SILVER CITY - AIRPORT, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57		38		41.8		46.8		55.3		63.9		72.3		76.3		73.8		68.2		59.2		48.8		39.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		71.4		51.6		56.4		61.9		71.3		80.5		88.7		90		87		81.2		74.2		62.6		51.7

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.5		24.4		27.2		31.7		39.4		47.3		55.9		62.6		60.6		55.2		44.3		34.9		27

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		102		69		74		80		90		94		102		102		101		93		87		76		69

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-9		-9		5		10		25		25		40		54		52		39		24		18		9

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		44.1		---		---		---		0.1		1.3		12.7		18.4		10.1		1.4		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		104.7		27.4		20.6		15.9		3.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		0.9		11.1		24.9

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		10.7		0.6		0.3		0.3		0.1		---		0.8		2.3		2.2		1.8		0.5		0.6		1.1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		60		4		3		4		1		---		3		13		11		9		3		3		6

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4.5		1.6		1.4		0.8		0.6		0.1		2		4.5		3.3		4		1.7		1.9		2.9

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.7		0.5		0.1		---		0.1		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.1		0.7		0.7		0.3		0.5		0.1		1.5		1.5		2.1		1.7		0.7		0.9		0.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29		2		1		1		---		---		2		6		6		5		1		1		4

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		---		---		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9.3		2.6		1		0.8		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		13		7.3		3.8		2.2		3.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		4.2		13

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1941		527		374		266		65		6		---		---		---		---		21		197		485

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1034		---		---		---		3		57		226		351		273		116		8		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3643.2		---		---		---		159		430.9		669		815.3		737.8		546		285.2		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.7		11.5		12.4		13.5		14.3		14.7		14.5		13.7		12.7		11.8		10.9		10.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		3.3		4.2		5.6		6.8		7.4		7.2		6		5.4		5.4		4.5		3.7		3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.8		1.1		1.3		1.5		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.1		1.6		1.1		0.8		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		5		5.6		6.5		6.9		6.7		6.2		5.4		5.2		5.9		5.8		5.4		4.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.6		5.8		6.2		7.5		8.2		8.3		7.5		5.4		5		6.3		6.5		6.5		5.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		3.3		4.2		5.6		6.8		7.4		7.2		6		5.4		5.4		4.5		3.7		3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1		1.2		1.5		1.8		2.3		2.4		2.5		2.2		1.7		1.4		1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.7		6		6.7		7.8		7.7		7.8		7.2		5.9		5.6		6.5		7.3		6.6		5.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.4		7.6		7.9		9.8		10.1		11.1		10		6.6		5.7		7.6		8.9		8.4		7.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		2.7		3.8		5.1		6.1		5.8		6		5.3		4.6		5		3.8		3.3		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.1		0.6		0.8		0.8		1.1		1.2		1.6		2.2		2.1		1.4		0.7		0.5		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		3.9		4.9		5.8		6.1		5.3		5.3		4.7		4.4		5.3		4.7		4.6		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		4.1		5.2		6.3		6.7		5.1		5.3		4.1		3.6		5.4		4.7		5.2		4.2