Climate Change Chart of Santa Fe, USA

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +2.58 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime highs. The largest monthly increase was in March, with a difference of +4.77 °C. These period averages describe typical monthly conditions, not the temperature on any particular day.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall averaged across calendar months shows a difference of -0.04 mm/day. The largest monthly decrease was in April, at -0.37 mm/day, while the largest increase was in November, at +0.25 mm/day. These are changes in daily mean amounts, not monthly rainfall totals, and they do not establish how often rain fell or what any individual day was like.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months shows a difference of -0.15 hours/day. The largest decrease was in December, with a difference of -0.33 hours/day; in April, the largest increase was +0.06 hours/day. These average daily hours indicate a shift between reference periods, not the sunshine available on specific dates.

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall averaged across calendar months shows a difference of -0.12 mm/day. The largest monthly decrease was in March, at -2.64 mm/day, while the largest increase was in January, at +1.09 mm/day. These are daily averages rather than monthly totals, and they cannot specify whether snowfall will occur during a visit.