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Carlsbad Cooperative Precipitation Data

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  Carlsbad Cooperative Precipitation 
1900-2020
Elevation 3120 FT

 

Carlsbad Cooperative Precipitation 
Normals 1981-2010 
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 57.5 62.7 70.2 78.5 86.9 94.4 94.6 93.1 87.0 78.1 67.1 57.5  77.3
Minimum 27.6 31.7 37.9 46.2 56.0 64.3 67.7 66.6 59.4 47.7 35.8 28.0 47.4
Precipitation 0.47 0.54 0.51 0.64 1.17 1.53 2.01 1.83 2.11 1.16 0.81 0.63 13.41
Snowfall 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.4
Heating Degree Days  696 499 346 134 20 1 0 0 13 119 409 690 2927
Cooling Degree Days 0 0 6 55 220 431 501 460 259 54 2 0 1988

 

Carlsbad Precipitation (1900-2020) 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.22 0.41 2.09 0.00 0.06 0.55 0.39 0.48 0.13  0.01i 0.26 0.00  4.60i
2019 0.06 0.00 0.86 1.07 0.24 1.91 3.39 0.94 2.43 1.91 1.04 0.08 13.93
2018 0.06  0.16i  0.03 0.02 0.26 1.13 1.95 1.48 2.34 4.09 0.38 0.57 12.47i
2017 0.64 0.00  0.04 0.49 0.47 2.03 1.44 3.60 3.47 0.42 0.30 0.20 13.10
2016 0.73 0.10  0.00 0.39 0.28 1.19 0.52 6.34 1.12 0.21 0.46 0.84 12.18
2015 1.51 0.06  0.07i  0.61  2.66   0.70  2.69  0.91   2.90 3.93 0.36 0.08  16.48i
2014 0.00 0.01   0.15  0.64  0.43   0.44   2.43  1.86 13.10  0.56   0.86   3.04   23.51
2013 0.68 0.19  0.00  0.62i 0.09  0.45   4.72   0.52  2.94  0.10   0.41   0.70   11.42i
2012 0.24 0.07  0.06  0.14  3.01  0.00  2.55 0.55 1.86   0.00  0.21  0.13  8.82
2011 0.00  0.43    0.00   0.00   0.00   0.04   0.62   0.50  1.67   0.27   0.05   1.48   5.06 
2010 0.98 1.34  0.41 0.61  0.86 1.24  7.36 1.00 3.41 0.10 0.00 0.01  17.32 
2009 0.00 0.15  0.14 0.01  0.40 1.78  6.13 0.63 0.26 1.02 0.10 0.01 10.63
2008 0.01 0.04  0.23  0.00   0.86  0.62  2.52  1.88 2.33 0.73 0.04 0.13 9.39
2007 1.64 0.48  2.64 0.59  3.45 1.01  1.30  1.47  5.10 0.00 0.41  0.92  19.01
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.00 0.31 1.20 0.10 0.16 1.80i 0.54i 1.90 4.30 0.76 0.14 0.33 11.54i
2005 0.45 1.66 0.67 0.18 1.51 0.12 0.57 2.40 0.26 0.57 0.00 0.00 8.39
2004 0.25 0.95 1.71 4.17 0.35 1.67 2.85 2.05 4.12 0.77 4.58 0.82 24.29
2003 0.00 0.99 0.35 0.00 1.19 0.50i 0.56 0.31 0.21 1.23 0.48 0.00 5.82i
2002 0.17 0.63 2.15 0.00 0.00 0.26 2.49 2.08 0.97 1.99i 0.56 0.50 11.80i
2001 0.90 0.48 0.88 0.49 0.53 1.22 0.45 0.52 0.96 0.11 1.25 0.20 7.99
2000 0.06 0.05 0.26 0.14 0.00 3.80 0.10 0.39 0.00 2.35 4.20 0.39 11.74
1999 1.00 0.00 0.63 0.22 3.24i 0.76 2.90 0.36 0.57 0.32 0.00 0.13 10.13i
