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April Weather in Bayard New Mexico, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 67°F to 74°F, rarely falling below 58°F or exceeding 82°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 37°F to 43°F, rarely falling below 27°F or exceeding 52°F.

For reference, on June 28, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Bayard typically range from 60°F to 88°F, while on January 4, the coldest day of the year, they range from 27°F to 51°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Bayard

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Bayard

Average Hourly Temperature in April in BayardApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Illora, Spain (5,576 miles away); Ponts, Spain (5,610 miles); and Ābādeh, Iran (7,854 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Bayard (view comparison).

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The month of April in Bayard experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 27% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is April 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 75% of the time.

For reference, on August 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 48%, while on September 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 80%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Bayard

Cloud Cover Categories in April in BayardApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 172%Apr 172%Apr 3074%Apr 3074%Apr 1173%Apr 1173%Apr 2173%Apr 2173%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Bayard, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is essentially constant, remaining around 4% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 43% on August 3, and its lowest chance is 4% on April 5.

Probability of Precipitation in April in Bayard

Probability of Precipitation in April in BayardApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%1%1%2%2%3%3%4%4%5%5%6%6%7%7%8%8%9%9%MarMayApr 54%Apr 54%Apr 305%Apr 305%Apr 214%Apr 214%NowNowmixedrainsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Bayard is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.8 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.2 inches on April 8.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Bayard

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of April in Bayard, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 55 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 54 seconds, and weekly increase of 13 minutes, 15 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 33 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 13 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Bayard

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Bayard is 6:59 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 34 minutes earlier at 6:25 AM on April 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:33 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 21 minutes later at 7:54 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Bayard during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during April, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets 14 hours, 19 minutes later, at 8:23 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:11 AM and sets 10 hours, 0 minutes later, at 5:10 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in Bayard

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in BayardApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay6:25 AM6:25 AMApr 307:54 PMApr 307:54 PM6:59 AM6:59 AMApr 17:33 PMApr 17:33 PM6:47 AM6:47 AMApr 117:40 PMApr 117:40 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of April. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Bayard

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in BayardApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay001010202020303040405050506060700001010202030303040405050606070NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Bayard

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in BayardApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 103:01 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 251:01 AMMar 251:01 AMApr 812:22 PMApr 812:22 PMApr 235:50 PMApr 235:50 PMMay 79:23 PMMay 79:23 PMMay 237:54 AMMay 237:54 AM7:47 AM7:47 AM7:59 PM7:59 PM7:10 PM7:10 PM7:23 AM7:23 AM6:45 AM6:45 AM7:55 PM7:55 PM7:51 PM7:51 PM6:45 AM6:45 AM5:47 AM5:47 AM7:55 PM7:55 PM7:43 PM7:43 PM5:54 AM5:54 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%2:03 AMSE11:42 AMSW-6:53 AMS237,543 mi
2
45%2:59 AMESE12:47 PMWSW-7:53 AMS234,175 mi
3
34%3:48 AMESE1:57 PMWSW-8:53 AMS230,813 mi
4
23%4:31 AMESE3:09 PMWSW-9:50 AMS227,723 mi
5
13%5:09 AMESE4:21 PMWSW-10:44 AMS225,203 mi
6
6%5:42 AME5:32 PMW-11:36 AMS223,546 mi
7
1%6:14 AME6:44 PMW-12:27 PMS222,980 mi
8
0%6:45 AME7:55 PMWNW-1:17 PMS223,621 mi
9
2%7:18 AMENE9:08 PMWNW-2:09 PMS225,443 mi
10
6%7:55 AMENE10:20 PMWNW-3:04 PMS228,278 mi
11
13%8:36 AMENE11:31 PMWNW-4:00 PMS231,841 mi
12
22%9:23 AMENE--4:59 PMS235,786 mi
13
32%-12:37 AMNW10:17 AMNE5:57 PMS239,758 mi
14
43%-1:36 AMNW11:16 AMNE6:53 PMS243,442 mi
15
50%-2:26 AMWNW12:16 PMENE7:45 PMS246,600 mi
16
63%-3:08 AMWNW1:17 PMENE8:33 PMS249,078 mi
17
72%-3:43 AMWNW2:16 PMENE9:17 PMS250,804 mi
18
80%-4:12 AMWNW3:13 PMENE9:59 PMS251,775 mi
19
87%-4:39 AMWNW4:09 PME10:38 PMS252,039 mi
20
93%-5:03 AMW5:03 PME11:17 PMS251,681 mi
21
97%-5:27 AMW5:58 PME11:55 PMS250,804 mi
22
99%-5:51 AMW6:53 PMESE--
23
100%-6:16 AMWSW7:51 PMESE12:35 AMS249,511 mi
24
100%-6:45 AMWSW8:51 PMESE1:18 AMS247,897 mi
25
98%-7:17 AMWSW9:53 PMESE2:04 AMS246,036 mi
26
94%-7:56 AMWSW10:56 PMESE2:54 AMS243,981 mi
27
89%-8:42 AMWSW11:58 PMSE3:49 AMS241,764 mi
28
81%-9:37 AMSW-4:47 AMS239,408 mi
29
71%12:55 AMSE10:39 AMWSW-5:47 AMS236,943 mi
30
61%1:45 AMESE11:46 AMWSW-6:46 AMS234,423 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Bayard is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 5, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on October 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Bayard

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in BayardApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 10%Apr 10%Apr 300%Apr 300%Apr 110%Apr 110%Apr 210%Apr 210%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Bayard is essentially constant during April, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 10.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 10, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.3 miles per hour, while on August 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.9 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during April is 10.3 miles per hour on April 16.

Average Wind Speed in April in Bayard

Average Wind Speed in April in BayardApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphMarMayApr 1610.3 mphApr 1610.3 mphApr 110.0 mphApr 110.0 mphApr 3010.1 mphApr 3010.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Bayard throughout April is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 61% on April 24.

Wind Direction in April in Bayard

Wind Direction in April in BayardApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMayNowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Bayard typically lasts for 6.3 months (193 days), from around April 19 to around October 29, rarely starting before March 31 or after May 8, and rarely ending before October 11 or after November 18.

During April in Bayard, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly increasing rising from 11% to 76% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Bayard

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Bayardgrowing seasonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 111%Apr 111%76%Apr 3076%Apr 30Apr 1129%Apr 1129%54%Apr 2154%Apr 2190%May 890%May 8NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Bayard are increasing during April, increasing by 232°F, from 204°F to 436°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April in Bayard

Growing Degree Days in April in BayardApr112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030150°F150°F200°F200°F250°F250°F300°F300°F350°F350°F400°F400°F450°F450°F500°F500°F550°F550°FMarMayApr 1204°FApr 1204°FApr 30436°FApr 30436°FApr 11268°FApr 11268°FApr 21348°FApr 21348°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Bayard is gradually increasing during April, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 6.9 kWh to 7.9 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Bayard

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in BayardApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMarMayApr 16.9 kWhApr 16.9 kWhApr 307.9 kWhApr 307.9 kWhApr 117.4 kWhApr 117.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bayard are 32.762 deg latitude, -108.131 deg longitude, and 5,817 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bayard contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,099 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,002 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,399 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,110 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bayard is covered by shrubs (93%), within 10 miles by shrubs (72%) and trees (25%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (73%) and trees (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Bayard, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Bayard.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Bayard according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Bayard is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Bayard and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Bayard and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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