WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		16		5		8		12		16		21		26		27		25		22		16		10		5

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		25		13		17		21		26		30		35		35		33		30		25		18		13

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		7		-3		---		3		7		11		16		18		17		13		7		1		-2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		43		23		28		31		35		38		43		42		41		38		32		30		25

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-18		-13		-13		-8		-5		1		5		13		11		4		-5		-11		-18

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
mm		330		10		10		---		10		10		20		30		70		40		20		10		30

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
mm		60		10		20		10		20		20		20		30		60		40		50		30		50

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		460		40		50		10		30		70		80		90		160		110		100		60		110

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		180		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		20		10		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		28		7		6		1		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		12

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
cm		33		12		22		2		10		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		33

Most Snow Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		162		28		7		13		---		---		---		---		---		1		6		52		52

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		89		39		39		7		27		---		---		---		---		---		1		8		69

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		58		68		61		49		40		39		44		57		69		69		67		63		70

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		30		37		31		24		20		19		21		29		37		36		34		31		39

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		2		-4		-3		-4		-2		---		5		11		13		10		4		-2		-3

Average Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		9		1		3		5		8		11		15		17		18		15		10		5		1

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3626.1		641.7		498.9		441.1		280		151.1		39.4		15		33.3		118.3		299.4		484.4		623.3

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1075		---		---		2.2		28.9		116.7		242.2		281.7		241.1		137.8		23.9		0.6		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2686.1		---		---		68.9		200		344.4		483.3		533.9		482.2		366.7		206.7		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.8		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		40		40		37		35		29		33		48		51		38		30		32		39

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		19		8		9		9		9		8		6		6		4		4		6		4		6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.6		12		14.8		19.8		23.7		25.4		25.2		22.9		20.6		18.8		15.9		13.1		11

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		3.1		4.1		4.9		5.9		7.1		7.8		8.1		7.5		6		4.4		3.2		2.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.4		17.6		19.6		22.8		23.7		23.1		22		20.5		19.7		20.2		20		18.6		16.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.8		20.4		21.3		25.6		27.5		27.2		25.5		21.8		19.7		20.9		21.6		21.8		19.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.6		12		14.8		19.8		23.7		25.4		25.2		22.9		20.6		18.8		15.9		13.1		11

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		4.5		5.4		6.8		8.4		8.9		8.8		8.1		6.6		5.3		3.9		3.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.8		20.7		22.4		25.1		26		25.2		23.3		22.6		22		22.5		22.8		21.7		19

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		27.2		25.7		25.9		29.8		32.3		32.3		28.7		26.8		24.3		25		26.1		27.1		23.1

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		10.6		13.4		18.6		21.6		21.1		21.3		19.7		17		16.7		12.5		11.1		9.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.7		2.4		3.4		4.1		4.9		6.1		7.3		7.3		6.9		5.4		3.8		2.5		2.5

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		14.8		17.2		21.2		21.5		19.3		18.9		17.8		16.3		17.7		14.9		15		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		17.2		16		17.5		22.6		22.9		18.8		18.3		16.1		13.5		16.6		13.5		15.9		14.9