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Saturday's Peak Wind Gusts & This Mornings Low Temperatures.

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Photos Are Courtesy Of Arely Lara Of Carlsbad, NM.

A wind gust of 81 mph was clocked by the Guadalupe Pass ASOS at 9:51 AM MST Saturday morning. The automated weather station had some issues with its wind data throughout the day so I don't know if this was the highest gust recorded yesterday or not. Bad day to be trying to battle the wind in the Pass as evidenced by the photos above courtesy of Arely Lara of Carlsbad via her post on my Facebook Wall. 

Coldest Temperatures Of The Season To Date.


Early Morning Low Temperatures Courtesy of The Albuquerque NWS Twitter Page.

Early Morning Wind Chill Values Courtesy Of The Midland NWS Twitter Page.

Temperatures.
Valid  At 6 AM MST This Morning.


24-Hour Temperature Difference From Friday Morning.


Regional Temperatures.


Regional Wind Chill Temperatures. 



NWS MesoWest Reported Low Temperatures This Morning.






Davis Weatherlink PWS Station Low Temperatures.

Clovis.


Portales.


Southeast Roswell.


Cottonwood - North Of Artesia.


Atoka South Of Artesia.


Hobbs.



Carlsbad.



Malaga.


NWS MesoWest Peak Wind Gusts Reported Saturday.








Peak Wind Gusts Reported Saturday.
Courtesy Of The Albuquerque NWS Office.

• 18 NNE ENCINOSO - 79 mph
 • 10 SSE MAGDALENA - 78 mph
 • 18 NNE ENCINOSO - 77 mph
 • 1 SW UTE PARK - 75 mph

 • 2 ENE CLAYTON - 69 mph

 • 2 SSW FORT STANTON - 68 mph
 • 2 NE DUNKEN - 68 mph
 • 2 NNW ANGEL FIRE - 66 mph
 • 8 SE MESA - 66 mph
 • 6 WNW SANDIA PARK - 65 mph
 • 2 SE ALTO - 65 mph
 • 7 ENE TUCUMCARI - 64 mph
 • 6 NE LAS VEGAS - 63 mph
 • 3 ESE MILAGRO - 63 mph
 • 4 SSE ROSWELL - 62 mph
 • 15 NW CARRIZOZO - 62 mph
 • 1 W LOGAN - 62 mph
 •  null RATON CREWS AIRPORT - 62 mph
 • 1 SSE CLINES CORNERS - 60 mph
 • 1 E LAMA - 60 mph
 • 2 SW DORA - 60 mph
 • 16 ENE SUMNER LAKE - 60 mph
 • 4 S MESA - 60 mph
 • 4 E SANDIA PARK - 60 mph

 • 5 NNE SEDAN - 58 mph

 • 10 SW BINGHAM - 57 mph
 • 1 SE LOS ALAMOS - 56 mph
 • 2 SSW LOS ALAMOS - 56 mph
 • 14 NNE BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REF - 55 mph
 •  null SANDIA PARK - 55 mph
 • 1 NW SUMNER LAKE - 53 mph
 •  null STANLEY - 53 mph
 • 11 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE - 53 mph
 • 1 W MOUNTAINAIR - 53 mph
 • 1 N CANNON AFB - 53 mph
 • 9 ESE MESITA - 52 mph
 • 1 N NEW LAGUNA - 52 mph
 • 5 NW NOGAL - 52 mph
 • 1 E FORT SUMNER - 52 mph
 • 28 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE - 51 mph
 • 4 WSW MILLS - 50 mph
 • 9 ESE TOHAJIILEE - 50 mph

 • 3 NNE LA CIENEGA - 49 mph

 • 5 S ALBUQUERQUE - 47 mph
 • 3 SSW SAN MIGUEL - 47 mph
 • 10 WNW ALBUQUERQUE - 45 mph
 • 3 WNW GALLUP - 45 mph
 • 19 SSE OLD HORSE SPRINGS - 44 mph
 • 6 NW CORONA - 41 mph
 • 5 S ARROYO HONDO - 40 mph
 • 1 SW FORT SUMNER - 40 mph

Peak Wind Gusts Reported Friday & Saturday.
Courtesy Of The El Paso NWS Office.

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
446 PM MST Sat Dec 17 2016

...Peak Wind Gust Reports for the Past 2 Days...

