BITTER LAKES WL REFUGE, NM

Average of Minimum Temperature (Degrees Fahrenheit)

(290992)

File last updated on April 18, 2024
a = 1 day missing, b = 2 days missing, c = 3 days, ..etc..,
z = 26 or more days missing, A = Accumulations present
Long-term means based on columns; thus, the monthly row may not
sum (or average) to the long-term annual value.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF MISSING DAYS : 5
Individual Months not used for annual or monthly statistics if more than 5 days are missing.
Individual Years not used for annual statistics if any month in that year has more than 5 days missing.

YEAR(S)	JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC		ANN
1950	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	22.43	a	22.43	k
1951	18.45		22.93		32.00		39.77		47.00	k	61.36	s	65.35		63.16		53.50		44.13		27.70		24.71		39.17	b
1952	28.29		25.79		28.26		42.63		49.00		64.00		62.65		63.29		52.57		35.00		26.83		19.26		41.46
1953	24.32		20.61		34.06		39.80		44.87		59.27		62.84		59.03		48.17		39.94		24.86	a	12.96	f	41.62	a
1954	20.84		26.79		31.61		43.87		51.26		59.97		63.32		62.10	a	56.30		44.90		29.97		21.19		42.68
1955	23.77		25.92	c	31.61		42.57		-----	z	-----	z	62.94		60.77		53.50		40.84		29.07		23.84		39.48	b
1956	21.86	b	19.45		30.87		37.10		48.84		61.83		62.19		57.97		51.23		42.39		23.27		19.45		39.70
1957	23.16		36.46		33.48		38.52	a	47.29		57.43		62.39		60.84		50.33		44.06		30.43		21.20	a	42.13
1958	23.94		29.54		32.03		41.37		51.86	b	61.90		63.77		61.68		55.60		43.29		28.63		16.84		42.54
1959	17.77		22.68		25.47	a	38.67		48.17	b	57.50		59.42		60.23		49.13		36.00		20.80		26.48		38.53
1960	22.23		23.41		32.42		40.60		47.16		60.50		62.13		60.68		53.83		40.87		30.63		20.00		41.21
1961	18.35		25.29		32.19		38.87		49.03		58.20		60.32		60.74		52.93		37.19		27.27		25.10		40.46
1962	18.65		29.79		30.16		41.07		48.26		56.63		62.48		57.87		55.97		41.34	b	28.20		23.03		41.12
1963	11.00		24.71		29.48		42.07		49.13		59.07		65.26		62.71		56.77		41.35		28.50		18.10		40.68
1964	14.27	a	18.66		30.50	a	36.13		50.16		56.00		62.45		60.40	a	56.03		38.48		28.90	i	20.78	h	42.31	b
1965	26.38	e	21.79		27.68	c	43.68	b	52.35	e	60.72	e	65.64	f	61.89	d	52.40	j	36.85	e	34.07	c	27.19		39.26	b
1966	15.26		22.54		30.60	a	41.97		51.11	m	59.75	b	67.26		63.03	a	56.23	h	37.05	j	30.18	m	16.00	p	42.91	e
1967	20.24	f	23.52	c	35.29	g	45.95	h	48.16	l	58.83	f	64.08	f	61.45		54.70	g	40.54	e	33.33	l	21.68	c	36.80	h
1968	26.08	g	29.82	a	32.63	d	37.71	b	50.24	j	58.18	m	62.60	f	62.35	k	47.87	o	40.52	h	30.10	a	20.00	d	30.05	g
1969	26.19		25.93		26.29	c	42.43		50.32		56.41	a	66.10		65.63	a	56.64	b	43.50	e	28.31	d	25.11	c	42.74
1970	18.93	d	27.52	a	27.80	f	38.59	c	46.31	e	57.04	c	64.52	b	61.00	g	54.73	d	37.78	h	26.35	d	24.43	h	41.75	d
1971	19.36	c	23.68	c	30.44	d	37.87	g	45.17	h	57.59	h	62.43	h	60.96	g	52.30	j	39.42	l	30.56	l	25.29	g	24.49	i
1972	17.00	k	23.48	f	35.22	d	40.59	a	51.26		59.83	a	64.96	c	63.07	b	57.04	e	46.36	c	27.57	b	20.63	d	46.65	b
