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Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the West; Refreshingly Cooler Further East

Extreme heat will continue across the Pacific Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, low relative humidity, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather into Tuesday. A refreshingly cool air mass has settled into much of the eastern two-thirds of the Rockies through the week. Read More >

  Artesia Municipal Airport Precipitation 
2005-2020
Elevation 3541 FT

 Artesia 6 S Normals 1981-2010 

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 57.3 62.5 69.7 78.0 86.6 93.9 94.1 92.6  86.4 77.4 66.4 56.8  76.8
Minimum 22.7 26.8 34.0 41.2 52.1 61.0 64.6 63.2 55.2 43.3 31.2 22.8 43.2
Precipitation 0.45 0.43 0.38 0.61 1.30 1.60 1.67 1.95 1.84 1.21 0.83 0.65 12.92
Snowfall 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 2.1 6.9
Heating Degree Days  768 569 398 182 31 1 0 0 22 166 480 773 3392
Cooling Degree Days 0 0 3 28 172 377 448 405 199 29 1 0 1662

 

    Artesia Municipal Airport Precipitation 
2005-2020

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.22 0.30 2.16 0.07 0.00 0.48 0.66 0.36 0.02 0.03 0.14 0.00 4.44
2019 0.00 0.05 0.41 0.18 0.04 1.51 0.21 0.34 2.13 1.33 1.02 0.00 7.22
2018 0.01 0.25 0.10 0.00 0.54 1.30 0.40 0.76 0.69 1.62 0.01 0.46 6.14
2017 0.78 0.20 0.02 0.76 0.03 0.23 0.76 0.86 1.39 0.24 0.10 0.00 5.37
2016 0.00 0.18 0.01 0.37 0.59 0.40 0.02 5.54  1.96 0.34 0.17 0.25 9.83
2015 0.63 0.17  0.09 0.58 0.31 0.86  0.76 1.48  0.76  4.81  0.13 0.05 10.63
2014 0.00 0.03  0.06 0.28 0.19 0.93 0.57 0.28 M M M 0.11  2.45i
2013 0.35 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.21 0.15 1.18 0.00 1.91 0.00 0.39 0.07 4.29
2012 0.04 0.09 0.00 0.00 1.21 0.03 1.76 0.38 1.32 0.00 0.05 0.17 5.05
2011 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 0.60 0.14 0.65 0.25 0.00 0.28 2.32
2010 0.19 0.63 0.17 0.19 0.22 2.37 0.60 0.23 0.92 0.05 0.00 0.02 5.59
2009 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.51 0.36 2.54  0.01i 0.30 0.82 0.02 0.56  5.24i
2008 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.22 1.80 1.99 1.75 0.75 1.26 0.00 0.01 7.82
2007 0.26 0.05 0.11 0.02 1.86 0.06 0.44 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 3.13
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.17 0.19 0.31 0.33 0.52 0.00 0.02 1.66
2005 0.08 0.10 0.06 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data