The following is a list of significant weather reports from the
storm that has been affecting our area. This summary includes both
official and unofficial observations. Appreciation is extended to
Citizen Weather Observers (CWOP), Skywarn Spotters, TTU West Texas
Mesonet, Dona Ana County Flood Commission, NM Environment Dept,
TCEQ, and other network operators for sharing their data. 


***********************Peak Wind Gust***********************
*****************Saturday December 17, 2016*****************

LOCATION             MAX WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                   
                        GUST            OF 
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT

NEW MEXICO

...DONA ANA COUNTY...
   SAN AUGUSTIN PASS      110   910 AM 12/17  ELEV 5902 FT WMSR       
   NORTHRUP STRIP          89   710 AM 12/17  ELEV 3907 FT WSMR       
   WSMR MAIN POST 1 SE     88   215 AM 12/17  ELEV 4275 FT WSMR       
   NORTHRUP STRIP 11 SW    85   615 AM 12/17  ELEV 4321 FT WSMR       
   WSMR MAIN POST 1 NW     85   709 AM 12/17  ELEV 4330 FT AWS        
   CONDRON FIELD           80   105 PM 12/17  ELEV 3914 FT WSMR       
   WSMR MAIN POST 6 ESE    80   920 AM 12/17  ELEV 4006 FT WSMR       
   SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 5     77   700 AM 12/17  ELEV 5046 FT WSMR       
   TWIN PEAKS              76   857 AM 12/17  ELEV 4774 FT CWOP       
   WSMR MAIN POST          72   910 AM 12/17  ELEV 4242 FT WSMR       
   KLRU AIRPORT            62   855 AM 12/17  ELEV 4455 FT AWOS       
   SANTA TERESA 5 WNW      62   923 AM 12/17  ELEV 4115 FT RSOIS      
   TALAVERA 2 ESE          62   906 AM 12/17  ELEV 4698 FT WXUND      
   WSMR MAIN POST 1 SE     62   120 PM 12/17  ELEV 4190 FT WSMR       
   DRIPPING SPRINGS        61   926 AM 12/17  ELEV 5885 FT RAWS       
   ORGAN 11 NE             60  1001 AM 12/17  ELEV 6138 FT RAWS       
   WSMR MAIN POST 18 NE    59   900 AM 12/17  ELEV 3951 FT WSMR       
   JORNADA RANGE 5 SE      53  1000 AM 12/17  ELEV 4360 FT SCAN       
   SANTA TERESA 5 WNW      53   855 AM 12/17  ELEV 4117 FT AWS        
   LAS CRUCES 5 NW         53  1247 PM 12/17  ELEV 3944 FT WXUND      
   LAS CRUCES 4 NNE        50   856 AM 12/17  ELEV 4237 FT AWS        
   LAS CRUCES 5 NE         49   113 PM 12/17  ELEV 4321 FT CWOP       
   DONA ANA 1 NE           47   908 AM 12/17  ELEV 4170 FT WXUND      
   SANTA TERESA 2 NW       46   239 PM 12/17  ELEV 3812 FT CWOP       
   LAS CRUCES 1 E          45   957 AM 12/17  ELEV 3996 FT AWS        
   MESILLA 3 WSW           45   942 AM 12/17  ELEV 4082 FT WXUND      
   LAS CRUCES 5 NE         45   905 AM 12/17  ELEV 4321 FT WXUND      

...GRANT COUNTY...
   REDROCK 12 E BURRO MTS  56   659 AM 12/17  ELEV 6965 FT RAWS       
   FAYWOOD                 49   759 AM 12/17  ELEV 5205 FT CWOP       
   SILVER CITY 1 NE        43   618 AM 12/17  ELEV 6065 FT CWOP       
   LAKE ROBERTS            43   451 AM 12/17  ELEV 6031 FT EPZWXN     

...HIDALGO COUNTY...
   HACHITA 15 SSW          81   740 AM 12/17  ELEV 4291 FT RAWS       
   ROAD FORKS 5 NE         61   644 AM 12/17  ELEV 4149 FT NMDOT      
   RODEO 3 NE              58   627 AM 12/17  ELEV 4131 FT CWOP       
   ROAD FORKS 6 NE         53   634 AM 12/17  ELEV 4148 FT NMDOT      

