LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		62.5		44.1		47.4		53.5		62.4		69.5		78.8		81.4		79.8		74.8		64.3		50.5		44.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79.4		59.7		65.2		70.8		80.1		87.9		96.4		95.9		94.6		91.4		81.9		68.3		60.1

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		45.8		28.4		29.6		36.3		44.6		51.3		61.3		66.8		65		58.1		46.8		33.2		28.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		109		77		80		89		95		105		108		109		105		102		98		84		75

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-3		-3		12		12		21		32		42		51		50		45		26		14		9

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		122.2		---		---		---		1.7		13.8		26.8		27.7		27.3		20.6		4.4		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		89.4		22.7		18.5		9.9		1.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		1.1		13.7		21.7

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 62

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

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.8		0.5		0.5		0.2		0.1		0.3		0.6		1.2		1.2		0.7		0.9		0.2		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34		3		2		2		1		1		3		6		7		3		3		1		2

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.5		2		1.4		0.6		0.6		1		1.8		3.5		2.9		3.1		2.9		1.1		1.3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 62

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

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.3		0.7		0.8		0.5		0.6		0.8		0.9		1.6		2.3		1		1.7		0.6		0.7

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

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18		2		1		1		---		1		2		3		3		1		2		1		1

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

Years on Record: 62

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

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.6		0.3		0.3		0.3		0.4		0.5		0.7		1.1		1.1		0.9		0.5		0.4		0.3

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20.3		1.7		1.3		1.8		0.9		1.1		1.2		4.1		2.7		1.8		2		0.3		1.4

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4		1.6		1.5		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		10		9.2		10		---		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		3

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		34		24		23		22		27		30		40		54		54		46		38		27		23

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1188		341		223		104		12		---		---		---		---		---		13		159		336

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1953		---		---		2		38		165		415		508		459		296		70		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5048.5		---		---		108.5		372		604.5		864		973.4		923.8		744		443.3		15		---

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 Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		37.7		42		46.7		39.2		32		32.1		24.4		38.7		42.8		39.5		35.6		37.8		41.7

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		30.4		33.1		36		31		24		23.2		19.6		32		34.9		34.5		29.9		30.9		34.2

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		7.8		7		8.2		9.7		10.7		9.3		8.5		7.2		6		6.3		6.8		7		6.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		3.4		4.2		5.6		6.7		7.2		7.2		6.5		5.8		5.4		4.5		3.7		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		0.8		1.1		1.3		1.6		1.9		2.1		2.2		2.1		1.6		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		5.8		5.1		5.6		6.5		6.7		6.6		6.3		5.8		5.6		5.8		5.7		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		6.6		6		6.2		7.4		8		7.9		7.5		6.3		5.7		6.1		6.3		6.2		5.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		3.4		4.2		5.6		6.7		7.2		7.2		6.5		5.8		5.4		4.5		3.7		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		2.4		2.4		2.2		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		6.7		6		6.5		7.5		7.5		7.8		6.7		6.5		6.1		6.6		6.9		6.3		5.6

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		7.5		7.7		9.2		9.6		11		8.7		7.9		6.6		7.7		8.2		7.9		7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		3.1		3.6		5.2		6.1		6.1		6.2		5.8		5		4.9		3.7		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		1.2		0.6		0.9		0.9		1.2		1.2		1.9		2		1.9		1.3		0.9		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		5		4.3		4.6		5.9		6		5.6		5.5		5.2		4.8		5.2		4.4		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		5		4.8		4.7		6.3		6.5		5.7		5.6		5		4.2		5.2		4.1		4.6		4