FT BAYARD, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 51.4 55.1 60.4 68.8 77.3 86.8 87.0 84.0 79.2 70.9 59.6 52.1 69.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 61.5 61.3 69.3 77.5 82.8 96.6 92.5 88.3 83.0 78.6 63.4 59.8 73.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1989 1972 1989 1989 1990 1978 1969 1983 1979 1989 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.0 49.1 53.2 60.7 74.3 82.4 82.7 79.7 75.7 64.5 52.9 46.1 67.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1962 1983 1980 1965 1962 1968 1975 1984 1972 1967 1964
Mean Temperature (F) 38.0 41.1 45.6 52.7 60.6 70.2 72.8 70.3 65.2 56.3 45.6 39.0 54.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 45.0 45.4 52.7 60.0 66.6 75.8 76.9 74.6 70.0 61.6 48.9 43.5 56.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1989 1972 1989 1984 1990 1978 1969 1983 1988 1981 1981 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 31.3 31.9 39.9 47.0 57.9 65.3 69.6 66.4 60.6 52.1 39.7 35.0 52.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1966 1962 1983 1971 1965 1962 1966 1961 1976 1972 1967 1964
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.6 26.9 30.7 36.5 43.9 53.4 58.5 56.5 51.2 41.7 31.7 25.8 40.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 30.0 35.7 36.1 42.4 50.7 58.1 61.3 60.9 57.0 46.4 36.3 31.5 42.7
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1979 1972 1989 1984 1981 1978 1969 1983 1988 1978 1961 1978
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.8 14.6 25.6 31.4 37.8 48.1 52.1 50.4 44.5 35.2 24.9 21.0 37.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1966 1965 1981 1990 1965 1961 1966 1980 1989 1979 1968 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.78 0.59 0.49 0.20 0.39 0.85 3.48 3.21 2.20 1.44 0.88 1.18 15.69
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.38 1.71 1.36 1.54 1.41 3.63 8.05 5.47 6.48 6.00 3.32 3.99 25.85
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1983 1968 1988 1976 1966 1988 1968 1975 1972 1986 1984 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.87 0.60 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.39
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1984 1971 1989 1988 1983 1980 1962 1973 1979 1989 1981 1980
Heating Degree Days (F) 837. 669. 601. 373. 155. 21. 0. 11. 61. 276. 582. 806. 4392.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 19. 177. 244. 176. 67. 7. 0. 0. 690.

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