BITTER LAKES WR, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.4 61.4 69.6 77.4 85.8 93.6 94.9 92.9 86.1 77.0 65.1 56.2 76.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 63.2 72.2 77.8 82.2 95.2 101.9 101.2 97.5 94.6 82.7 75.0 62.9 101.9
Year Highest Occurred 2000 2000 1974 1986 1996 1990 1980 1994 1998 1979 1999 1977 1990
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.1 52.7 64.2 70.2 80.0 88.2 87.8 86.6 76.1 71.1 56.6 48.2 46.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1987 1983 1992 1997 1975 1971 1974 1984 1972 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 38.1 43.3 50.9 58.8 68.0 76.4 79.3 77.4 70.2 59.1 47.0 38.5 58.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 42.8 50.7 55.8 63.4 75.7 83.7 83.2 80.6 76.6 62.1 52.1 42.9 83.7
Year Highest Occurred 1999 2000 1974 2000 1996 1990 1980 1995 1998 1998 1999 1994 1990
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 32.8 39.2 47.1 52.8 62.2 72.3 73.2 73.1 63.0 52.3 40.8 32.3 32.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1996 1983 1975 1979 1975 1974 1974 1976 1976 1989 1989
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.8 25.2 32.1 40.2 50.2 59.2 63.7 61.9 54.2 41.1 28.9 20.7 41.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.9 30.1 35.7 44.9 56.2 65.5 67.1 65.0 59.0 47.8 37.4 27.6 67.1
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1998 1985 2000 1996 1990 1996 1995 1990 2000 1978 1984 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.5 18.7 27.1 34.0 41.2 53.4 58.6 56.1 48.1 32.8 22.4 12.8 12.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1974 1996 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1976 1975 1989 1989
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.41 0.45 0.35 0.51 1.25 1.72 2.14 2.52 1.96 1.34 0.68 0.57 13.90
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.46 1.96 1.72 3.06 7.71 5.96 7.75 7.19 5.68 5.61 2.08 2.53 7.75
Year Highest Occurred 1973 1997 1999 1997 1992 1978 1991 1977 1974 1983 2000 1991 1991
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.03 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 2000 1988 1998 1998 1994 1995 1973 2000 1995 1999 1994 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 834. 608. 439. 214. 63. 4. 0. 1. 32. 202. 541. 824. 3762.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 28. 155. 347. 444. 385. 186. 17. 0. 0. 1562.

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