NEWKIRK, 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) 52.6 57.8 64.9 72.4 81.1 90.4 92.2 89.6 83.6 74.0 61.0 52.8 72.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 62.1 66.5 72.9 78.6 90.6 97.7 97.9 94.5 91.0 80.5 69.7 62.9 97.9
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1989 1989 1996 1990 1980 1995 2000 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.4 50.6 60.1 62.2 76.2 85.4 86.8 85.0 77.2 66.8 51.4 44.7 42.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1973 1997 1980 1986 1991 1971 1991 1984 1972 1997 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 37.6 42.0 48.6 56.0 65.0 74.5 77.8 75.8 69.0 58.4 46.2 38.2 57.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 44.2 49.1 53.7 62.3 73.2 80.5 83.2 80.1 73.7 61.7 51.7 46.3 83.2
Year Highest Occurred 1986 2000 1974 1981 1996 1990 1980 1995 1983 1979 1973 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 30.4 36.2 44.9 49.0 61.0 70.5 74.1 71.4 65.0 53.1 39.4 32.3 30.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1998 1973 1983 1992 1991 1971 1991 1976 1972 1997 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 22.6 26.2 32.2 39.6 48.9 58.5 63.3 61.9 54.4 42.7 31.4 23.5 42.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.4 33.1 37.1 46.7 55.8 63.2 68.5 65.6 58.7 46.5 37.3 29.6 68.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 2000 1986 1981 1996 1990 1980 1995 1983 1974 1978 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.4 21.9 28.0 33.3 43.9 54.5 59.6 57.8 51.5 37.5 25.4 15.7 15.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1989 1977 1973 1983 1992 1989 1971 1974 1976 1976 1989 1989
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.37 0.39 0.69 0.99 1.48 1.68 2.80 2.77 1.68 1.45 0.66 0.55 15.51
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.23 1.44 2.76 5.72 3.31 5.12 7.63 6.58 4.42 6.36 2.71 3.05 7.63
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1987 2000 1999 1999 1978 1990 1972 1982 2000 1986 1997 1990
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.37 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 2000 1996 1996 1998 1998 1987 1994 2000 1980 1999 1993 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 849. 645. 510. 286. 101. 6. 0. 1. 29. 219. 563. 833. 4042.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 16. 101. 290. 395. 334. 149. 12. 0. 0. 1297.

Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu