ALEMAN RCH, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.0 59.7 66.4 75.3 83.5 92.6 93.0 90.0 84.1 75.1 63.0 54.1 74.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 61.4 64.5 74.0 82.6 89.6 98.4 98.0 95.5 88.3 79.8 68.4 60.8 76.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1962 1972 1989 1984 1980 1980 1962 1983 1963 1981 1981 1963
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.1 52.7 61.5 68.3 79.1 89.0 88.8 85.6 80.6 68.5 57.3 48.2 72.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1966 1973 1983 1979 1979 1974 1988 1974 1984 1972 1967 1975
Mean Temperature (F) 38.9 43.3 49.1 57.1 65.1 74.4 77.9 75.4 69.1 58.7 47.2 39.4 58.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 44.5 48.2 54.8 61.6 71.0 80.0 81.4 79.7 73.0 62.3 51.5 44.2 59.4
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1972 1989 1984 1990 1963 1969 1983 1963 1965 1981 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 34.0 35.8 44.2 51.9 60.8 70.9 75.1 71.8 66.0 53.1 41.8 35.8 56.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1969 1975 1975 1965 1975 1974 1987 1976 1979 1974 1975
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.8 26.8 31.8 38.9 46.8 56.2 62.8 60.7 54.1 42.4 31.4 24.7 41.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.1 31.9 35.8 43.8 52.3 62.3 66.9 65.2 57.7 48.3 39.0 30.0 44.1
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1967 1990 1984 1990 1969 1969 1990 1972 1978 1961 1978
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.6 17.3 26.5 34.4 41.6 50.5 58.3 57.5 50.2 37.1 24.5 18.4 39.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1969 1975 1975 1983 1971 1974 1987 1973 1979 1989 1987
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.39 0.33 0.27 0.19 0.35 0.73 2.06 2.17 1.52 0.97 0.62 0.76 10.36
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.13 1.57 0.85 0.75 1.08 3.42 4.23 4.27 4.41 3.97 3.74 1.88 15.66
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1988 1987 1983 1979 1966 1973 1984 1975 1974 1978 1984 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.38
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1985 1979 1989 1988 1990 1980 1962 1973 1979 1989 1973 1970
Heating Degree Days (F) 809. 608. 493. 249. 66. 0. 0. 0. 11. 205. 534. 794. 3769.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 12. 69. 282. 400. 322. 134. 10. 0. 0. 1229.

Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu