WHITE SANDS NATL MON, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 56.7 62.8 70.6 79.7 88.0 96.5 97.0 93.9 88.2 78.9 65.9 56.8 77.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 63.4 68.1 78.0 85.9 92.4 101.6 101.0 98.3 93.0 84.1 71.2 62.6 79.5
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1972 1989 1974 1990 1978 1969 1977 1979 1973 1977 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 52.1 54.8 65.0 71.4 84.6 92.4 93.0 88.8 84.7 69.3 58.3 50.5 76.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1964 1962 1983 1987 1984 1962 1988 1978 1984 1976 1967 1976
Mean Temperature (F) 39.4 44.2 50.9 59.5 68.0 77.3 80.3 77.3 71.1 59.7 47.4 39.6 59.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 45.3 49.1 55.9 63.5 72.0 82.9 83.1 81.1 75.1 63.3 51.8 43.9 60.9
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1986 1967 1989 1974 1990 1978 1977 1977 1987 1965 1977 1978
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 33.3 34.7 46.0 54.3 64.1 73.6 77.4 74.2 68.6 55.0 41.1 35.7 58.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1983 1983 1983 1975 1990 1979 1976 1979 1987 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 22.0 25.6 31.1 39.3 48.0 57.9 63.7 60.7 54.0 40.5 28.9 22.3 41.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 28.4 32.3 35.9 44.5 52.0 64.1 66.5 64.5 57.2 47.4 38.4 28.5 43.6
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1986 1968 1986 1966 1990 1966 1986 1977 1972 1978 1984 1978
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 12.7 14.5 25.0 34.1 42.7 50.8 60.4 57.5 49.0 34.7 20.0 15.4 38.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1969 1975 1983 1983 1983 1979 1979 1979 1979 1963 1975
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.46 0.38 0.28 0.23 0.35 0.84 1.51 2.05 1.34 0.95 0.59 0.69 9.67
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.26 1.61 1.06 1.16 1.11 3.82 4.13 9.78 4.68 4.13 3.02 2.77 16.79
Year Highest Occurred 1985 1973 1973 1983 1979 1984 1962 1988 1980 1985 1986 1984 1988
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.21 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.96
Year Lowest Occurred 1967 1984 1982 1989 1983 1989 1978 1962 1968 1989 1988 1976 1964
Heating Degree Days (F) 794. 582. 437. 187. 23. 0. 0. 0. 0. 179. 528. 787. 3517.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 22. 116. 369. 474. 381. 185. 14. 0. 0. 1561.

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