TAOS, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 39.0 44.0 51.6 61.4 70.5 80.8 85.0 82.1 75.4 65.2 51.1 41.1 62.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.5 50.9 60.3 68.2 76.7 86.9 89.8 88.4 80.4 71.9 55.9 51.1 64.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1989 1963 1990 1963 1962 1963 1963 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.9 37.3 46.6 54.0 66.1 76.1 81.6 76.8 71.5 55.0 41.3 34.3 60.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1965 1983 1983 1983 1986 1968 1961 1984 1972 1961 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 23.0 29.1 36.4 44.9 53.7 63.0 68.0 65.8 58.6 48.1 35.5 25.5 46.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 33.1 34.9 42.3 49.3 59.0 67.7 71.1 68.8 63.0 53.7 38.9 34.8 48.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1981 1963 1990 1980 1962 1990 1963 1981 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 17.3 22.7 31.4 39.5 50.0 59.2 66.0 61.8 56.1 43.2 28.2 18.9 44.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1964 1969 1983 1978 1983 1986 1974 1970 1984 1972 1976 1973
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 6.9 14.1 21.2 28.4 36.8 45.2 51.0 49.4 41.7 31.0 19.8 9.9 29.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.1 21.6 26.2 33.2 41.2 48.9 53.4 51.7 46.6 36.9 26.7 18.5 32.8
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1962 1990 1986 1963 1981 1966 1969 1990 1972 1978 1980 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.6 5.7 15.7 22.6 31.3 41.8 48.2 46.1 38.4 25.8 11.5 -1.5 26.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1979 1977 1970 1975 1975 1979 1989 1968 1982 1976 1976 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.61 0.54 0.82 0.81 0.92 1.06 1.62 1.96 1.48 1.07 0.80 0.75 12.44
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.75 1.52 2.73 2.07 2.12 3.60 3.15 5.15 2.78 2.83 2.06 2.70 17.70
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1982 1985 1986 1982 1966 1982 1968 1975 1989 1978 1990 1990
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.08 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.47 0.23 0.18 0.02 0.00 0.02 7.79
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1981 1971 1963 1974 1971 1980 1962 1968 1964 1989 1980 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1302. 1005. 887. 603. 350. 99. 8. 43. 197. 524. 885. 1225. 7128.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 39. 101. 68. 5. 0. 0. 0. 213.

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