ALAMOGORDO DAM, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		58.7		39.3		42.5		48.7		57.8		66.9		75.7		78.7		76.7		69.8		59.7		47.8		40.6

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		74.1		54.5		58		65.1		74.5		83		91.3		92.7		90.6		84.5		75.5		63.3		55.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43.2		23.9		26.8		32.3		41.1		50.7		60.1		64.7		62.7		55.1		43.8		32.3		25.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		106		79		81		90		94		104		106		105		102		100		93		83		81

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-24		-24		-13		3		15		29		41		51		48		35		24		8		3

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		78.7		---		---		---		0.4		6.4		20.5		22.7		19.5		8.5		0.5		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		105.4		24.3		20.4		15.2		3.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		1.6		15.3		24.8

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		0.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.6		0.3		0.3		0.4		0.6		1.1		1.1		2.8		2.2		1.7		1.2		0.3		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		50		3		3		3		3		4		5		8		7		5		4		2		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.1		1.5		1.1		3		3.5		5.5		4.7		9.9		5.7		12.1		6.2		1.2		1.5

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 37

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

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.1		0.8		0.8		1.1		1.4		2.5		1.7		4.1		2.5		7.1		2.9		0.9		1.1

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

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26		1		1		1		2		2		3		5		4		3		2		1		1

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

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		---		1		1		2		1		1		1		---		---

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

Years on Record: 37

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		5		1.4		1		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		1.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		11		8.8		6		6		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		11		7

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1844		488		359		223		53		6		---		---		---		2		34		230		449

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1429		---		---		1		13		112		325		425		362		169		22		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4141		---		---		---		234		523.9		771		889.7		827.7		594		300.7		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.6		11.4		12.4		13.5		14.5		14.9		14.7		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.3

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		3.9		5.2		6.4		7.1		7.4		7.2		6.4		5.6		4.5		3.3		2.7

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		1.8		1.4		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		4.7		5.2		6.2		6.5		6.4		6.4		6.4		6.2		6.3		5.9		5.1		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		6.8		5.4		5.9		6.9		7.5		7.7		7.9		7.8		7		7.1		6.7		6		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		5.2		3		3.9		5.2		6.4		7.1		7.4		7.2		6.4		5.6		4.5		3.3		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		1		1.2		1.6		2		2.3		2.4		2.2		2		1.6		1.3		1		0.8

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		5.7		6.4		7.2		7.3		7.1		7.2		6.8		6.7		7		6.9		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		7		8.1		8.7		9.3		9.4		10.2		8.8		8.1		8.4		8.3		7.5		6.3

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		2.4		3.2		4.4		5.4		6.1		6.4		6.7		5.7		5.2		3.7		2.8		2.3

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		0.7		1		1.3		1.6		1.6		1.8		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		4.9		3.4		4.2		5.1		5.4		5.6		5.6		5.9		5.5		5.7		4.6		4		3.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		3.4		4.2		5.1		5.4		5.8		6		6.7		5.7		6.1		4.6		4.3		3.9