WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		62		42		48		54		62		70		79		81		78		72		62		50		42

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		77		57		64		70		79		86		96		96		92		87		78		66		57

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		46		26		32		38		45		53		61		65		64		57		46		34		27

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		110		75		84		89		96		102		110		108		106		102		91		87		77

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-1		7		8		17		23		35		41		56		52		40		22		12		-1

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		99		---		---		2		10		25		27		23		11		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		87		24		15		8		2		---		---		---		---		---		2		13		23

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 12

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

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		13.4		0.7		0.7		0.3		0.5		0.7		1		1.4		3		2		1.1		0.6		1.5

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		65		5		4		3		2		4		5		8		12		8		5		4		5

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55		1		1		1		2		6		7		13		13		7		2		1		1

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		2.5		0.5		1.1		0.6		1		0.8		1		1.5		2.5		1.6		2.1		1.4		2.2

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		18.2		1.7		2.1		0.8		1.3		2.8		3.4		3.7		6.6		4.5		4		2.7		4.7

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		7.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		0.4		0.1		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		11.2		3		2.4		0.5		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		5

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 12

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

Deepest Snow Cover Reported

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		13		5		9		1		4		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		13

Most Snow Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		63.8		11.4		3.1		5.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		2.4		20.5		20.5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		35.3		15.6		15.7		3.1		10.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		3.3		27.4

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		58.5		68.7		61.5		49.2		40.5		39.7		44.5		57.9		69.5		69.4		67.2		63.2		70

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		30.3		37.5		31.6		24.5		20.7		19.2		21.6		29.7		37.1		36.3		34.2		31.5		39.4

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36		24		25		24		27		33		42		53		57		51		40		28		25

Average Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		49		34		38		41		47		53		59		64		65		60		51		41		35

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6527		1155		898		794		504		272		71		27		60		213		539		872		1122

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1935		---		---		4		52		210		436		507		434		248		43		1		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4835		---		---		124		360		620		870		961		868		660		372		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.8		11.5		12.4		13.4		14.3		14.7		14.5		13.7		12.7		11.8		10.9		10.5

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 12

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

Average Possibility of Clouds

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		38.1		40.6		40.8		37.7		35.1		29.2		33.1		48.6		51.3		38.2		30.7		32.1		39.3

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		12		5		6		6		6		5		4		4		3		3		4		3		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		5.2		3.3		4.1		5.5		6.6		7.1		7		6.4		5.7		5.2		4.4		3.6		3.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.9		1.1		1.4		1.7		2		2.2		2.3		2.1		1.7		1.2		0.9		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		5.7		4.9		5.4		6.3		6.6		6.4		6.1		5.7		5.5		5.6		5.6		5.2		4.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.3		5.7		5.9		7.1		7.6		7.6		7.1		6.1		5.5		5.8		6		6.1		5.5

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		4.1		5.5		6.6		7.1		7		6.4		5.7		5.2		4.4		3.6		3.1

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		1.9		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.3		1.8		1.5		1.1		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		6.3		5.8		6.2		7		7.2		7		6.5		6.3		6.1		6.2		6.3		6		5.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.6		7.1		7.2		8.3		9		9		8		7.4		6.8		7		7.3		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		2.9		3.7		5.2		6		5.9		5.9		5.5		4.7		4.7		3.5		3.1		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.7		0.9		1.1		1.4		1.7		2		2		1.9		1.5		1.1		0.7		0.7

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		4.1		4.8		5.9		6		5.4		5.2		4.9		4.5		4.9		4.1		4.2		3.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		4.4		4.9		6.3		6.4		5.2		5.1		4.5		3.8		4.6		3.8		4.4		4.1