Meteorological Data
Meteorology domain map of New Mexico
The files in this section are used as input data for the AERMOD air quality modeling program.
All of the files in this section come in “ZIP” format. These files must first be downloaded to your system and unzipped before they can be used as input to dispersion modeling programs. Some data was processed with a non-default option to adjust surface friction velocity. Non-default options will need to be selected in AERMOD to run these files.
Multiple years of data are available for many monitors. When using a single year for modeling, use the latest year unless otherwise specified.
Ozone data is for use in Ozone Limiting Model (OLM) or Plume Volume Molar Ratio Method (PVMRM) for calculating nitrogen dioxide concentrations.
Most of the data sets on our web site were processed using AERSURFACE to determine albedo, Bowen Ratio and surface roughness. Some data sets on our web site use an albedo of 0.3, a Bowen Ratio of 6.0, and a surface roughness of 0.15. It has been shown that albedo and Bowen Ratio have little effect on model results except at their extremes. The surface roughness has been chosen to match the land cover at most of our rural locations in the state (basically piñon/juniper or mesquite bush and cactus). We have no sites located in the Ponderosa pines and virtually no urban sites except in Albuquerque. The City of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County is a separate air quality program with different requirements than NMED.
Please contact Angela Raso or other modeling staff for more information.
Table of Meteorological Files
| Location | Name and Year | Notes | Elevation | Windrose1 |
| (Nearest area) | (of met station) | (meters) | (annual) | |
| Alamogordo | Holloman Air Force Base 2013-2017 | Missing data (%) 2013=10.63 2014=6.32 2015=8.88 2016=9.68 | 1243 |  |
| Albuquerque | Albuquerque International Airport 2013-2017 | 1620 |  |
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| Amarillo | Amarillo 2013-2017 | 1098 |  |
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| Artesia | Artesia Airport 2011-2015 | Missing data (%) 2014=~30 2015=~6 | 1080 |  |
| Bernalillo | Bernalillo 2011-2015 | 2013-15 were processed without adjust u*. | 1540 |  |
| Carlsbad | Carlsbad 2014-2018 | 1004 |  |
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| Clovis | Clovis 2001-2005 | 1283 |  |
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| Deming | Deming 2015-2019 | 1312 |  |
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| El Paso | El Paso International Airport 2013-2017 | 1195 |  |
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| Four Corners | Bloomfield 2015-2019 | Missing data replaced with 4-Corners Airport data | 1713 |  |
| Four Corners | Navajo Lake 2015-2016 (1NL) | 1950 |  |
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| Four Corners | Shiprock – San Juan Gen Stn. 1993-1994 | 1625 |  |
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| Four Corners | Shiprock Substation 2013-2017 | Missing data replaced with 4-Corners Airport data | 1643 |  |
| Four Corners | Val Verde 1993 (ozone file) | 1705 |  |
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| Four Corners | Farmington 2011-2015
(PM10 monthly background concentrations 2011-2014) |
1675 |  |
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| Gallup | Gallup 1987-1991 | 1970 |  |
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| Hobbs | Hobbs 2014-2018 | Use for eastern NM | 1110 |  |
| Las Cruces | Las Cruces Holman Road 2015-2019 | East Mesa of Las Cruces | 1362 |  |
| Los Alamos | Los Alamos 2008, 2013 | 2262 |  |
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| Las Vegas, NM | Las Vegas 2014-2018 | 2096 |  |
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| Rio Rancho | Intel Corporation, Rio Rancho 2005-2008 | 1595 |  |
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| Santa Fe | Santa Fe State Police Academy 2014-2017 | 1978 |  |
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| Sunland Park | Desert View Elementary School (Sunland Park) 2015-2019 | 1176 |  |
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| Sunland Park | Sunland Park City Yard 1995-1999 | 1146 |  |
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| Sunland Park | Sunland Pk – El Paso Elec Rio Grande 2005 | 1135 |  |
1 Winds are direction blowing from.