1973	22.68		25.23	b	32.80	a	34.96	c	46.72	b	55.03		61.77		57.74		53.30		38.20	a	26.93		14.00		39.11
1974	18.07	a	-----	z	33.77	a	41.00		51.42		57.33		62.00		58.77		49.71	b	45.37	a	30.45	a	21.97		42.71	a
1975	22.03		23.46		28.84		33.96	c	41.16		53.00	a	58.61		56.14	b	48.07		35.39		22.43		17.16		36.69
1976	14.80	f	25.82	a	30.32		42.10		48.23	a	57.86	b	61.64	c	59.47	a	53.33		32.80	a	24.03	a	15.06		40.97	a
1977	17.00		24.32		27.65		41.60		51.84		60.29	b	64.19	d	64.71		54.73		43.61		30.20		21.45		41.80
1978	19.55		25.22	a	31.63	a	42.33		49.71		60.33		62.94		60.42		54.62	a	42.32		37.37		20.03	b	42.21
1979	19.52		23.07		30.90		41.75	b	50.73	a	55.63		64.29		59.35		52.80		37.83	a	23.47		19.68		39.92
1980	21.41	b	26.86		29.26		36.73		48.48		62.27		65.17	a	62.13	a	56.57		36.87	a	26.23		24.23	a	41.35
1981	23.67	a	22.11		33.29		43.13		50.35		59.80		64.68		61.06		53.53		43.48		30.43		22.80	a	42.36
1982	17.79	c	23.59	a	31.00	b	41.54	b	50.23		59.60		64.47	a	64.58		56.73		38.43	a	31.00		23.83	b	41.90
1983	23.10	b	27.26	a	33.47	a	35.47		45.42		55.41	a	63.07	b	63.38	b	57.46	b	46.41	b	35.11	c	19.21	c	42.07
1984	20.23	e	22.19	c	31.07	d	38.41	a	53.00	e	62.16	e	62.93	c	63.00	e	49.74	k	41.37	d	31.22	c	27.67	a	41.21	a
1985	19.22	d	21.50	d	35.44	d	43.61	b	50.46	c	59.54	b	61.48	b	61.87	a	54.29	b	43.32	c	31.00	c	17.37	d	41.59
1986	21.30	a	27.59	a	33.87		44.63		49.32		59.41	c	62.21	b	62.96	d	55.38	d	43.59	d	30.00	g	25.24	b	44.14	a
1987	21.54	c	28.38	b	30.18	i	36.30	g	49.76	f	58.28	e	62.21	b	62.21	b	52.18	b	41.92	e	28.44	c	17.96	c	41.46	c
1988	18.42	e	24.26	b	29.54	e	37.68	e	49.24	j	58.36	h	56.38	g	51.10	k	49.59	m	40.72	m	26.12	n	18.90	k	27.48	h
1989	18.30	k	22.84	i	32.33	p	42.25	f	53.83	b	59.87		63.54	e	64.10		51.96	d	36.93	a	24.76	a	12.81		45.97	d
1990	17.13		22.93		33.97		44.38	a	50.97		65.47		65.45		59.80	a	59.00		39.26		30.64	b	17.42	g	44.45	a
1991	22.19		27.64		33.53	a	40.97		53.27	a	59.57		64.03		63.53	a	54.50		39.48		29.60		25.11	d	42.79
1992	23.06		28.55		31.84		42.50		51.32		57.34	a	62.23		62.29		54.03		40.35		24.69	a	21.10	b	41.61
1993	25.62	b	25.00	i	31.82	c	40.67		49.97	a	61.37		66.94		62.83	a	51.83		38.73	a	23.40		17.69	b	42.81	a
1994	19.29		21.71		33.90		36.24	a	51.52		62.07		64.24	b	62.78	h	54.10		41.76	j	30.67	r	24.33	m	42.88	d
1995	22.17	s	26.64	n	33.36	i	35.68	k	50.58	g	55.44	l	61.19	o	65.00	h	55.95	h	39.36	q	28.93	b	22.27	p	28.93	k
1996	20.00	o	28.86	o	25.27	e	37.89	k	54.76	n	62.45	h	67.11	d	62.15	k	53.35	m	41.50	g	28.26	k	20.77	e	37.72	i
1997	15.94	n	23.39	e	30.68	l	38.88	f	50.91	i	58.07	a	63.90	a	61.20	f	56.31	a	39.07	c	27.23		14.93	d	40.41	e
1998	22.10	a	29.21	d	31.89	c	37.03	a	49.14	b	58.31	a	65.36	f	62.47	a	58.56	c	45.68	f	32.48	e	23.38	e	40.46	b
1999	23.95	i	26.36	f	34.74	h	40.86	h	49.00	e	57.30	c	63.48	j	61.50	a	53.61	b	36.42	g	29.85	c	20.59	b	45.31	f
2000	22.20	a	29.07	b	34.50	c	44.89	b	55.77		63.90	a	66.06		63.04	c	54.50	b	47.75	c	27.78	c	22.81	e	44.36
2001	23.21	b	29.31	b	36.93	d	43.57		53.84		63.14	a	68.73	e	63.81	e	55.04	b	42.55		37.23		22.39	c	44.98