1998 0.00 0.09 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.27 0.50 2.19 1.00 2.67 0.15 0.50 7.84
1997  0.58i 2.26 0.13 1.78 1.41 1.01 0.57 3.11 2.15 4.95 0.49 2.47 20.91i
1996 0.62 0.00 0.00 0.84 0.00 2.28 0.97 6.70 2.00 0.13 0.44 0.00 13.98
1995 0.34 0.36 0.25 0.00 1.35 1.16 0.14 0.47 2.97 0.11 0.00 0.30 7.45
1994 0.13 0.07 0.06 0.18 2.36 0.39 0.20 1.62 0.31 0.70 1.09 0.09 7.20
1993 1.22 0.42 0.02 0.63 0.14 0.89 1.31 2.00 0.07 0.93 0.38 0.00 8.01
1992 0.80 1.57 0.16 0.51 4.21 2.57 1.15i 1.14 2.78 0.12 0.30 0.45 15.76i
1991 1.42 0.19 0.01 0.00 0.61 0.68 7.48 0.77 8.29 0.02 0.40 3.79 23.66
1990 0.69 0.05 0.59 0.86 0.14 0.03 4.13 2.11 0.63 1.23 0.87 0.11 11.44
1989 0.02 1.00 0.43 0.22 0.20 0.80 0.05i 1.27 1.61 0.12 0.00 0.27 5.99i
1988 0.02 0.48 0.01 0.42 0.82 2.25 2.41 3.74 4.74  0.00 0.00 0.05 14.94
1987  0.31  0.85 0.35 0.63 1.30 5.36 0.25 3.98 1.57 0.63 0.45 0.90i  16.58i
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986 0.26 0.56 0.05 0.00 1.50 5.69 0.56 1.10 1.75 1.82 2.51 2.32 18.12
1985 0.61 0.19 0.34 0.69 1.70 3.00 0.30 0.74 3.10 1.84 0.04 0.01 12.56
1984 0.30 0.00 0.20 0.00 3.36 2.26 3.30 7.70 2.04 3.14 1.00 0.93 24.23
1983 0.35 0.57 0.33 1.39 0.42 0.61 0.53 1.27 1.89 2.64 0.47 0.20 10.67
1982 0.36i 0.24 0.00 0.35 2.26 0.19 2.08 0.63 0.96 2.34 1.06 2.38 12.85i
1981 0.59 1.18 0.43 3.55 0.98e 1.53 3.63 2.08 2.08 0.76 0.00 0.00 15.81e
1980 0.83 0.59 0.00 1.18 0.69 0.91 0.52 0.90 12.27 0.30 1.03 0.20 19.42
1979 0.34 0.48 0.04 0.15 2.83 2.40 2.50 2.10 0.67 0.00 0.03 0.91 12.49
1978 0.17e 0.91 0.25 0.33 1.82 1.97 1.92 1.16 7.98 2.11 4.51 0.37 23.50e
1977 0.30 0.13 1.17 2.33 0.96 2.02 0.65 2.21 0.71 2.06 0.25 0.00e 12.79e
1976 0.27 0.10 0.09 0.17 2.74 0.02 1.82 0.93 2.94 1.12 1.06 0.00 11.26
1975 0.15 1.80 .0.18e 0.07 0.01 0.19 5.37 0.29 1.50 0.08 T 0.58 10.22e
1974 0.52 0.10 0.11 0.09 0.29 0.61 0.15 4.43 10.05 5.78 0.18 0.80 23.11
1973 0.86 1.83 0.84e 0.00 0.64 0.83 2.88 0.03 2.72 0.84 T 0.00 11.47e
1972 0.04 0.08 0.00 0.00 1.69 4.93 2.08 2.02 5.32 1.86 0.68 0.04 18.74
1971 0.13 0.08 0.03 0.37 0.01 0.02 2.50 3.97 2.26 0.24 0.54 1.00 11.15
1970 T 0.72 0.95 0.00 0.97 1.19 0.63 0.23 2.65 0.75 0.00 T 8.09
1969 0.09 0.32 0.57 0.91 0.23 1.22 1.57 1.79 1.32 3.40 0.37 0.61 12.40
1968 1.73e 0.93 1.26 0.13 1.97 0.59 4.89 1.86 0.00 0.41 1.53 0.00 15.30e
1967 0.00 0.03 0.22 0.05 0.34 3.17 0.97 0.75 0.80 0.00 0.27 0.37 6.97
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.51 T 0.45 1.50 0.67 0.54 0.70 7.62 1.73 0.11 0.00 T 13.83
