PENASCO, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.4		21.4		25.5		33.3		40.5		49.2		58.7		63.5		61.5		55		44.9		32.1		23.5

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		58.7		37.5		41.3		48.4		57.2		66.2		76.7		80.3		77.2		71.8		61.8		47.2		38.7

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		26.1		5.2		9.6		18.1		23.7		32.1		40.6		46.6		45.7		38.1		27.9		17		8.3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		87		48.5		50.4		55.6		64.6		75.2		82.8		87		81.4		77.6		67.7		56.3		50.6

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-2.3		-2.3		1.3		11.4		16.8		26.7		34.5		44		41.5		35.3		23.6		11.1		1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		14.6		0.7		0.6		1		0.7		1.1		1.2		2.1		2.9		1.4		1.2		1		0.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88		3		5		5		6		5		8		15		17		7		7		4		6

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7		2.9		2.3		2.4		2.6		3.4		3.3		4		7		4		3.6		4.1		2.3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

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

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		1.8		0.9		0.9		1.3		0.8		1.3		0.8		1.4		1.8		0.9		1.1		0.8		1

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

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		61		3		4		4		3		4		4		8		13		5		5		4		4

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

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15		1		1		---		1		1		1		2		4		1		1		1		1

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

Years on Record: 9

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		92.3		14.6		15.3		17.6		7.4		1.8		0.1		---		---		1.2		6.2		8.9		19.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		41		41		22		37		16		5		1		---		---		5		21		21		30

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8277		1353		1108		984		737		493		204		75		123		302		624		988		1286

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		54		---		---		---		---		---		14		26		13		1		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1186		---		---		---		---		---		261		418.5		356.5		150		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.5		11.4		12.4		13.6		14.6		15.1		14.8		13.9		12.8		11.7		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
kWh/m2		5		2.9		3.7		5		6.1		6.9		7.3		6.4		5.7		5.4		4.3		3.2		2.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.8		1		1.4		1.7		2		2.1		2.2		2		1.5		1		0.8		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.7		5.1		5.9		6.2		6.3		6.3		5.7		5.6		6		5.9		5		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		6.4		5.4		5.8		6.5		6.9		7.5		7.8		6.3		5.8		6.8		6.6		5.8		5.4

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		2.9		3.7		5		6.1		6.9		7.3		6.4		5.7		5.4		4.3		3.2		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.9		1.2		1.6		2		2.3		2.4		2.3		2.2		1.6		1.3		0.9		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.4		5.5		6		7.1		6.8		7.3		7		6.3		6.2		6.8		7.1		6.1		5.1

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		6.7		7.3		8.5		8.2		9.9		9.8		7.7		7.1		8.1		8.6		7.5		6.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.5		3.2		4.3		5.1		5.7		6.3		6		5.1		5.1		3.3		2.9		2.4

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		0.8		1		1.5		1.5		1.7		2		1.8		1.2		0.7		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		4.8		3.9		4.1		5		5.2		5.2		5.5		5.4		4.9		5.6		4.1		4.3		4.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		4.1		4.2		4.9		5		5.1		5.8		5.5		4.6		5.9		3.9		4.8		4.5