ARTESIA 6S, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.9 61.5 69.1 78.1 85.7 93.0 94.0 91.8 85.2 77.2 65.9 57.5 76.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 61.8 70.8 77.5 82.7 92.0 100.3 99.3 99.4 91.3 84.5 72.8 64.5 78.6
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1974 1989 1962 1990 1963 1962 1977 1963 1965 1970 1963
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.1 54.6 59.1 70.7 79.9 87.5 87.7 86.3 76.9 70.5 56.6 49.8 74.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1969 1983 1976 1986 1975 1971 1974 1976 1976 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 38.8 43.9 51.0 60.1 68.4 76.5 79.3 77.2 70.3 60.0 48.7 40.2 59.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 45.8 52.7 56.9 65.8 73.7 82.3 84.3 82.4 75.3 66.9 56.0 44.4 62.8
Year Highest Occurred 1965 1962 1967 1963 1962 1990 1966 1962 1963 1963 1965 1965 1962
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 34.0 39.6 43.1 53.7 64.0 72.3 75.0 73.9 64.6 53.2 40.9 34.3 57.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1969 1983 1976 1979 1975 1971 1974 1976 1976 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.6 26.1 32.9 42.0 51.0 60.1 64.5 62.5 55.3 42.7 31.4 22.8 42.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.8 34.5 37.7 49.5 56.6 64.2 69.6 67.5 61.1 49.3 39.2 30.8 47.0
Year Highest Occurred 1965 1962 1961 1963 1964 1990 1966 1964 1962 1963 1965 1965 1962
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.0 19.8 27.0 34.2 44.8 55.7 61.5 57.5 47.3 35.9 24.5 16.7 39.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1987 1974 1969 1975 1975 1973 1985 1973 1968 1976 1979 1989 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.34 0.45 0.32 0.45 1.05 1.49 1.40 2.17 2.39 1.20 0.59 0.47 12.32
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.73 2.22 1.13 2.51 2.93 9.77 3.94 6.67 9.06 7.02 2.20 2.30 25.55
Year Highest Occurred 1968 1973 1973 1985 1988 1978 1968 1966 1980 1974 1986 1986 1978
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.21 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.15
Year Lowest Occurred 1970 1984 1980 1989 1990 1990 1964 1962 1968 1989 1989 1976 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 812. 591. 434. 186. 39. 0. 0. 0. 24. 183. 489. 769. 3527.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 39. 144. 345. 443. 378. 183. 28. 0. 0. 1560.

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