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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15.3		3.7		6.6		10.4		15.4		20.3		25.2		26.6		25.6		21.7		15.4		8.4		4.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		25.3		13.8		16.9		20.9		26.1		30.6		35.2		35.6		34.5		31		25.6		18.7		14.1

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		5.3		-6.2		-3.6		-0.1		4.8		10.1		15.3		17.6		16.6		12.3		5.1		-1.9		-6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		45.6		29.4		31.7		35		37.8		43.3		45.6		44.4		43.3		41.1		38.3		31.7		29.4

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-30		-30		-24.4		-15		-8.9		-4.4		3.9		4.4		4.4		-1.1		-12.2		-19.4		-23.9

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22.1		---		---		---		---		1.8		8.1		7.6		3.7		0.9		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		110.6		---		---		0.1		3.4		13.5		24.1		26.7		25.1		14.7		3.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		180.8		0.3		1.1		6.4		15.8		24.6		28.8		30.4		30.5		25.7		14.2		2.9		0.2

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		245.1		3.7		7.3		17.2		24.9		29.5		29.9		31		31		29.3		25		12.6		3.8

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		302.3		13.4		17.6		25.4		28.4		30.9		30		31		31		29.7		29.5		21.9		13.5

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		340.4		23.4		24.1		29.8		29.5		31		30		31		31		30		30.6		27.5		22.6

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		357.3		28.5		26.7		30.7		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.6		28

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		364		31		28		31		30		31		29.8		30.3		30.9		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		309.2		31		28		31		29.9		29.9		19.3		9.2		12.4		26.8		30.8		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		236.2		31		28		30.8		27.5		16.4		2.7		0.6		0.8		10.3		27.7		29.6		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		181.6		30.8		27.4		26.8		16.6		3.6		---		---		---		1.6		16.7		27.3		30.7

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		125.5		28.1		22.5		16.4		5.1		0.3		---		---		---		0.1		4.8		20.5		27.7

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53.8		16.9		9.1		3.6		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		6.4		17.1

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.8		3.6		1.4		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		3.8

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.2		0.6		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		324		10		11		12		13		28		39		55		54		44		32		14		12

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		47		2		3		3		2		4		4		6		7		6		4		3		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		197		55		50		68		110		196		151		197		183		144		142		71		64

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		104.4		24.1		36.3		51.8		80		79.8		101.1		99.1		71.1		104.4		99.8		31.5		24.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		28.3		1.1		1.3		1.7		1.3		2.4		3.5		3.4		4.1		3.4		2.9		1.4		1.8

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

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		25		1		1		1		1		2		3		4		4		3		3		1		1

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

Years on Record: 61

		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 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.3		0.2		0.1		0.2		0.3		0.9		1.4		1.2		1.3		1.2		0.8		0.5		0.2

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

Years on Record: 61

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

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		17.5		5.1		4.8		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.8		4.6

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.5		0.8		0.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.8

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		49.5		48.3		40.6		7.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		10.2		30		49.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.8		0.6		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

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

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.8		1		0.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.7

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.2		0.5		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.3

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.7		0.3		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

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

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3810		828		616		456		215		49		2		---		---		30		221		547		846

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1508		---		---		2		24		142		343		425		375		177		19		1		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4448		6		20		111		284		559		790		890		840		598		284		61		6

SKY CONDITIONS

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		14.4		14.8		14.6		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.9		10.4

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19		11.4		14.5		19.6		23.7		25.9		26.3		25.3		22.5		20		16.3		12.5		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.2		3.1		3.9		4.8		5.8		6.8		7.4		7.4		6.9		5.5		4.1		3.2		2.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.9		17.1		19.4		22.8		23.9		23.5		22.9		22.5		21.6		21.7		20.9		18.1		16.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24		19.8		21.2		25.6		27.9		28.4		27.9		26.5		23.8		23.9		23.3		21.1		18.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19		11.4		14.5		19.6		23.7		25.9		26.3		25.3		22.5		20		16.3		12.5		10.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.1		3.6		4.7		5.8		7.4		8.3		8.5		8.3		7.7		6.3		5.1		3.8		3.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.8		21.2		24.2		25.6		26.7		26.1		24.8		24		23.3		24.1		25		21.5		18.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		29.4		26.4		28.9		30.6		34		34.7		33.2		30.4		27.3		28.3		30		26.7		23

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.1		9.8		11.9		16.6		19.1		21.5		22.9		22.3		19.4		17.5		13.1		10.4		8.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.2		2.2		2.8		3.9		4.5		5.5		6.4		6.7		6.3		4.7		3		2.4		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.2		13.9		15.2		18.8		19		19.6		20.1		20		18.6		18.8		15.9		14.2		12.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.3		14.6		14.5		18.7		18.3		19.6		21.2		20.7		17.7		18.5		15.2		14.8		13.4

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Hagerman, New Mexico (6 mi / 10 km)
Roswell - Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, New Mexico (8 mi / 13 km)
Two Link Ranch Airport, New Mexico (10 mi / 17 km)
Lake Arthur, New Mexico (14 mi / 23 km)
Loving Place, New Mexico (14 mi / 23 km)

GEOBA.SE

Bitter Lakes Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico