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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15.4		4.3		6.8		10.4		15.3		20.2		25.4		27		25.6		22		15.6		8.4		4.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		25.6		13.9		17.2		21.3		26.3		31.2		36.1		36.2		34.7		31.7		26		18.9		13.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		5.2		-5.4		-3.5		-0.3		4.2		9.2		14.7		17.8		16.5		12.3		5.1		-2.2		-5.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		43.9		25.6		29.4		31.7		36.1		40		43.9		43.3		41.1		39.4		36.1		29.4		25.6

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-31.7		-31.7		-25.6		-17.8		-8.9		-6.7		2.2		8.9		7.2		1.1		-10.6		-24.4		-22.2

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20.5		---		---		---		---		0.7		8.6		8.3		2.7		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		112.7		---		---		---		1.5		13.5		26.6		28.2		25.9		15.4		1.6		---		---

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		180.1		---		0.1		3.4		14.7		27.5		29.8		30.9		30.4		27		15		1.1		---

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		240.5		1.3		5.3		16.7		26		30.8		30		31		31		29.6		27.1		10.9		0.9

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		302.2		11.2		17.9		27.1		29.3		31		30		31		31		30		30.1		22.2		11.5

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		348.6		25.7		26.2		30.6		29.8		31		30		31		31		30		30.8		28.6		23.9

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		362.5		30.1		27.7		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.9		29.8

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		360.9		31		28		31		30		31		28.8		28.9		30.4		29.9		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		295.1		31		28		31		29.8		28.4		16.2		5.6		8.9		24.2		30.9		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		229.7		31		28		30.5		26.2		16.2		3.3		0.1		0.1		7.6		26		29.8		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		173		30.6		26.2		25.9		15.7		3.3		0.1		---		---		0.9		13.5		26.7		30.2

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		125.9		26.8		21.4		17.2		6.8		0.7		---		---		---		---		5		21.2		26.9

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		41.9		12.6		7.2		2.6		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		5.4		13.9

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		5.8		1.8		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		2.7

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.6		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		229		13		10		7		8		9		19		35		45		33		24		11		16

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42		3		3		2		2		2		3		6		7		5		4		2		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		248		52		62		67		61		83		120		105		248		246		105		77		99

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		97.3		19.6		30.7		39.4		28.2		27.9		41.7		40.9		57.1		97.3		45		33.3		31.8

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		26.3		1.8		1.3		1		1.1		1.3		1.8		3.6		4.9		3.1		2.7		1.6		2.1

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

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22		1		1		1		1		1		2		3		4		3		2		1		2

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

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		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		5.7		0.1		0.1		0.2		0.2		0.2		0.5		0.7		1.5		0.8		0.5		0.2		0.7

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		6.1		2		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		2.5

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.2		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		44.5		22.9		10.9		3.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.8		19.1		44.5

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		0.9		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.4

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		0.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

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		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.1		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.6

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

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

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3596		792		584		440		200		36		1		---		---		13		183		536		812

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1652		---		---		1		24		150		377		470		401		204		24		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4644		5		20		105		291		580		826		935		866		640		316		55		5

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.7		11.5		12.4		13.5		14.3		14.8		14.5		13.7		12.7		11.7		10.9		10.5

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.7		11.8		14.7		19.7		24.1		25.7		25.4		22.8		20.7		19.4		16.1		13		10.8

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		7.7		8.2		7.4		5.7		4.1		3		2.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.7		17.8		19.8		23		24.3		23.4		22.1		20.3		19.8		21.1		20.7		18.9		17

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.4		20.8		21.7		25.9		28.8		28.2		26		21.7		20.2		22.7		22.8		22.4		20

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.7		11.8		14.7		19.7		24.1		25.7		25.4		22.8		20.7		19.4		16.1		13		10.8

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		3.6		4.6		5.3		6.5		8.5		8.8		8.8		8		6.3		5.2		3.6		3.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.8		21.3		23.2		26.4		27		27.1		23.6		22.7		22		24.3		25		22.5		19.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		29.3		26.6		27.3		32.3		34.7		37.4		29.7		27.1		24.5		28.8		30		28.4		24.6

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		9.9		12.4		18.3		22.1		20.2		21.6		19.9		16.8		17.5		12.7		11.4		9.2

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		3.5		4.4		4.9		7.1		7.3		6.8		4.6		3		2.1		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		17.4		14.1		15.9		21.1		22.2		18.5		19		18		16.1		18.6		15.4		15.9		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		17.4		14.9		15.7		22.6		24.3		17.5		18.8		16.6		13.4		18.4		14.5		17.5		14.9

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Alamogordo, New Mexico (6 mi / 9 km)
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico (6 mi / 9 km)
La Luz, New Mexico (6 mi / 9 km)
Omlee, New Mexico (14 mi / 22 km)
Tularosa, New Mexico (21 mi / 33 km)

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White Sands National Monument, New Mexico