LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		16.9		6.7		8.6		11.9		16.9		20.8		26		27.4		26.6		23.8		17.9		10.3		6.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		26.3		15.4		18.4		21.6		26.7		31.1		35.8		35.5		34.8		33		27.7		20.2		15.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		7.7		-2		-1.3		2.4		7		10.7		16.3		19.3		18.3		14.5		8.2		0.7		-2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		42.8		25		26.7		31.7		35		40.6		42.2		42.8		40.6		38.9		36.7		28.9		23.9

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-19.4		-19.4		-11.1		-11.1		-6.1		---		5.6		10.6		10		7.2		-3.3		-10		-12.8

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
mm		173		13		12		5		4		7		14		31		32		17		23		5		10

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
mm		90		50		37		14		16		24		47		90		74		78		73		28		34

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		5		6		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		58.7		17.3		21.3		12.2		16.3		20.3		22.9		41.9		58.7		24.4		43.2		16.5		17.8

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
cm.		1.4		0.8		0.8		0.8		0.9		1.2		1.7		2.7		2.8		2.2		1.4		0.9		0.8

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20		1		1		1		---		1		1		4		2		1		2		---		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		10.2		4.1		3.8		---		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		25.4		23.4		25.4		---		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		7.6

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1		-4		-5		-5		-2		-1		4		12		12		7		3		-2		-5

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		660		189.4		123.9		57.8		6.7		---		---		---		---		---		7.2		88.3		186.7

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1085		---		---		1.1		21.1		91.7		230.6		282.2		255		164.4		38.9		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2804.7		---		---		60.3		206.7		335.8		480		540.8		513.2		413.3		246.3		8.3		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.8		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
km/h		12.5		11.3		13.2		15.6		17.2		14.9		13.7		11.5		9.6		10.1		11		11.3		10.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19		12.3		15.2		20.2		24.3		26		25.9		23.5		21		19.4		16.3		13.2		11.1

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		7.6		8		7.4		5.8		4.3		3.1		2.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.9		18.2		20.2		23.4		24.3		23.6		22.5		20.9		20.2		20.8		20.6		18.9		17.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.7		21.5		22.2		26.5		28.7		28.4		26.9		22.8		20.6		22.1		22.5		22.3		20.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19		12.3		15.2		20.2		24.3		26		25.9		23.5		21		19.4		16.3		13.2		11.1

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		3.5		4.6		5.4		6.7		8.2		8.6		8.6		8		6.4		5.2		3.8		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		24		21.5		23.5		26.9		27		27.9		24.3		23.3		21.8		23.9		24.7		22.6		20.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		29.7		27		27.8		33.2		34.6		39.6		31.3		28.3		23.9		27.9		29.5		28.6		25.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.6		11		13.1		18.6		21.8		21.9		22.4		20.8		17.9		17.8		13.1		11.3		9.4

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		3.1		3.4		4.4		4.4		6.7		7.1		6.9		4.8		3.2		2.2		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.9		15.6		16.7		21.2		21.7		20.1		19.7		18.7		17.1		18.9		15.8		15.3		13.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.1		17.2		16.7		22.7		23.3		20.3		20.2		17.9		14.9		18.6		14.9		16.4		14.5