ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 56.8 62.1 69.2 78.4 86.8 95.4 94.9 91.5 86.3 77.9 66.1 57.5 76.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 63.5 69.5 77.6 83.5 91.7 101.0 98.9 97.1 92.6 84.0 72.7 64.1 79.4
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1972 1967 1963 1980 1980 1977 1977 1979 1966 1980 1977
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.3 54.7 62.9 70.2 81.6 89.9 89.4 86.1 83.0 69.4 60.9 51.9 74.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1964 1962 1983 1987 1984 1990 1988 1972 1984 1961 1967 1987
Mean Temperature (F) 42.6 47.2 53.7 61.9 70.3 78.8 80.4 77.6 72.0 62.5 51.1 43.3 61.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 48.6 53.9 60.3 67.1 74.3 84.3 84.0 81.8 76.7 65.9 55.6 48.1 63.2
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1976 1974 1989 1984 1980 1980 1969 1983 1987 1966 1980 1969
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 37.5 38.6 47.8 55.3 67.5 75.7 76.4 74.8 69.5 58.1 46.5 40.1 60.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1983 1975 1987 1976 1979 1961 1976 1976 1989 1987
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 28.3 32.2 38.1 45.3 53.8 62.2 65.9 63.6 57.8 47.0 36.2 29.1 46.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.7 38.2 43.7 51.2 59.4 69.1 69.0 67.5 62.7 52.0 41.5 33.9 48.5
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1976 1974 1986 1984 1990 1980 1969 1983 1972 1978 1970 1989
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.1 22.4 32.6 39.2 49.8 58.2 60.5 60.6 52.8 41.6 31.5 22.8 44.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1973 1975 1965 1975 1968 1968 1965 1979 1963 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.67 0.54 0.46 0.26 0.45 0.90 2.23 2.41 1.99 1.30 0.71 0.82 12.74
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.40 1.18 2.16 1.15 2.36 2.21 6.36 5.73 6.22 6.09 3.40 3.01 18.34
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1988 1973 1977 1976 1967 1976 1972 1975 1985 1986 1984 1985
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.29 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.88
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1984 1982 1989 1974 1964 1980 1983 1968 1982 1979 1976 1970
Heating Degree Days (F) 694. 498. 360. 142. 9. 0. 0. 0. 0. 115. 417. 673. 2908.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 10. 49. 173. 414. 477. 391. 212. 38. 0. 0. 1764.

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