ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		61		41		46		52		60		69		78		80		79		72		62		49		41

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		78		58		63		70		78		86		95		95		95		88		79		66		58

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		44		25		29		35		43		52		61		65		63		56		45		32		25

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		116		85		89		95		104		105		116		111		110		106		100		90		86

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-35		-11		-35		3		19		28		40		49		45		33		18		2		-11

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		114.5		---		---		0.2		4		15.3		25.2		26.4		25.6		14.2		3.6		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		80.1		23.2		15.5		6.1		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		10.9		22.7

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		11.9		0.4		0.4		0.5		0.8		1.3		1.3		2		1.4		1.6		1.3		0.5		0.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46		3		2		3		3		4		5		6		6		5		4		3		2

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.7		1.1		1.9		1.8		6.7		5.4		5.2		5.5		3.5		5.4		3.6		4		3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.3		0.2		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4.5		0.6		0.9		1.1		4.5		3		2.7		2.4		1.7		3		0.9		1.5		1.1

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

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		1		1		1		1		3		3		4		3		3		2		1		1

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

Years on Record: 24

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

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

Years on Record: 24

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

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29		1.4		1.5		1.5		2.2		3.4		3		4.1		3.2		3		2.6		1.5		1.6

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		7.3		1.8		1		1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		2.6

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		17.5		3.3		4.6		5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		6.5		17.5

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		45		51		48		39		35		37		38		48		47		45		51		50		53

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36		23		23		23		28		38		48		56		56		47		40		27		23

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1304		366		232		107		25		2		---		---		---		---		22		167		383

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2119		---		---		8		62		247		471		523		477		269		59		3		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4652		---		---		62		300		589		840		930		899		660		372		---		---

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		12.8		11.7		10.9		10.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		3.2		4		5.4		6.6		7.2		7.3		7		6.3		5.6		4.5		3.5		2.9

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		0.9		1.1		1.3		1.6		1.9		2.1		2.1		1.9		1.5		1.1		0.9		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		5.8		4.8		5.4		6.3		6.6		6.5		6.4		6.2		6		6		5.8		5		4.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.7		5.5		5.9		7.1		7.8		7.9		7.7		7.4		6.6		6.6		6.5		5.9		5.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		3.2		4		5.4		6.6		7.2		7.3		7		6.3		5.6		4.5		3.5		2.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1		1.3		1.6		2.1		2.3		2.4		2.3		2.2		1.8		1.4		1.1		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		6.6		5.9		6.7		7.1		7.4		7.2		6.9		6.7		6.5		6.7		6.9		6		5.3

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		7.3		8		8.5		9.4		9.6		9.2		8.4		7.6		7.9		8.3		7.4		6.4

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		3.3		4.6		5.3		6		6.4		6.2		5.4		4.9		3.6		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		1.3		1.5		1.8		1.9		1.7		1.3		0.8		0.7		0.7

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		4.2		5.2		5.3		5.5		5.6		5.6		5.2		5.2		4.4		3.9		3.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		4.1		4		5.2		5.1		5.5		5.9		5.8		4.9		5.1		4.2		4.1		3.7