WESTERN AG-MINERALS, NEW MEXICO

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(292677) DUVAL POTASH MINE
From Year=1968 To Year=1986
Cooling Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F)
Base	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Annual
55	7	18	82	251	473	702	791	753	515	243	54	6	3895
57	3	11	57	203	413	642	729	691	457	194	34	2	3437
60	1	4	29	137	325	553	636	598	374	129	14	0	2800
65	0	0	6	56	189	404	481	443	242	50	1	0	1872
70	0	0	1	13	84	261	327	289	127	13	0	0	1114

Cooling Degree Day units are computed as the difference between the daily average temperature and the base temperature. (Daily Ave. Temp. - Base Temp.) One unit is accumulated for each degree Fahrenheit the average temperature is above the base temperature. Negative numbers are discarded. Example: If the days high temperature was 95 and the low temperature was 51, the base 60 heating degree day units is ((95 + 51) / 2) - 60 = 13. This is done for each day of the month and summed.
Table updated on Oct 31, 2012
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered

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