CHACO CANYON NATL MON, 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 49.3 57.9 66.5 75.8 86.4 89.9 87.2 80.3 68.7 53.8 44.2 66.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.6 56.3 65.5 73.5 82.3 92.0 93.6 90.1 84.6 74.1 64.0 51.9 93.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 1989 1996 1974 1980 1995 1979 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.7 43.9 50.4 59.7 71.0 81.6 85.0 84.1 75.4 59.0 46.5 35.3 34.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1998 1973 1973 1979 1991 1983 1999 1986 1984 2000 1990 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 28.1 34.3 40.9 48.0 57.2 66.9 72.7 70.6 62.6 50.4 37.7 29.1 49.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 34.8 39.2 45.4 52.1 62.9 71.3 75.0 73.9 65.9 53.3 41.4 35.1 75.0
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1995 1989 2000 1996 1974 1978 1995 1997 1972 1978 1980 1978
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 21.6 29.6 36.9 43.2 53.7 62.4 69.2 68.7 59.1 46.8 31.6 19.0 19.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1974 1987 1973 1971 1983 1983 1987 1985 1984 1992 1990 1990
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.2 19.3 23.8 29.4 38.5 47.4 55.4 53.9 44.9 32.1 21.5 13.9 32.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.7 26.3 28.4 36.0 43.4 51.4 58.4 57.7 50.8 41.7 29.8 21.7 58.4
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1978 1978 1990 1996 1986 1977 1995 1997 1972 1978 1982 1977
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 5.6 11.5 17.3 24.1 32.7 41.9 50.9 49.3 40.8 26.1 12.7 1.3 1.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1974 1976 1974 1971 1973 1979 2000 1974 1975 1976 1976 1976
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.60 0.54 0.65 0.52 0.68 0.46 1.19 1.36 1.17 1.05 0.77 0.53 9.52
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.87 1.92 3.17 2.36 2.81 2.19 3.99 2.95 3.66 5.88 3.29 1.38 5.88
Year Highest Occurred 1989 1982 2000 1985 1982 1991 1998 1993 1982 1972 1986 1983 1972
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.40 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1994 1984 1997 1993 1996 1993 1993 1975 1979 1999 1989 1981 1994
Heating Degree Days (F) 1147. 860. 748. 512. 254. 53. 2. 5. 112. 454. 820. 1115. 6082.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 11. 109. 238. 176. 39. 0. 0. 0. 573.

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