2002	25.00	a	24.70	a	29.40	a	47.07	a	50.05	i	59.10	a	64.03		65.76	b	55.62	i	44.16	l	29.47		26.90	a	41.27	c
2003	24.18	c	28.52	a	32.33	a	42.43		52.90		61.13		67.32		63.94		57.55	a	47.31	b	36.17		22.55	i	46.71	a
2004	24.89	c	24.63	b	39.63	a	43.35	g	52.61		59.83		63.00		60.37	a	55.07	a	46.00	c	33.22	c	25.24	j	45.93	b
2005	30.88	n	34.21		33.74		39.86	a	52.06		-----	z	64.70	a	63.13		57.17		46.03	b	27.28	e	19.37	d	43.76	b
2006	23.10	a	25.50		36.42		46.33		53.69	b	62.17		66.26		64.87	a	50.92	e	41.97		28.21	b	22.61		43.50
2007	21.42		26.68		36.42		42.62	a	51.90		59.27		62.84		63.74		58.93		42.58		29.17		25.39		43.41
2008	19.20	a	24.41	b	30.73	e	38.29	b	50.52		62.17	a	66.00	b	62.26		51.90		41.91	h	24.67	c	19.74		40.90	a
2009	16.35		23.36		33.96	g	36.93		51.52		60.23		64.06		60.03		51.38	a	40.24	b	26.96	c	18.68		40.89	a
2010	19.26		25.71		27.10	a	39.47		48.10		59.35	d	63.95	l	59.43	a	49.97		41.84		24.10		21.45	b	37.80	a
2011	15.26		18.79		30.94		41.90		45.65		57.45	a	66.17	h	65.72	b	52.10	a	39.16		27.83	g	21.58		38.85	b
2012	23.03		22.64	a	30.42		40.57		48.61		-----	z	63.52		62.61	c	52.14	a	39.36	c	26.86	b	16.52		38.75	a
2013	20.10	a	22.67	a	28.00	a	37.41	a	50.29		61.78	c	63.94		62.03		56.36	b	32.44	o	28.84	e	21.19		41.15	a
2014	15.77	a	25.08	b	25.55		38.90		47.52		61.60		63.90		62.55		58.00	a	42.77		25.07		23.77		40.87
2015	22.42		25.21		32.94		39.47		47.42		60.60		63.65		62.87		58.47		46.10		28.17	a	21.23	a	42.38
2016	20.74		22.86		31.90		39.43		47.77		59.03		65.42		62.15	e	54.07	o	40.44	v	31.12	e	19.78	m	42.27	c
2017	24.42	l	28.00	k	34.71	j	42.69	n	45.62	r	60.53	o	66.62	w	60.83	m	53.28	l	40.93	q	32.62	q	20.36	t	-----	z
2018	13.36	q	22.69	o	27.77	r	38.75	r	52.12	o	62.50	p	65.00	q	63.94	n	55.33	o	45.35	n	24.50	n	27.64	t	-----	z
2019	21.27	t	22.12	l	31.00	k	43.22	l	46.61	m	55.12	m	62.50	k	63.83	m	57.25	j	45.00	q	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
2020	23.18	n	23.39	k	37.23		38.54	d	50.93	d	60.25	f	67.70	d	63.74	h	50.00	f	36.12	f	32.96	d	15.88	f	45.47	g
2021	18.04	f	20.55	f	28.61	h	40.80	e	53.18	c	61.54	d	64.13	a	62.89	d	55.70	g	40.59	d	28.58	d	27.12	e	47.35	d
2022	16.25	c	14.29	g	22.08	f	38.93		46.96	c	61.57	b	65.00	a	63.86	b	55.00		44.61	c	-----	z	-----	z	49.02	d
2023	23.15	r	23.12	l	36.90	u	39.06	m	55.62	r	61.36	p	66.90	j	66.47	l	59.00	m	48.16	l	32.60	o	24.07	p	-----	z
2024	26.29	x	26.50	q	35.00	u	35.92	q	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN	20.71		25.16		31.63		40.44		49.87		59.57		63.89		61.93		54.20		41.31		28.62		21.27		41.59
S.D.	3.37		3.34		2.98		2.81		2.64		2.41		1.97		2.06		2.71		3.40		3.51		3.43		1.71
SKEW	-0.32		0.80		0.02		-0.03		-0.53		-0.16		0.01		-0.49		-0.28		-0.20		0.34		-0.25		-0.69
MAX	28.29		36.46		39.63		47.07		55.77		65.47		68.73		65.76		59.00		47.75		37.37		27.67		44.98
MIN	11.00		18.66		25.27		33.96		41.16		53.00		58.61		56.14		48.07		32.80		20.80		12.81		36.69
YRS	57		59		59		60		57		58		59		60		56		54		59		56		29