MULESHOE NWR, TEXAS

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 53.4 58.8 66.3 74.1 82.9 91.0 93.0 91.1 84.5 75.6 63.2 54.7 74.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 60.9 68.5 73.7 80.9 92.0 98.7 98.7 96.9 92.0 82.5 73.1 61.0 98.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 2000 1972 1978 1996 1990 1998 1983 2000 1979 1999 1977 1990
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.3 48.2 60.0 66.2 76.9 85.8 87.6 84.3 76.7 69.4 53.8 44.7 43.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1981 1997 1992 1986 1990 1971 1974 1984 1972 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 37.3 41.8 48.6 56.9 66.5 75.3 77.8 76.1 69.2 58.9 46.9 38.4 57.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 42.9 48.4 53.7 61.9 73.9 80.8 81.8 79.1 75.1 62.4 52.3 43.0 81.8
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1976 1974 1978 1996 1980 1980 1985 1998 1998 1999 1994 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 29.7 34.0 43.8 51.0 63.2 71.8 74.1 71.6 62.7 52.8 39.8 30.7 29.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1980 1983 1976 1983 1990 1971 1974 1976 1972 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.2 24.8 30.9 39.6 50.1 59.5 62.5 61.0 53.9 42.1 30.5 22.1 41.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.2 30.9 35.1 44.8 55.8 63.3 66.1 63.3 58.2 47.5 35.6 28.6 66.1
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1992 1985 1981 1996 1980 1993 1996 1998 1998 1983 1984 1993
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.8 19.9 25.0 33.9 45.0 55.7 59.6 58.5 48.6 35.7 25.1 16.5 15.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1978 1980 1983 1983 1983 1985 1974 1974 1976 1976 1989 1977
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.41 0.38 0.50 0.70 1.99 2.59 2.13 2.44 2.44 1.51 0.75 0.64 16.48
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.72 0.98 1.96 3.22 6.36 8.01 4.09 6.46 5.53 4.56 2.39 2.89 8.01
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1987 1985 1997 1999 1999 1972 1987 1985 1974 1998 1991 1999
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.07 0.23 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 2000 1997 1996 1989 1990 1998 1982 2000 1989 1999 1996 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 860. 650. 508. 262. 76. 4. 0. 1. 40. 208. 546. 825. 3980.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 17. 123. 311. 395. 343. 165. 18. 0. 0. 1372.

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