...LUNA COUNTY...
   KDMN AIRPORT            49  1233 PM 12/17  ELEV 4307 FT ASOS       

...OTERO COUNTY...
   SUNSPOT 1 S             73   934 AM 12/17  ELEV 9190 FT WXUND      
   CLOUDCROFT              67   812 AM 12/17  ELEV 8670 FT AWS        
   HIGH ROLLS 1 SW         67   931 AM 12/17  ELEV 6841 FT CWOP       
   SUNSPOT                 64   930 AM 12/17  ELEV 9255 FT WSMR       
   TULAROSA 19 WNW         61   750 AM 12/17  ELEV 4025 FT WSMR       
   SUNSPOT 1 S             61  1015 AM 12/17  ELEV 9082 FT RAWS       
   MESCALERO 11 NE         58   840 AM 12/17  ELEV 7189 FT AWS        
   SIXTEEN SPRINGS         57   937 AM 12/17  ELEV 7377 FT CWOP       
   OROGRANDE 28 ENE        57   937 AM 12/17  ELEV 4886 FT RAWS       
   OROGRANDE 4 NW          56   935 AM 12/17  ELEV 4183 FT WSMR       
   KALM AIRPORT            53   115 PM 12/17  ELEV 4196 FT AWOS       
   TULAROSA 9 W            52   850 AM 12/17  ELEV 4050 FT WSMR       
   TULAROSA 10 NW          50   850 AM 12/17  ELEV 4237 FT WSMR       
   TULAROSA 4 SE           50   945 AM 12/17  ELEV 4607 FT WXUND      
   OROGRANDE 15 W          45   925 AM 12/17  ELEV 4029 FT WSMR       
   TULAROSA                44   854 AM 12/17  ELEV 4524 FT AWS        
   MAYHILL 1 NNE           44   801 AM 12/17  ELEV 6471 FT RAWS       
   MOUNTAIN PARK 2 S       43   701 AM 12/17  ELEV 7340 FT AWS        
   CLOUDCROFT 2 W          40   802 AM 12/17  ELEV 7683 FT WXUND      
   TULAROSA 1 E            40   418 AM 12/17  ELEV 4530 FT CWOP       

...SIERRA COUNTY...
   TULAROSA 22 NW          67   705 AM 12/17  ELEV 4085 FT WSMR       
   TULAROSA 20 WNW         66   900 AM 12/17  ELEV 4055 FT WSMR       
   NORTHRUP STRIP 16 NN    57   840 AM 12/17  ELEV 4058 FT WSMR       
   ENGLE 26 NE             54   630 AM 12/17  ELEV 5124 FT WSMR       
   WINSTON                 47   455 AM 12/17  ELEV 6192 FT EPZWXN     
   KTCS AIRPORT            49  1044 AM 12/17  ELEV 4858 FT ASOS       

TEXAS

...EL PASO COUNTY...
   EL PASO 10 NNE          71   100 PM 12/17  ELEV 3958 FT TCEQ       
   EL PASO 5 NE            69   927 AM 12/17  ELEV 3996 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 13 NE           67  1215 AM 12/17  TRAINED SPOTTER         
   EL PASO 13 NNE          66   822 AM 12/17  ELEV 4055 FT AWS        
   EP ASCARATE PARK        62   900 AM 12/17  ELEV 3799 FT TCEQ       
   EL PASO 7 NNE           61   939 AM 12/17  ELEV 4048 FT WXUND      
   KELP AIRPORT            61   859 AM 12/17  ELEV 3918 FT ASOS       
   EL PASO 5 ENE           59   900 AM 12/17  ELEV 3740 FT TCEQ       
   EL PASO 5 ESE           56  1000 AM 12/17  ELEV 3681 FT TCEQ       
   EL PASO 13 NNE          55   245 PM 12/17  ELEV 3997 FT AWS        
   SOCORRO 1 N             54  1100 AM 12/17  ELEV 3639 FT TCEQ       
   EL PASO 3 E             53   819 AM 12/17  ELEV 3706 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 11 SE           51   951 AM 12/17  ELEV 3678 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 1 NW            49  1000 AM 12/17  ELEV 3799 FT TCEQ       
   EL PASO 10 ESE          49   956 AM 12/17  ELEV 3693 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 7 NNE           49   215 PM 12/17  ELEV 4099 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 13 E            48  1007 AM 12/17  ELEV 3950 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 9 NW            48   150 PM 12/17  ELEV 3957 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 6 NW            47   926 AM 12/17  ELEV 3724 FT WXUND      
   EL PASO 11 NE           45   119 PM 12/17  ELEV 4007 FT CWOP       

