WHITE SANDS NATL MON, 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) 56.4 62.2 69.8 77.7 86.9 95.8 96.1 93.4 87.9 78.1 64.6 55.7 77.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 63.1 68.2 76.1 83.8 95.3 101.6 100.0 98.2 94.5 83.2 72.3 61.3 101.6
Year Highest Occurred 2000 2000 1972 1989 1996 1994 1994 1994 1998 1979 1999 1977 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 49.4 55.6 64.6 69.3 82.1 91.2 92.2 88.0 82.9 68.4 57.1 51.1 49.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1973 1973 1983 1992 1984 1991 1988 1991 1984 1976 1982 1992
Mean Temperature (F) 39.1 43.7 50.4 58.0 67.6 76.9 79.8 77.3 70.9 59.4 46.0 38.3 59.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 43.0 49.5 54.3 62.2 73.8 82.3 82.6 81.6 76.4 62.8 50.3 42.5 82.6
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1996 1972 1989 2000 1994 1994 1994 1998 1987 1998 1977 1994
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 35.9 38.6 45.5 52.9 63.3 72.9 76.9 73.8 68.0 54.4 39.7 34.3 34.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1974 1977 1983 1983 1983 1975 1990 1979 1976 1979 1987 1987
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 21.7 25.2 30.9 38.3 48.3 57.9 63.4 61.1 53.9 40.6 27.4 20.9 40.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.5 31.1 35.2 43.9 54.3 63.9 66.0 64.9 58.2 47.2 37.1 27.0 66.0
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1996 1995 1986 2000 1990 1996 1994 1998 1972 1978 1984 1996
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.2 14.9 26.2 33.5 42.5 50.6 60.4 57.5 48.8 34.5 18.7 14.1 14.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1974 1977 1975 1983 1983 1983 1979 1979 1979 1979 1989 1989
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.59 0.37 0.27 0.28 0.48 0.97 1.34 2.11 1.40 1.08 0.60 0.84 10.33
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.90 1.61 1.06 1.16 3.25 4.73 2.62 9.78 4.68 4.13 3.02 3.88 9.78
Year Highest Occurred 1992 1973 1973 1983 1992 2000 1992 1988 1980 1985 1986 1991 1988
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 1999 1996 1995 2000 1989 1978 1975 1993 1995 1999 1996 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 804. 596. 454. 229. 49. 2. 0. 0. 13. 195. 570. 828. 3740.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 18. 128. 356. 458. 379. 190. 20. 0. 0. 1549.

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