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New Mexico
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  Pan Evaporation
 

Standard daily pan evaporation is measured using the four-foot diameter Class A evaporation pan. The pan water level reading is adjusted when precipitation is measure to obtain the actual evaporation. Most Class A pans are installed aboveground, allowing effects such as radiation on the side walls and heat exchnges with the pan material. These effects tend to increase the evaporation totals. The amounts can then be adjusted by multiplying the totals b 0.70 or 0.80 to more closely estimate the evaporation from naturally existing urfaces such as a shallow lake, wet soil or other moist natural surfaces.

Many stations do not measure pan evaportation during winter months. A "0.00" total indicates no measuement is taken.

Stations marked with an asterisk * have estimated totals computed from meteorological measurements using a form of the Penman equation.

 
 
 
period of record
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
july
aug
sept
oct
nov
dec
year
Abiquiu Dam
1957-2002
2.47
3.59
6.13
7.50
9.96
11.59
10.53
8.94
7.21
5.30
3.13
2.22
78.57
Agricultural College
1892-1959
3.01
4.00
7.89
10.20
8.65
13.99
12.33
11.16
8.31
6.28
4.35
2.89
93.06
Alamogordo Dam
1939-1975
3.73
4.35
8.21
11.30
12.88
14.43
13.66
11.59
9.17
7.19
4.89
3.46
104.86
Albuquerque Airport *
 
2.50
3.30
5.70
8.70
11.80
13.50
12.50
10.80
8.50
6.10
3.40
2.40
89.10
Bitter Lakes WL Refuge
1950-2002
2.67
3.93
6.83
9.60
11.30
12.62
11.91
10.26
7.99
5.88
3.53
2.50
89.02
Brantley Dam
1987-2002
4.65
M
8.88
11.98
14.88
15.66
14.23
12.41
10.04
7.96
5.77
4.34
110.80
Caballo Dam
1938-2002
4.48
5.15
8.65
11.42
13.62
14.86
13.07
11.38
9.26
7.27
4.80
3.47
107.43
Capulin Natl Monument
1966-1979
M
M
M
M
9.08
10.57
9.71
9.18
7.65
M
M
M
46.19
Clovis 13 N
1929-2002
3.83
4.12
6.63
8.69
10.15
11.45
11.68
9.55
7.60
5.78
3.95
3.21
86.64
Cochiti Dam
1975-2002
2.79
4.17
6.53
8.65
11.12
13.01
12.41
10.71
8.88
6.31
3.94
2.79
91.31
Conchas Dam
1938-2002
3.09
4.15
7.56
8.92
10.29
11.72
11.38
10.13
8.23
6.19
4.04
2.79
88.49
Eagle Nest
1937-2002
M
M
M
5.93
7.68
7.85
7.07
5.89
5.29
4.34
M
M
44.05
El Vado Dam
1923-2002
M
M
3.61
5.50
7.47
8.87
8.52
6.92
5.65
3.84
1.72
M
52.10
Elephant Butte Dam
1917-2002
3.50
4.92
8.68
12.23
15.03
16.48
14.13
12.10
9.78
7.71
4.92
3.35
112.83
Estancia
1914-2002
M
M
3.26
6.79
8.56
9.27
8.57
7.24
5.67
3.82
2.62
M
55.80
Farmington 3 NE
1914-1978
M
M
3.83
6.88
8.49
10.00
9.97
8.71
6.49
3.96
2.01
M
60.34
Farmington Ag Science Ctr
1978-2002
M
M
M
7.56
9.62
12.01
12.54
10.32
7.85
5.41
M
M
65.31
Florida
1939-1992
3.54
4.81
8.10
10.94
13.03
14.80
11.84
10.10
8.51
6.58
4.57
3.11
99.93
Gallup Ranger Stn
1966-1975
M
M
M
6.61
9.31
12.12
10.50
8.70
7.95
5.07
2.20
M
62.46
New Laguna
1914-2002
M
M
M
8.47
9.33
11.98
10.76
8.88
6.83
5.00
1.98
M
63.23
Lake Avalon
1914-1979
4.49
5.33
9.42
12.36
14.31
15.16
14.14
12.33
9.25
7.26
4.68
4.20
112.93
Los Lunas 3 SSW
1923-2002
1.87
2.81
5.41
7.83
9.75
10.51
10.05
8.69
6.56
4.64
2.75
2.45
73.32
Navajo Dam
1963-2002
M
M
M
6.58
9.10
11.07
11.24
9.66
7.22
4.83
M
M
59.70
Hood Ranger Stn
1954-2002
M
M
M
7.84
9.02
10.81
8.25
6.87
6.12
5.14
2.65
M
56.70
Roswell Airport *
 