1965 0.00 0.64 0.03 0.58 3.08 0.95 0.62 1.69 1.59 0.02 0.36 0.91 10.47
1964 0.02 0.12 0.26 0.00 0.31 0.52e 0.31 0.71 1.89 0.10 0.13 0.10 4.47e
1963 0.15 0.38 0.04 1.93 1.50 0.29 0.45 4.76 0.35 0.08 T 0.23 10.16
1962 0.51 0.16 0.13 0.66 0.94 2.37 4.36 0.04 2.58 0.99 0.01 0.31 13.06
1961 1.06 0.37 0.80 T 0.40 1.19 0.79 0.27 0.28 0.41 1.89 0.12 7.58
1960 0.36 0.17 0.21 T 0.39 1.48 4.76 2.93 0.41 3.76 T 2.09 16.56
1959 0.04 0.16e 0.28 0.09 5.55 0.92 1.65 2.05 0.10 0.77 0.02 0.19 11.82e
1958 1.37 1.10 2.05 1.12 0.18 0.84 1.21 3.19 6.20 3.08 0.62 T 20.96
1957 0.14 M 0.77 0.05 1.82 0.55 0.26 1.44 1.02 3.86 0.59 0.00 10.50i
1956 0.00 0.70 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.11 0.95 1.65 0.00 0.28 0.00 0.16 4.40
1955 0.39 T 0.04 0.11 0.71 1.28 1.59 0.34 1.13 1.80 0.47 0.00 7.86
1954 0.00 0.00 T 0.62 2.65 0.05 0.00 4.41 0.26 1.99 0.00 0.20 10.18
1953 0.02 0.01 0.44 0.35 1.05 0.43 1.69 0.47 0.16 0.93 0.00 0.42 5.97
1952 0.15 0.17 0.10 0.42 0.51 2.21 2.03e 0.16 0.61 0.00 0.73 T 7.09e
1951 0.14 0.34 1.05 0.67 1.17 0.05 0.96 1.78 0.05 0.22 0.00 0.00 6.43
1950 0.02 0.25 0.01 0.49 1.57 1.34 5.48 1.15 2.68 3.20 0.00 T 16.19
1949 2.31 0.05 0.20 0.38 1.46 4.81 1.57 0.46 5.81 1.24 0.00 0.19 18.48
1948 0.09 0.41 0.04 0.12 0.91 6.24 1.26 0.04 0.47 0.88 0.00 0.27 10.73
1947 0.77 T 0.63 0.24 0.66 0.04 0.13 1.13 0.22 0.97 0.61 0.56 5.96
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946 0.84 T 0.36 0.33 0.87 1.10 1.72 1.99 1.13 2.37 0.46 0.55 11.72
1945 0.63 T 0.00 T 0.46 0.11 1.76 2.27 1.34 6.13 0.00 0.03 12.73
1944 0.90 0.98 T T 0.36 3.08 1.09 2.18 4.16 0.20 1.55 0.36 14.86
1943 T 0.00 0.08 0.34 0.82 4.22 1.94 0.05 0.72 T 0.75 1.92 10.84
1942 0.53 0.17 T 1.76 1.05 0.85 2.52 3.93 1.68 2.89 0.00 2.12 17.50
1941 0.67 0.74 4.27 1.44 12.28 1.53 0.65 1.48 6.81 3.27 0.20 0.60 33.94
1940 0.10 0.40 0.00 1.31 3.05 1.97 0.62 1.58 0.26 2.31 0.69 0.01 12.30
1939 0.43 0.20 0.38 0.28 0.91 0.33 2.14 1.18 0.37 1.15 0.27 0.25 7.89
1938 0.95 0.35 0.16 0.67 0.41 2.37 2.77 0.01 3.36 1.18 0.13 0.24 12.60
1937 T 0.22 1.59 T 3.60 0.00 1.08 1.59 0.58 2.51 0.38 0.36 11.91
1936 0.69 T 0.17 0.04 3.38 0.30 1.87 1.14 2.67 0.74 0.72 0.27 11.99
1935 0.01 0.44 0.11 0.81 1.46 1.10 0.98 1.37 5.26 0.92 1.11 0.44 14.01
1934 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.20 1.85 0.35 1.05 1.21 0.18 1.17 0.08 0.03 6.79
1933 0.15 1.19 0.00 0.03 0.47 0.41 1.09 2.66 2.54 0.70 0.37 0.00 9.61
1932 0.66 1.93 0.21 0.27 2.00 1.39 1.09 1.11 7.36 1.00 0.00 1.11 18.13
1931 0.93 1.00 0.05 3.99 0.57 0.30 0.81 3.07 0.60 0.10 0.61 1.85 13.88
