8 88.2 76.3 67.4 58.1 96.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1981 1996 1990 1980 2000 2000 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.2 41.8 57.1 59.1 74.0 80.0 85.2 83.3 74.8 63.4 49.0 38.1 38.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1990 1997 1980 1989 1991 1971 1974 1984 1972 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 35.0 39.4 46.2 54.1 62.8 71.9 75.9 74.2 67.1 56.1 44.3 36.1 55.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 42.2 46.0 51.1 60.0 69.4 78.5 80.6 79.0 73.0 59.8 51.0 42.7 80.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 2000 1974 1981 1996 1990 1980 2000 1998 1991 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 26.1 31.0 42.5 46.9 59.7 67.4 72.4 70.4 61.5 50.3 37.0 26.4 26.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1996 1997 1983 1989 1975 1974 1974 1976 1972 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.1 25.1 31.0 38.9 48.1 57.3 61.7 60.5 52.8 41.1 29.9 22.4 40.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.6 29.8 35.3 44.5 52.7 61.0 65.0 64.1 57.9 45.1 34.5 27.3 65.0
Year Highest Occurred 1986 2000 1986 1981 1996 1990 1980 2000 1998 1998 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.9 19.4 26.6 33.9 44.4 53.5 59.5 56.6 48.1 35.0 24.0 14.6 13.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1996 1973 1983 1983 1976 1974 1974 1976 1976 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.42 0.45 0.68 0.78 2.48 2.12 2.76 2.45 1.64 1.29 0.57 0.38 16.02
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.68 2.31 2.00 4.40 5.58 5.79 6.54 6.89 4.81 5.13 2.28 1.60 6.89
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1990 2000 1997 1986 1989 1991 1987 1991 2000 1986 1997 1987
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.38 0.06 0.07 0.73 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1998 2000 1996 1996 1998 1990 1987 1985 2000 1975 1989 1976 1998
Heating Degree Days (F) 932. 718. 582. 340. 125. 17. 0. 3. 58. 282. 622. 897. 4576.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 10. 58. 223. 336. 286. 119. 5. 0. 0. 1037.

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