ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 35ø 03' N LONGITUDE:106ø 37' W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 5311 BARO 5313 TIME ZONE: MOUNTAIN WBAN: 23050

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






56

56



46.8
21.7
34.2

69
1994
-17
1971


53.5
26.4
40.0

76
1986
-5
1951


61.4
32.2
46.9

85
1971
8
1948


70.8
39.6
55.2

89
1989
19
1980


79.7
48.6
64.2

98
1951
28
1975


90.0
58.3
74.2

107
1994
40
1980


92.5
64.4
79.5

105
1980
52
1985


89.0
62.6
75.9

101
1979
50
1992


81.9
55.2
68.6

100
1979
37
1971


71.0
43.0
57.0

91
1979
21
1991


57.3
31.2
443

77
1975
-7
1976


47.5
23.1
35.3

72
1958
-7
1990


70.1
42.2
56.2

107
JUN 1994
-17
JAN 1971
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




955
0

700
0

561
0

301
7

89
64

0
279

0
419

0
338

18
126

259
11

621
0

921
0

4425
1244
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
56
72
72
73
77
79
83
76
76
79
79
76
71
76
MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
90 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

56


56
56
56

56

56
56

56


35
35

35
35

4.9


12.8
7.8
10.4

4.1

1.0
0.1

1.1


0.0
2.1

28.6
0.4

5.1


10.9
7.7
9.7

4.1

0.9
0.3

1.0


0.0
0.6

21.9
0.0

5.1


11.3
9.6
10.1

4.6

0.6
0.9

0.6


0.0
0.1

15.0
0.0

4.6


12.5
9.5
8.0

3.3

0.2
1.5

0.3


0.0
0.0

4.2
0.0

4.3


13.9
10.4
6.6

4.6

0.*
4.0

0.*


2.4
0.0

0.2
0.0

3.4


17.4
8.7
3.9

3.9

0.0
5.1

0.*


17.2
0.0

0.0
0.0

4.5


12.1
14.1
4.8

8.7

0.0
10.7

0.1


23.3
0.0

0.0
0.0

4.4


13.3
12.5
5.2

9.6

0.0
10.9

0.*


16.3
0.0

0.0
0.0

3.6


16.6
7.8
5.6

5.8

0.0
4.6

0.1


3.9
0.0

0.0
0.0

3.5


17.3
7.8
6.0

4.7

0.*
2.2

0.3


0.1
0.0

2.0
0.0

4.0


15.1
7.7
7.2

3.5

0.5
0.6

0.6


0.0
0.2

16.1
.0.1

4.6


13.9
7.3
9.8

4.3

0.9
0.2

1.6


0.0
1.7

28.1
0.1

4.3


167.1
110.9
87.2

61.1

4.2
41.2

5.7


63.2
4.7

116.1
0.5
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
23
838.9
838.0
835.4
835.7
836.0
837.9
840.2
840.7
840.3
839.8
838.9
839.2
838.4
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

35
35
35
35

70
50
40
61

65
44
32
53

57
34
25
44

49
26
19
35

49
26
19
35

46
24
18
33

59
33
27
47

66
40
31
53

62
40
31
52

61
37
29
48

65
42
36
54

70
50
43
61

60
37
29
48
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



56

56

56


56

56



0.44
1.32
1978
T
1970
0.87
1962

9.5
1973
5.1
1973


0.46
1.82
1993
T
1984
0.80
1993

10.3
1986
6.0
1986


0.54
2.18
1973
T
1966
1.11
1973

13.9
1973
10.7
1973


0.52
1.97
1942
T
1993
1.66
1969

8.1
1973
10.9
1988


0.50
3.07
1941
T
1945
1.14
1969

1.0
1979
1.0
1979


0.59
2.57
1986
T
1975
1.64
1952

T
1992
T
1992


1.37
3.33
1968
0.08
1980
1.77
1961

T
1990
T
1990


1.64
3.30
1967
T
1962
2.13
1994

T
1993
T
1993


1.00
2.63
1988
T
1957
1.92
1955

T
1971
T
1971


0.89
3.08
1972
0.00
1952
1.80
1969

3.2
1986
3.2
1986


0.43
1.93
1991
0.00
1949
1.67
1991

9.3
1940
5.5
1946


0.50
1.85
1959
0.00
1981
1.35
1958

14.7
1959
14.2
1958


8.88
3.33
JUL 1968
0.00
DEC 1981
2.13
AUG 1994

14.7
DEC 1959
14.2
DEC 1958
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

56



11



12
12


8.0

N

09
52
1990

E
70
1990

8.8

N

09
40
1989

W
63
1984

9.9

SE

19
49
1991

SW
77
1991

10.7

S

17
46
1985

E
64
1990

10.5

S

28
46
1986

SW
70
1991

9.8

S

16
40
1991

N
68
1992

8.9

SE

36
52
1990

N
72
1990

8.1

SE

27
41
1990

E
63
1989

8.4

SE

25
40
1985

W
61
1985

8.2

SE

10
38
1991

S
52
1994

7.9

N

27
48
1988

W
63
1988

7.6

N

09
47
1987

E
71
1987

8.9

SE

09
52
JAN 1990

SW
77
MAR 1991
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.