BENT, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		10.1		1.2		2.4		5.3		9.4		13.6		18		19.3		18.4		15.9		10.9		5.6		1.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		18.4		8.7		10.4		13.4		18.3		22.9		27.4		27.2		26.3		24.1		19.3		13.7		9.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.8		-6.4		-5.6		-2.8		0.5		4.2		8.6		11.4		10.6		7.8		2.6		-2.6		-6.1

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		35		21.1		21.7		23.9		28.9		31.1		35		35		33.9		30.6		31.1		26.7		20.6

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-28.3		-28.3		-22.2		-21.1		-11.1		-7.8		-0.6		3.9		4.4		-3.3		-9.4		-21.1		-22.8

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.1		---		---		---		---		---		1.7		1.2		0.2		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		158.1		28.5		25.1		23.9		14.8		3.7		0.1		---		---		0.4		8.4		23.9		29.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.1		1.2		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		490		24		26		23		16		23		38		101		99		55		35		22		30

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69		4		4		4		3		4		6		13		13		7		4		3		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		247		112		87		101		91		104		130		247		241		157		131		69		134

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		26		20		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		61		48.3		32		33.5		37.1		46		42.4		61		53.3		59.7		57.4		47		41.7

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

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46		2		3		2		2		2		4		9		9		5		3		2		3

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

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13		---		1		1		---		1		1		3		2		1		1		1		1

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

Years on Record: 68

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		50.5		12.9		11.2		8.4		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		5.1		11.4

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 64

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

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		64		43.4		45.7		39.4		7.6		---		---		---		---		---		15.2		43.2		64

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1658.3		360.6		293.9		231.1		107.8		25.6		0.6		---		---		5		73.3		216.7		343.9

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		90		---		---		---		---		1.1		23.9		39.4		21.7		3.9		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1103.9		---		---		---		---		110.2		240		287.6		260.1		176.7		29.3		---		---

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		14.5		13.8		12.8		11.7		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
Mj/m2		18.7		11.8		14.7		19.7		24.1		25.7		25.4		22.8		20.7		19.4		16.1		13		10.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.3		3		3.9		4.7		5.7		6.8		7.7		8.2		7.4		5.7		4.1		3		2.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.7		17.8		19.8		23		24.3		23.4		22.1		20.3		19.8		21.1		20.7		18.9		17

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.4		20.8		21.7		25.9		28.8		28.2		26		21.7		20.2		22.7		22.8		22.4		20

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.7		11.8		14.7		19.7		24.1		25.7		25.4		22.8		20.7		19.4		16.1		13		10.8

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		3.6		4.6		5.3		6.5		8.5		8.8		8.8		8		6.3		5.2		3.6		3.2

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		21.3		23.2		26.4		27		27.1		23.6		22.7		22		24.3		25		22.5		19.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		29.3		26.6		27.3		32.3		34.7		37.4		29.7		27.1		24.5		28.8		30		28.4		24.6

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		9.9		12.4		18.3		22.1		20.2		21.6		19.9		16.8		17.5		12.7		11.4		9.2

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		3		3.5		4.4		4.9		7.1		7.3		6.8		4.6		3		2.1		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.4		14.1		15.9		21.1		22.2		18.5		19		18		16.1		18.6		15.4		15.9		13.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.4		14.9		15.7		22.6		24.3		17.5		18.8		16.6		13.4		18.4		14.5		17.5		14.9