CHICOSA LAKE STATE PARK, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		51.5		31.9		38.3		42.5		48.9		57.2		68.8		72.5		68.5		64.7		54.1		41		29.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66.1		46.3		53.4		57.5		63		71.2		83.3		86.3		82.2		79.3		69.7		56.6		44.5

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36.9		17.4		23.3		27.4		34.8		43.3		54.2		58.6		54.9		50.2		38.4		25.4		15.3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		97		64		72		79		78		94		93		97		91		89		85		76		67

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-20		-12		-20		---		12		30		42		50		44		40		20		8		-8

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.7		---		---		---		---		0.3		5.7		11		0.7		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		155.4		31		24.5		21.2		11.3		3.7		---		---		---		---		7.3		26.3		30

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.1		0.3		1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		16.1		0.3		0.4		0.9		0.8		2		2.4		2.8		3		1.3		1.4		0.4		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 38

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

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.6		1.1		1.2		4.4		3.4		4.3		5.6		7.6		6.5		3.6		6.2		1.2		1.5

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.2		1		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.4		0.6		1		1.2		3		1.9		2.1		2.3		2.1		1.6		3.4		0.9		0.7

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

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35		1		1		2		2		4		5		6		6		3		3		1		1

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

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10		---		---		1		---		1		2		2		2		1		1		---		---

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

Years on Record: 38

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20.9		7.3		5.8		5.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		1.2		0.9

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		16.5		14		14		16.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		5.7		4.6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3160		717		471		398		207		67		---		---		---		8		94		420		778

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		559		---		---		---		---		10		130		235		119		64		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2626.3		---		---		---		---		223.2		564		697.5		573.5		441		127.1		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.5		11.4		12.4		13.6		14.6		15.1		14.8		13.9		12.8		11.7		10.7		10.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		2.8		3.8		5		6.1		6.9		7.3		7		6.2		5.5		4.4		3.2		2.6

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		1.4		1.7		2		2.1		2.1		1.9		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		5.7		4.6		5.1		5.9		6.3		6.3		6.3		6.2		6		6.1		6		5		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		6.5		5.3		5.9		6.5		7.1		7.4		7.8		7.4		6.7		6.9		6.8		5.8		5.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		2.8		3.8		5		6.1		6.9		7.3		7		6.2		5.5		4.4		3.2		2.6

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		0.9		1.2		1.6		2		2.2		2.4		2.3		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		6.5		5.5		6.1		6.9		6.9		7.3		7.2		6.6		6.4		6.8		6.8		6		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		8.1		6.6		7.4		8.2		8.4		9.9		10.2		8.5		7.5		8.1		8.1		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		4.4		2.4		3.2		4.3		5.4		6.1		6.3		6.4		5.6		5		3.5		2.7		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.2		0.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		1.5		1.6		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		3.6		4.2		5		5.4		5.6		5.5		5.7		5.5		5.4		4.4		3.9		3.5

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		3.8		4.3		4.9		5.5		5.9		5.9		6.2		5.6		5.7		4.3		4.2		3.6