EL VADO DAM, 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) 40.4 45.3 51.9 60.4 70.2 81.5 85.7 82.6 76.2 65.5 51.0 42.4 62.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 51.2 53.4 60.9 69.1 78.5 85.8 89.9 86.7 81.6 72.0 63.7 51.8 89.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1995 1972 1989 1996 1980 1980 1994 1998 1999 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.0 41.2 44.7 53.5 65.3 76.1 81.1 79.4 70.6 54.3 42.3 35.7 32.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1975 1973 1973 1978 1991 1986 1999 1986 1984 1972 1978 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 23.4 29.2 36.6 43.0 51.8 60.8 66.9 65.3 57.6 46.7 34.7 26.4 45.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.4 36.8 40.5 49.0 55.7 64.3 70.0 68.6 62.2 50.3 38.7 34.3 70.0
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1995 1972 1989 1996 2000 1998 1995 1998 1987 1978 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 16.8 19.8 32.1 38.2 48.3 56.7 64.1 62.1 54.0 42.3 29.4 20.7 16.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1977 1973 1975 1975 1995 1974 1985 1984 2000 1978 1973
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 6.4 13.0 21.2 25.6 33.3 40.1 48.1 47.9 39.0 27.8 18.3 10.4 27.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.6 20.2 26.0 29.3 38.0 44.6 53.1 51.8 45.2 36.3 26.3 18.6 53.1
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1995 1995 1990 1992 1988 1999 1982 1997 1972 1978 1984 1999
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -2.9 -2.1 15.7 21.7 29.3 34.8 42.9 43.5 33.3 21.4 9.6 1.3 -2.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1974 1977 1974 1971 1975 1987 1978 1987 1999 1989 1976 1973
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.90 0.74 1.01 0.96 1.26 0.88 1.76 2.50 1.61 1.42 1.12 0.78 14.94
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.13 1.73 2.55 2.87 4.44 2.35 5.07 4.44 3.80 4.18 2.63 2.32 5.07
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1982 1978 1999 1979 1986 1999 1984 1977 1972 1986 1990 1999
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.15 0.03 0.02 0.06 0.00 0.02 0.20 0.04 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1999 1997 1996 1996 1998 1993 2000 2000 1995 1989 1999 1996
Heating Degree Days (F) 1290. 1004. 881. 660. 412. 149. 31. 55. 230. 569. 910. 1196. 7387.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 23. 90. 64. 7. 0. 0. 0. 184.

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