White Sands National Monument

Average Temperature Range

This table shows the monthly temperatures at White Sands National Monument averaged over a 30-year period from 1971 through 2000. It also shows the extremes recorded during that same period.

 

                JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. High 57 64 71 79 88 96 97 94 88 78 64 57
Avg. Low 23 26 31 39 49 58 63 61 54 41 28 22
Highest 78 82 95 97 104 111 110 107 104 97 86 83
Lowest -25 -14 -19 11 20 38 45 38 30 13 -12 -8

 

Extreme High and Low Temperature Range

This table shows the monthly extreme temperatures at White Sands National Monument back through 1991. All temperatures are shown in degrees Fahrenheit. A temperature converter is at the bottom of this page.

Year Hi/LoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2002 71 76 86 92 102 107 107 104 98 89 75 66
8 9 4 33 35 51 53 57 44 29 15 13
2001 64 79 84 89 100 103 104 104 100 87 83 71
9 15 22 27 30 43 58 57 44 29 15 7
2000 74 80 80 96 104 104 104 102 101 97 69 68
8 13 19 29 36 53 54 53 36 30 15 7
1999 78 78 82 90 99 105 109 101 98 90 81 66
12 7 20 23 33 38 59 57 40 25 10 9
1998 69 77 86 88 99 109 107 101 98 94 77 69
13 17 15 23 34 46 58 56 51 32 21 14
1997 73 73 86 88 99 102 107 100 99 94 81 66
2 15 14 28 36 50 54 55 50 24 16 7
1996 74 78 80 93 103 107 102 101 94 91 78 73
7 14 11 26 30 45 59 56 36 19 16 -2
1995 70 73 84 88 96 103 108 104 101 87 79 74
14 20 23 22 30 49 49 59 41 29 20 12
1994 70 75 84 91 101 111 110 105 97 94 82 68
8 7 17 21 28 50 53 58 43 28 10 12
1993 65 74 81 90 95 103 105 103 95 91 73 71
17 14 17 26 32 42 60 54 35 17 10 7
1992 61 71 81 93 94 104 107 104 100 90 74 71
13 18 20 29 43 45 52 54 40 27 4 8
1991 63 73 80 88 96 105 100 99 97 90 75 67
8 11 16 21 35 46 56 56 42 22 9 11

 

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 22-Dec-2004 10:08:25 Eastern Standard Time
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