...HUDSPETH COUNTY...
   SIERRA BLANCA 1 SSE     58   929 AM 12/17  ELEV 4560 FT WTMESO     
   DELL CITY 1 N           55  1104 AM 12/17  ELEV 3708 FT WTMESO     
   FORT HANCOCK            53  1119 AM 12/17  ELEV 3560 FT EPZWXN  


***********************Peak Wind Gust***********************
******************Friday December 16, 2016******************

LOCATION             MAX WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                   
                        GUST            OF 
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT

NEW MEXICO

...DONA ANA COUNTY...
   SAN AUGUSTIN PASS       86   350 PM 12/16  ELEV 5902 FT WMSR       
   NORTHRUP STRIP          68  1045 AM 12/16  ELEV 3907 FT WSMR       
   WSMR MAIN POST 18 NE    68   755 PM 12/16  ELEV 3951 FT WSMR       
   WSMR MAIN POST 1 SE     67  1105 PM 12/16  ELEV 4190 FT WSMR       
   TWIN PEAKS              64   340 PM 12/16  ELEV 4774 FT CWOP       
   WSMR MAIN POST 1 SE     63   840 PM 12/16  ELEV 4275 FT WSMR       
   WSMR MAIN POST          62  1100 PM 12/16  ELEV 4242 FT WSMR       
   WSMR MAIN POST 6 ESE    61  1150 PM 12/16  ELEV 4006 FT WSMR       
   WSMR MAIN POST 1 NW     60   240 PM 12/16  ELEV 4330 FT AWS        
   NORTHRUP STRIP 11 SW    58  1225 PM 12/16  ELEV 4321 FT WSMR       
   SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 5     58  1120 PM 12/16  ELEV 5046 FT WSMR       
   CONDRON FIELD           57  1145 PM 12/16  ELEV 3914 FT WSMR       
   SANTA TERESA 5 WNW      54   239 PM 12/16  ELEV 4115 FT RSOIS      
   ORGAN 11 NE             53   201 PM 12/16  ELEV 6138 FT RAWS       
   DRIPPING SPRINGS        52   326 PM 12/16  ELEV 5885 FT RAWS       
   LAS CRUCES 5 NE         50   202 PM 12/16  ELEV 4321 FT WXUND      
   KLRU AIRPORT            49   215 PM 12/16  ELEV 4455 FT AWOS       
   SANTA TERESA 5 WNW      48   216 PM 12/16  ELEV 4117 FT AWS        
   LAS CRUCES 4 NNE        45   252 PM 12/16  ELEV 4237 FT AWS        

...GRANT COUNTY...
   FAYWOOD                 44   211 PM 12/16  ELEV 5205 FT CWOP       
   SAN LORENZO 1 WNW       41   215 PM 12/16  ELEV 5922 FT WXUND      
   REDROCK 12 E BURRO MTS  40  1259 PM 12/16  ELEV 6965 FT RAWS       

...HIDALGO COUNTY...
   HACHITA 15 SSW          54  1140 PM 12/16  ELEV 4291 FT RAWS       
   RODEO 3 NE              47  1242 PM 12/16  ELEV 4131 FT CWOP    

...LUNA COUNTY...
   KDMN AIRPORT            42   216 PM 12/16  ELEV 3918 FT ASOS   

...OTERO COUNTY...
   SUNSPOT                 53   400 PM 12/16  ELEV 9255 FT WSMR       
   TULAROSA 19 WNW         51   120 PM 12/16  ELEV 4025 FT WSMR       
   MAYHILL 1 NNE           50   901 AM 12/16  ELEV 6471 FT RAWS       
   MESCALERO 11 NE         49   253 PM 12/16  ELEV 7189 FT AWS        
   SUNSPOT 1 S             49   249 PM 12/16  ELEV 9190 FT WXUND      
   TULAROSA 9 W            48   835 AM 12/16  ELEV 4050 FT WSMR       
   CLOUDCROFT              48   545 AM 12/16  ELEV 8670 FT AWS        
   HIGH ROLLS 1 SW         48   246 PM 12/16  ELEV 6841 FT CWOP       
   TULAROSA 4 SE           45  1133 PM 12/16  ELEV 4607 FT WXUND      
   SIXTEEN SPRINGS         44   927 AM 12/16  ELEV 7377 FT CWOP       
   OROGRANDE 28 ENE        44   237 PM 12/16  ELEV 4886 FT RAWS       
   OROGRANDE 4 NW          42   120 PM 12/16  ELEV 4183 FT WSMR       
   OROGRANDE 15 W          41   230 PM 12/16  ELEV 4029 FT WSMR       
   WEED 3 E                41   850 AM 12/16  ELEV 7041 FT CWOP       
   CLOUDCROFT 1 E          40   412 PM 12/16  ELEV 8681 FT CWOP       
   SUNSPOT 1 S             40   315 PM 12/16  ELEV 9082 FT RAWS       

