BELEN, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56		34		40		46		56		64		73		78		76		68		57		43		35

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		73.8		50.7		57.5		63.9		74.4		83.7		93.1		95.2		92.3		86.1		75.5		61.5		51.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		38.9		18.6		23.1		29.5		37.9		46		54.6		61.8		59.7		50.7		38.9		26.3		19.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		99.3		64.1		66.4		73.7		79.3		90.3		99.3		98.2		94.4		90.4		80.4		70.2		64.2

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		11.9		12.3		16.2		23.4		31.9		42.9		51.7		60.7		58.9		48.9		34.4		23.7		11.9

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88.6		---		---		---		0.3		6.7		21.9		26.7		23.1		9.6		0.3		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		141.1		28.8		25.1		20.7		6.6		0.8		---		---		---		---		5.6		24.1		29.5

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		0.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		7.6		0.3		0.4		0.4		0.3		0.3		0.7		1.4		1.3		0.9		1		0.2		0.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37		2		2		3		2		2		2		6		7		4		3		2		2

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		8.1		0.9		1.1		3		4.7		5.4		8.1		4.7		5.4		3.8		5.2		3.8		2.1

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

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

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3		0.9		0.6		0.8		0.8		0.7		3		1.6		1.1		1.3		1.5		0.8		0.6

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

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21		1		1		1		1		1		1		4		4		2		2		1		2

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

Years on Record: 36

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4.8		1.4		1.5		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		10		10		9.3		2		3.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.3		10

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4289		896		682		549		297		106		6		---		---		30		237		601		885

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1253		---		---		---		11		91		269		394		340		142		6		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3735		---		---		---		180		434		690		868		806		540		217		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.6		11.4		12.4		13.5		14.5		14.9		14.7		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		3.1		4		5.3		6.5		7.2		7.2		6.5		5.8		5.3		4.4		3.4		2.8

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		1.3		1.6		1.9		2.1		2.2		2		1.5		1.1		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		5.7		5		5.4		6.2		6.6		6.5		6.3		5.7		5.6		5.9		5.8		5.1		4.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.6		5.8		6.2		7		7.7		8		7.7		6.3		5.8		6.4		6.5		6		5.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		3.1		4		5.3		6.5		7.2		7.2		6.5		5.8		5.3		4.4		3.4		2.8

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		1.5		1.9		2.2		2.4		2.4		2.2		1.7		1.4		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		6.6		6		6.6		7.4		7.2		7.3		7		6.2		6		6.7		7.2		6.1		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		8.2		7.4		8		9.2		9		10		9.6		7.3		6.8		8		8.8		7.6		7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		2.7		3.5		4.7		5.7		6.2		6.4		5.9		5.1		4.8		3.5		3		2.5

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		0.5		0.7		0.9		1.4		1.5		1.7		2.1		1.9		1.3		0.7		0.6		0.5

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		4.1		4.6		5.4		5.8		5.7		5.6		5.3		4.9		5.2		4.3		4.5		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		5.2		4.4		4.9		5.7		6.1		6.1		6		5.4		4.6		5.3		4.1		5		4.5