2.90
4.00
6.00
8.00
12.00
13.00
11.00
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
3.00
88.00
Santa Fe
1867-1972
M
M
3.00
7.28
8.73
10.93
9.95
8.26
7.15
5.10
2.50
M
62.90
Socorro
1914-2002
M
M
4.83
7.64
9.22
9.39
8.52
7.63
5.73
4.14
M
M
57.10
State University
1959-2002
3.04
4.36
7.42
9.93
12.04
12.92
12.06
10.35
8.14
6.16
3.85
2.79
93.06
Sumner Lake
1921-2002
M
M
7.41
10.34
12.45
13.62
13.35
11.20
8.99
6.92
4.92
3.17
92.37
Tucumcari 4 NE
1904-2002
M
M
M
9.91
11.56
13.18
13.05
11.17
8.94
6.66
M
M
74.47
Ute Dam
1965-1979
4.38
4.91
7.53
8.78
10.75
10.49
10.92
9.42
7.56
6.68
4.98
3.04
89.44
 
  State Extremes
 
* Also at earlier dates at the same time or other places
 
 
date or year
location
value
Record Highest Temp
27-Jun-94
Waste Isoltn Pilot Plt
122.00
Record Lowest Temp
1-Feb-51
Gavilan
-50.00
Highest Average Annual Temp
  
Waste Isoltn Pilot Plt
64.40
Lowest Average Annual Temp
  
Sandia Crest
37.30
Consecutive Days Max >= 70
Jun-Sep 1924
Gage 4 ESE
110 days
Consecutive Days Min <= 32
Sep 60-May 61
Gascon
256 days
       
Record Maximum Annual Precip
1941
White Tail
62.45
Record Minimum Annual Precip
1910
Hermanas
1.00
Record Maximum 24-hour Precip
18-19 May 1955
Lake Maloya
11.28
Highest Average Annual Precip
  
Cloudcroft
30.42
Lowest Average Annual Precip
  
Newcomb
5.96
Consecutive Days Measurable Precip
Aug-Sep 1963
Wolf Canyon
26 days
Consecutive Days with no Measurable Precip
Oct 66-May 67
Engle 14 E
230 days
       
Record Maximum Winter Snowfall
1911-12
Anchor Mine
483.00
Record Maximum 1-Day Snowfall
12 Mar 1978*
Red River
36.00
Highest Average Annual Snowfall
  
Bateman Ranch
147.00
 
  Precipitation
(mean monthly & annual number of hrs with measurable precip with % of hrs and maximum 1-hr totals)
 

* = Less than 1/2 hour

Maximum 1-hour totals are based on data from top of the hour. Maximum 60-minute totals will be greater.
 
 
period of record
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
july
aug
sept
oct
nov
dec
year
hour
inches
Albuquerque
1948-1999
15
15
15
10
11
9
20
21
17
16
12
15
175
2
1.30
Clayton
1948-1985
15
13
21
21
29
21
28
25
19
16
14
13
235
3
2.20
 
  Sunshine Days
(mean monthly & annual % of possible sunshine)
 

Only the first order stations record possible sunshine.

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jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
july
aug
sept
oct
nov
dec
annual
Albuquerque
72
72
73
77
79
83
76
75
79
79
76
71
76
Roswell
60
68
75
77
80
83
77
73
72
77
73
71
74