RATON, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		9		-1.1		0.6		4.1		8.1		12.9		17.3		19.7		18.9		15.3		9.7		3.3		-0.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		18.2		7.9		9.6		13.3		17.7		22.1		26.7		28.8		27.6		24.6		19.4		12.4		7.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-0.2		-10.1		-8.3		-5.2		-1.4		3.7		7.8		10.6		10.3		6		-0.1		-5.8		-9.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		36.7		23.3		22.8		26.1		30.6		34.4		36.7		35.6		34.4		33.3		29.4		26.7		22.8

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-31.1		-31.1		-28.9		-20.6		-15		-8.3		-1.1		3.9		2.8		-7.8		-19.4		-25		-26.7

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.5		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.4		4.5		1.3		0.1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77.8		---		---		---		0.7		5.5		16		24.5		20.4		9.7		1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		159.3		0.2		0.2		2.5		9.9		19.6		27.3		30.5		30		24.7		12		2.3		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		226.7		3.1		4.2		12.8		20.8		27.9		29.7		31		31		28.9		24.7		10.6		1.9

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		288.8		12.6		14.7		22.2		26.8		30.4		30		31		31		29.8		29.1		19.8		11.3

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		334.8		22.5		22.9		28.2		29.2		31		30		31		31		30		30.4		26.5		22.1

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		364.5		31		28		31		30		31		29.9		30.6		30.9		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		319		31		28		31		30		30.2		23.6		12.7		14.6		26.2		30.8		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		237.1		31		27.9		30.8		28.5		18.2		3.3		0.1		0.1		9.3		27.3		29.8		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		189		30.8		27.7		28.5		19.7		5		0.1		---		---		1.7		16.7		28.2		30.6

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		91.5		23.9		17.6		10.2		2.7		---		---		---		---		---		1.1		12		23.8

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26.7		9.3		5.2		1.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2		8.2

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.9		2.4		1.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		415		10		9		21		26		51		53		72		77		42		30		13		11

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		80		3		3		5		6		9		10		12		13		8		5		3		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		184		58		41		70		112		184		123		171		148		128		119		39		28

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		---		---		6		7		11		3		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		71.1		31		17.3		37.6		63.5		68.3		34.5		71.1		39.6		50.8		58.4		25.4		26.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39.9		1.1		1.3		2.1		2		4.7		5.5		6.7		7.1		4		2.5		1.5		1.4

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38		1		1		2		2		5		5		7		7		4		2		1		1

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9		---		---		---		1		1		1		2		2		1		1		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.4		0.1		0.2		0.5		0.6		1.2		1.3		1.6		1.9		0.8		0.8		0.2		0.2

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

Years on Record: 33

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		69.1		14.5		12.4		13.7		5.1		1		---		---		---		---		2.5		9.4		10.4

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14.3		2.9		2.5		2.7		1.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.5		1.8		2.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		68.6		56.6		63.8		68.6		40.4		12.7		---		---		---		0.8		17.8		43.2		59.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.1		1.6		1.4		1.9		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.3		1.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.3		0.7		0.6		0.6		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		0.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.7		0.4		0.3		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.3

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6328		1083		896		794		550		305		90		13		29		178		490		808		1091

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		192		---		---		---		---		3		36		88		57		8		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2023		---		---		5		43		187		396		539		493		287		68		4		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.5		11.3		12.4		13.6		14.7		15.2		14.9		14		12.8		11.6		10.7		10.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.5		9.6		12.9		17.5		21.3		24.1		25.4		24.1		21.5		18.8		15.1		10.7		8.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.2		2.8		3.6		4.8		6.3		7.3		7.7		7.7		6.9		5.3		3.7		2.9		2.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.7		15.8		17.8		21		21.7		22		22		21.4		20.9		21		20.7		17		15.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.3		17.7		20.1		23.1		24.2		25.6		26.6		24.8		22.9		23.2		23.1		19.5		17

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.5		9.6		12.9		17.5		21.3		24.1		25.4		24.1		21.5		18.8		15.1		10.7		8.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.8		3.2		4.3		5.7		7.2		8.3		8.6		8.2		7.5		6		4.4		3.4		2.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.5		19.6		21.1		23.8		23.9		25.6		25.7		23		22.9		23		23.4		20.2		17.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		27.6		23.6		25.5		27.9		28.4		34.4		36.5		28.7		27.2		26.8		27.5		24.5		20.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.2		7.5		10.5		14.7		18.3		20.7		22.8		22.5		19.1		16.9		13		8.9		7.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.3		2.2		2.9		4.1		5.6		5.7		5.8		7.1		6.2		4.8		3.1		2.3		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		16.6		11.3		13.5		17		18.5		19		19.9		20.1		18.5		18.5		17.1		13.2		12.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.9		11		13.4		16.4		18		19		21.4		21.7		18.2		18.8		17.5		13.7		13.1