NORTHWEST CHAVES, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		58.4		39		43.3		47.4		57		65.5		75.7		78.5		77.9		69.5		59.1		46.4		41.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		75.4		54.3		60.6		65.4		75.8		84.1		93.4		95.1		94.3		85.7		75.5		63.3		56.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		41.4		23.8		26.1		29.4		38.7		46.8		57.9		61.9		61.5		53.3		42.5		29.5		25.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		107		82		80		92		94		100		106		106		107		102		91		82		78

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-18		-18		-18		-2		10		28		43		50		46		31		25		3		1

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		94.2		---		---		0.1		1.4		7.1		22.4		26.9		25.6		10.4		0.3		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		122.7		25.8		22.1		20.2		5.7		0.6		---		---		---		0.2		3		19		26.2

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.9		0.6		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		11.6		0.5		0.4		0.4		0.9		1.4		1.1		1.6		1.3		2.1		1.1		0.3		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38		3		2		2		2		4		4		5		5		4		3		2		2

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.8		2.2		1.3		3.2		3.2		7		3		4.1		3.3		12.8		3.4		1.3		1.3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.4		0.4		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.2		0.8		0.7		1.3		1.8		2.8		2		1.7		2.3		3.2		1.6		0.5		1.1

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

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27		2		1		1		2		3		3		4		4		3		2		1		1

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

Years on Record: 16

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

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 16

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.4		3.2		0.8		1.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		1.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9		9		2.3		6		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		4.5		6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1873		499		333		248		57		2		---		---		---		2		31		271		430

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1405		---		---		---		10		76		321		419		401		165		13		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4077		---		---		---		210		480.5		771		883.5		864.9		585		282.1		---		---

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		11.4		12.4		13.5		14.4		14.9		14.6		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		3.1		4		5.3		6.6		7.2		7.4		6.9		6.2		5.6		4.5		3.5		2.8

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		1.3		1.6		1.9		2		2.1		1.9		1.5		1.1		0.8		0.8

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		4.7		5.4		6.3		6.6		6.5		6.4		6.2		6		6.1		5.9		5.2		4.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.7		5.4		6		7.1		7.8		7.9		7.9		7.2		6.7		6.8		6.7		6.1		5.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		3.1		4		5.3		6.6		7.2		7.4		6.9		6.2		5.6		4.5		3.5		2.8

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		1.3		1.5		2		2.3		2.3		2.4		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		6.6		5.5		6.7		7.1		7.4		7.3		7.1		6.6		6.6		6.8		7		6.1		5.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.3		6.7		8.3		8.6		9.4		9.8		9.7		8.3		7.8		8.1		8.4		7.5		6.4

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		2.3		3.3		4.8		5.6		5.9		6.5		6		5.2		5.1		3.6		3		2.4

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		0.7		0.7		1		1.3		1.5		1.7		1.9		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.6		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		4.8		3.3		4.2		5.5		5.6		5.4		5.7		5.4		5		5.5		4.4		4.2		3.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		3.2		4.2		5.7		5.7		5.4		6.3		5.5		4.6		5.7		4.2		4.5		3.9