TAOS, 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) 39.6 44.2 52.1 60.5 69.9 80.7 84.5 81.9 75.7 65.0 50.7 41.6 62.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.5 53.3 59.6 70.4 81.3 86.9 88.5 87.0 79.9 69.6 60.0 51.0 88.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1989 2000 2000 1990 1980 1994 1983 1979 1999 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.2 37.7 44.9 53.0 64.8 76.2 81.6 76.4 72.0 55.0 41.5 34.9 32.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1973 1973 1973 1978 1983 1986 1974 1986 1984 1972 1992 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 25.2 31.1 38.5 45.3 54.1 63.6 68.3 66.7 60.0 49.2 36.2 27.2 47.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 34.1 38.6 43.0 50.6 60.9 68.1 71.6 69.8 63.8 52.5 40.4 36.3 71.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1972 2000 2000 1990 1980 1994 1990 1979 1981 1980 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 18.1 24.0 33.6 40.0 50.1 60.0 65.8 62.7 57.6 43.9 30.5 20.7 18.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1979 1977 1973 1978 1983 1992 1974 1988 1984 1972 1992 1992
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 10.7 17.9 24.9 30.1 38.2 46.4 52.0 51.4 44.3 33.3 21.7 12.8 32.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 22.7 23.8 28.0 34.6 41.6 50.3 54.9 54.2 48.2 41.1 29.6 21.5 54.9
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1995 1990 1981 1996 1981 1981 1977 1990 1972 1978 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.2 9.4 19.2 25.5 33.2 43.3 49.2 47.5 41.0 28.2 14.9 3.2 1.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1979 1977 1998 1975 1975 1995 1989 1993 1995 2000 1976 1992
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.58 0.55 0.82 0.82 1.19 0.97 1.43 1.90 1.33 1.19 0.89 0.63 12.30
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.75 1.52 2.73 2.18 3.78 2.82 3.15 6.12 2.78 3.10 2.57 2.70 6.12
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1982 1985 1999 1995 2000 1982 1993 1975 1998 1994 1990 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.31 0.26 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1998 1991 1971 1991 1996 1971 1994 1978 1979 1995 1999 2000 1998
Heating Degree Days (F) 1235. 951. 821. 590. 345. 93. 8. 29. 163. 491. 864. 1172. 6762.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 5. 49. 108. 80. 12. 0. 0. 0. 254.

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