New Mexico design temperatures
Outdoor heating and cooling design conditions for 9 New Mexico weather stations. Choose the station nearest to you in distance and elevation, and check whether your building department specifies its own values.
| Station | Elevation | 99.6 % heating | 99 % heating | 1 % cooling / MCWB | 0.4 % cooling / MCWB | Use it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbuquerqueWMO 723650 · 1967–1996 | 5,315 ft | 15 °F | 19 °F | 94 / 61 °F | 96 / 61 °F | Load calculator |
| Cannon AFB/ClovisWMO 722686 · 1967–1996 | 4,295 ft | 12 °F | 17 °F | 94 / 64 °F | 97 / 64 °F | Load calculator |
| Carlsbad/Cavern CityWMO 722687 · 1973–1996 | 3,294 ft | 18 °F | 23 °F | 99 / 67 °F | 102 / 67 °F | Load calculator |
| FarmingtonWMO 723658 · 1973–1996 | 5,502 ft | 5 °F | 10 °F | 92 / 61 °F | 95 / 61 °F | Load calculator |
| GallupWMO 723627 · 1973–1996 | 6,470 ft | −1 °F | 5 °F | 88 / 57 °F | 91 / 57 °F | Load calculator |
| Holloman AFBWMO 747320 · 1967–1996 | 4,095 ft | 19 °F | 23 °F | 97 / 64 °F | 99 / 64 °F | Load calculator |
| Roswell/IndustrialWMO 722680 · 1973–1996 | 3,668 ft | 15 °F | 20 °F | 97 / 65 °F | 100 / 65 °F | Load calculator |
| TucumcariWMO 723676 · 1973–1996 | 4,065 ft | 10 °F | 15 °F | 97 / 65 °F | 99 / 65 °F | Load calculator |
| White Sands Missle RangeWMO 722690 · 1980–1996 | 4,082 ft | 19 °F | 23 °F | 98 / 64 °F | 100 / 64 °F | Load calculator |
Using these values
- Heat-loss calculations for homes commonly use the 99 % heating value, and cooling loads the 1 % dry bulb with its mean coincident wet bulb (MCWB). The 99.6 % and 0.4 % values are more conservative.
- “Load calculator” opens the heating and cooling load calculator with that station’s 99 % and 1 % temperatures and its design moisture difference (outdoor air at the 1 % condition versus 75 °F, 50 % RH indoors, at the station’s elevation).
- Source: U.S. Air Force Combat Climatology Center and NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Engineering Weather Data (1999; public domain). Each station’s period of record is shown under its name; they end by 1996, and the climate has warmed since, so check local requirements before relying on a value for a permit.