1930 0.05 0.00 0.15 0.29 0.52 3.03 0.80 0.86 2.63 1.23 0.52 T 10.08
1929 T 0.13 1.29 0.10 1.61 1.76 1.18 0.69 1.14 3.98 0.34 0.10 12.32
1928 0.00 0.65 T 0.85 1.68 T 2.79 5.53 0.80 1.06 0.36 0.03 13.75
1927 0.08 0.10 0.08 T 0.07 0.57 0.61 0.96 0.46 T 0.00 0.92 3.85
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1926 0.74 0.03   1.58 0.40  2.01   0.46   1.63 0.37 5.00  2.00  0.02  1.87 16.11
1925 0.05 T T 0.01 0.78 0.20 2.33 4.12 1.12 1.07 0.00 0.01 9.69
1924 T 0.18 0.31 0.06 0.62 0.03 0.49 0.22 0.27 0.20 0.14 0.43 2.95
1923 0.46 1.56 0.50 1.10 T 2.45 1.43 1.11 0.59 3.24 0.30 2.13 14.87
1922 0.25 0.03 0.05 3.92 0.59 1.78 1.41 0.16 2.14 0.44 0.38 0.00 11.15
1921 0.28 0.58 0.02 T 2.71 2.81 1.50 1.25 0.46 0.00 0.10 0.01 9.72
1920 1.15 0.72 0.00 0.00 2.61 2.07 1.29 1.59 0.97 3.76 0.58 0.00 14.74
1919 0.14 0.05 4.39 1.64 0.76 1.28 0.34 0.77 6.10 2.60 0.85 0.18 19.10
1918 0.57 0.00 T 0.00 0.35 0.16 1.43 1.35 0.25 1.60 1.69 0.43 7.83
1917 0.20 0.00 0.48 T 0.64 0.17 0.05 2.19 1.50 0.00 0.50i 0.00 5.73i
1916 0.30 0.12 0.10 1.34 0.06 T 5.63 6.83 0.30i 4.52 0.65 0.12 19.97i
1915 0.44 0.80 2.15 5.04 0.28 1.36 1.14 1.26 5.40 0.12 0.00 0.58 18.57
1914 0.07 0.20 0.30 0.67 1.08 3.74 4.73 0.46 1.38 1.95 1.24 3.22 19.04
1913 0.18 0.28 0.30 0.54 0.14 3.93 0.70 0.84 3.93 1.03 1.21 0.79 13.87
1912 0.00 0.45 0.30 0.54 0.19 2.72 0.93 1.93 3.18 0.77 0.85 0.82 12.68
1911 0.54 1.82 0.50 1.75 1.35 1.01 5.97 1.23 1.16 0.33 0.20 0.96 16.82
1910 0.09 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.20 0.00 0.91 1.55 0.48 0.34 0.12 0.08 3.93
1909 0.05 T 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.57 3.66 1.67 T 0.19 0.38 T 6.58
1908 0.33 T 0.38 0.68 T 1.69 3.66 1.98 0.95 T 0.37 T 10.04
1907 0.10 0.00 T 0.05 0.34 1.46 1.71 2.81 8.08 0.37 1.22 0.05 16.19
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1906 0.67 0.68 0.20 3.46 0.49 0.92 6.89 1.32 1.37 0.45 3.43 0.98 20.86
1905 0.92 2.00 3.39 2.07 0.34 2.06 6.89 1.85 2.08 1.01 1.43 0.64 24.68
1904 0.16 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.57 5.13 0.64 3.99 4.55 1.71 0.96i 0.28 18.10i
1903 0.33 0.35 T T T 4.55 0.00 0.48 1.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.54
1902 0.30 0.00 0.22 T 0.14 3.54 10.50 4.02 1.02 1.43 0.00 0.00 21.17
1901 M  M  M  M  M  M  2.86 1.35 1.02 1.43 0.22 0.20 7.08i
1900 M  T 0.50  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  0.50i

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

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