COLUMBUS, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		62.7		42.6		48.3		54.1		62.2		70.6		80		81.7		80.2		73.7		63.9		49.9		44.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		76.9		55.6		62		69.1		77.9		86.3		95.2		95.8		93.9		86.7		77.8		64.8		58.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48.4		29.6		34.7		39.1		46.5		55		64.7		67.6		66.6		60.7		50		35		31.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		110		76		80		88		98		99		110		107		104		100		95		85		79

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		11		12		11		18		28		34		45		54		58		40		29		12		13

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		105.9		---		---		---		1.3		12.7		25.6		27.1		25.9		11.8		1.5		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		65.8		19.6		10.7		5.4		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		11.2		17.8

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9.4		0.5		0.6		0.4		0.2		0.2		0.5		1.7		2		1.3		0.8		0.5		0.7

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 32

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

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.1		2.2		2		2.9		1.2		1.6		2.4		6.1		4.7		3.9		3		2.3		3.3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		---		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2		1		0.8		2		1		0.9		1.3		1.9		2		2		2		1		1

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

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		25		2		2		1		1		1		1		5		4		3		2		1		2

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

Years on Record: 32

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

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22.2		1.7		1.6		1.1		0.4		0.6		1.1		4.1		4.1		2.5		2		1.3		1.7

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		44		57		48		41		33		30		31		45		49		46		46		49		54

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		37		26		26		27		31		35		44		56		57		50		41		29		25

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1219		385		201		95		14		1		---		---		---		2		19		182		320

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2032		---		---		3		45		199		451		519		472		275		68		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5092.5		---		---		127.1		366		638.6		900		982.7		936.2		711		430.9		---		---

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		14.4		13.7		12.7		11.8		11		10.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		3.5		4.3		5.8		7		7.6		7.4		6.3		5.8		5.5		4.6		3.8		3.2

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		1.2		1.5		1.7		2		2.3		2.1		1.6		1.2		0.8		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		5.9		5.2		5.7		6.7		7		6.9		6.5		5.7		5.6		5.9		5.9		5.4		4.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.9		6.1		6.3		7.8		8.5		8.7		8		6		5.6		6.4		6.5		6.5		5.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		3.5		4.3		5.8		7		7.6		7.4		6.3		5.8		5.5		4.6		3.8		3.2

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		1		1.2		1.5		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.4		2.2		1.7		1.4		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		6.6		7.6		7.7		7.8		7		6.2		5.9		6.7		7.1		6.4		5.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.4		7.5		7.9		9.5		10		11.2		9.5		7.2		6.2		7.8		8.6		8.1		7.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		3.1		3.8		5.3		6.4		6.3		6.3		5.8		5.1		5.1		3.8		3.4		2.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.1		0.6		0.8		0.9		1.1		1.2		1.7		2.1		2		1.3		0.8		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		5.2		4.3		4.9		6		6.4		5.8		5.6		5.2		4.9		5.4		4.7		4.7		4

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		4.8		5.1		6.5		7.2		6.1		5.8		5.1		4.4		5.4		4.6		5.2		4.3