CIRCLE F RANCH, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 54.8 59.5 66.1 75.0 82.4 90.6 91.6 88.7 83.3 75.5 64.1 55.6 73.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 63.4 67.5 75.0 81.1 89.0 98.9 98.1 93.9 89.5 81.4 70.6 64.5 76.2
Year Highest Occurred 1965 1976 1972 1972 1974 1980 1980 1983 1983 1979 1981 1980 1977
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.1 48.3 59.5 68.5 76.4 84.9 84.9 84.0 79.1 68.3 54.4 48.1 71.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1969 1983 1987 1986 1968 1971 1974 1984 1972 1967 1987
Mean Temperature (F) 38.9 42.7 48.3 56.6 64.8 73.3 76.6 74.2 67.9 58.4 47.7 39.8 57.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 46.9 48.6 54.8 61.5 70.2 79.6 82.4 78.3 72.5 62.3 52.0 46.8 59.3
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1972 1989 1974 1990 1978 1964 1983 1964 1965 1980 1977
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 31.5 30.4 42.5 50.9 59.7 68.6 72.3 71.1 64.7 53.6 40.6 35.2 56.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1964 1969 1983 1983 1979 1968 1979 1974 1976 1972 1967 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.0 25.8 30.5 38.0 47.1 55.9 61.5 59.7 52.4 41.2 31.3 24.0 40.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 31.3 30.3 36.4 43.5 51.3 62.1 69.2 64.7 56.1 46.2 36.9 29.0 43.0
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1986 1967 1967 1974 1990 1978 1978 1990 1974 1978 1980 1978
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.2 12.4 25.5 32.9 38.5 50.9 57.3 55.4 47.5 36.8 25.8 18.2 39.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1969 1973 1983 1983 1985 1979 1968 1976 1979 1963 1976
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.33 0.49 0.35 0.47 0.90 1.55 1.87 2.75 1.87 1.04 0.54 0.34 12.50
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.30 1.25 1.64 3.40 2.18 10.30 5.63 6.26 5.25 4.36 2.93 1.10 27.68
Year Highest Occurred 1968 1987 1961 1985 1965 1972 1962 1989 1974 1974 1986 1969 1972
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.25 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.09
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1984 1980 1984 1974 1971 1964 1983 1966 1989 1989 1981 1963
Heating Degree Days (F) 809. 624. 518. 262. 75. 6. 0. 0. 19. 214. 519. 781. 3827.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 10. 69. 255. 360. 288. 106. 10. 0. 0. 1098.

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