...SIERRA COUNTY...
   WINSTON                 55  1244 PM 12/16  ELEV 6192 FT EPZWXN     
   NORTHRUP STRIP 16 NN    54  1125 PM 12/16  ELEV 4058 FT WSMR       
   KTCS AIRPORT            52  1159 AM 12/16  ELEV 4858 FT ASOS
   HILLSBORO               49  1204 PM 12/16  ELEV 5270 FT EPZWXN     
   TULAROSA 20 WNW         49   135 PM 12/16  ELEV 4055 FT WSMR       
   TULAROSA 22 NW          47  1240 PM 12/16  ELEV 4085 FT WSMR       
   ENGLE 26 NE             43  1205 PM 12/16  ELEV 5124 FT WSMR       

TEXAS

...EL PASO COUNTY...
   EL PASO 10 NNE          62  1100 PM 12/16  ELEV 3958 FT TCEQ       
   EL PASO 13 NNE          59   310 PM 12/16  ELEV 4055 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 13 NE           58   449 PM 12/16  TRAINED SPOTTER         
   KELP AIRPORT            49   500 PM 12/16  ELEV 3918 FT ASOS 
   EL PASO 7 NNE           49   252 PM 12/16  ELEV 4099 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 5 NE            45   255 AM 12/16  ELEV 3996 FT AWS        
   EL PASO 9 NNW           45   235 PM 12/16  ELEV 4038 FT WXUND      
   SOCORRO 1 N             44   300 PM 12/16  ELEV 3639 FT TCEQ       
   EL PASO 7 NNE           40  1139 PM 12/16  ELEV 4048 FT WXUND      
   EL PASO 5 ESE           40   200 PM 12/16  ELEV 3681 FT TCEQ       
   EL PASO 9 SW            40   500 PM 12/16  ELEV 3661 FT TCEQ       

...HUDSPETH COUNTY...
   FORT HANCOCK            44   947 PM 12/16  ELEV 3560 FT EPZWXN     
   DELL CITY 1 N           44   201 PM 12/16  ELEV 3708 FT WTMESO     
   SIERRA BLANCA 1 SSE     44  1122 AM 12/16  ELEV 4560 FT WTMESO     

$$

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Seasonal Snowfall Totals. (Oct 1st, 2019 - January 19th, 2020). January 11th, 2020. South Of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Top 25 Highest Seasonal Snowfall Totals. (Cloudcroft, New Mexico 8,750'). Seasonal Totals Are From July 1st - July 1st. Top 25 Highest Seasonal Snowfall Totals. (Ruidoso, New Mexico 6,950'). Seasonal Totals Are From July 1st - July 1st. As a kid growing up in Artesia, New Mexico I always was fascinated by the snowfall in the Sacramento mountains. Especially in the Cloudcroft and Ruidoso areas. Many times Cloudcroft would see their first snowfall by Halloween. It was not unusual to see snow on the ground from around Thanksgiving through Easter in many of these years.  Sierra Blanca Peak (White Mountain or Old Baldy) west of Ruidoso more often than not was coated with snow from before Thanksgiving to after Easter as well.  If you have been thinking that it does not snow as much in the Sacramento mountains as i...
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Major Winter Storm To Hammer New Mexico & West Texas Thanksgiving Week!

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Blog Updated At (;15 AM MST Sunday, Nov 24th, 2019. GFS 500 MB (18,000') Analysis. At 11 PM MST Saturday Night. GFS 500 MB (18,000') Forecast. Valid For 2 PM MST Tuesday. GFS 500 MB (18,000') Forecast. Valid For 5 AM MST Thanksgiving Morning. A Thanksgiving To Remember! Thanksgiving week this year will be one to remember it appears. As of this Sunday morning a cutoff upper level low remains parked well southwest of San Diego, California. This storm will get kicked to the southeast, weaken, and eventually get absorbed by a strong upper level trough of low pressure diving southward out of the northern Rockies on Tuesday. By Thanksgiving a large, deep, and cold mid-upper level closed low is forecast to be centered near central California. The other models are coming more in line with the GFS and its forecasts but there still remain differences in the timing, strength, and location of the storms to affect our area next week. Surface M...
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