RUIDOSO, 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) 49.5 52.4 58.0 65.1 73.1 81.5 80.4 78.6 74.6 66.5 56.6 50.2 65.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.4 57.6 65.1 71.4 81.8 88.1 85.5 82.4 79.7 71.5 62.9 57.8 88.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1989 1996 1980 1980 1994 2000 1979 1981 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.7 46.0 51.0 56.9 68.0 76.5 75.8 73.9 71.5 58.7 46.8 42.4 42.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1997 1998 1973 1983 1987 1986 1991 1971 1978 1984 2000 1997 1997
Mean Temperature (F) 34.7 37.1 41.7 47.6 54.8 62.6 64.5 63.6 58.8 50.0 40.6 34.9 49.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 38.4 41.9 46.0 52.1 61.4 67.9 67.4 66.5 62.1 53.8 44.6 41.2 67.9
Year Highest Occurred 2000 1996 1989 2000 1996 1980 2000 1977 1998 1987 1973 1977 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 31.7 34.0 38.0 41.8 50.2 59.2 61.5 60.6 56.0 45.8 33.9 29.1 29.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1997 1974 1973 1983 1975 1983 1991 1990 1991 1976 2000 1997 1997
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.8 21.8 25.4 30.0 36.5 43.7 48.6 48.5 43.0 33.4 24.5 19.6 32.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.1 28.3 29.4 34.2 41.0 48.1 51.8 52.6 47.0 40.1 32.1 26.2 52.6
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1996 1995 1996 1996 1996 2000 1977 1997 1972 1978 1977 1977
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.0 16.2 22.1 24.8 30.6 38.5 45.8 44.4 38.6 28.7 17.5 15.7 15.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1974 1988 1973 1975 1983 1987 1990 1984 1973 1976 1997 1976
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.32 1.16 1.03 0.68 1.07 2.16 3.71 4.40 2.68 1.80 1.02 1.68 22.71
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.52 2.53 4.46 2.97 3.06 6.54 6.48 11.36 5.54 6.98 2.94 8.88 11.36
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1987 1975 1977 1997 2000 1991 1984 1982 1985 1994 1978 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 1.15 1.60 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 1999 1984 1974 1998 1990 1987 1983 2000 1995 1999 1981 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 940. 781. 722. 524. 322. 108. 53. 74. 193. 467. 734. 933. 5851.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 37. 38. 28. 6. 0. 0. 0. 115.

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