▁af tern o ons ▁during ▁an ▁average ▁winter . ▁The ▁col dest ▁temperature ▁has ▁been ▁ ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Snow fall ▁is ▁much ▁heav ier ▁than ▁in ▁more ▁populated ▁parts ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ▁as ▁T ierra ▁Am ar illa ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁western ▁slope ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁a ▁valley : ▁the ▁annual ▁average ▁is ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁a ▁maximum ▁annual ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁between ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁maximum ▁snow ▁depth ▁has ▁been ▁ ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁spring ▁season ▁sees ▁the ▁sun ni est ▁weather ▁of ▁all ▁and ▁stead ily ▁war ming ▁temper atures , ▁although ▁over ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁ 2 2 4 . 9 ▁m orn ings ▁fall ▁to ▁or ▁below ▁free zing , ▁with ▁four ▁free zes ▁to ▁be ▁expected ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁June . ▁The ▁summer , ▁although ▁seeing ▁di urn al ▁temperature ▁ranges ▁of ▁over ▁, ▁is ▁the ▁wet test ▁period ▁due ▁to ▁frequent ▁mon so onal ▁th under st orm s . ▁The ▁wet test ▁months ▁have ▁been ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁which ▁each ▁saw ▁ ▁of ▁precip itation , ▁the ▁wet test ▁calendar ▁year ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁with ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁dri est ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁with ▁. ▁ ▁Dem