Thirteen years of weather statistics at san pedro martir observatory

Abstract

We present weather statistics for thirteen years of data gathered with the meteorological stations at Observatorio Astronomico Nacional in the Sierra San Pedro Martir (OAN-SPM) over the period 2007-2019. These weather stations include sensors that measure various climatological variables. The median values of the air temperature are 10.3° C and 7.0° C for daytime and nighttime, respectively. The relative humidity follows a seasonal variation with April-June being the driest months. The median values for the sustained wind speed arc 11 and 14 km hr-1 for daytime and nighttime data, respectively. Preferred wind directions are SSW and North. Sustained winds are stronger at night and during December, January and February. The annual mean rain precipitation is 313 mm, most of which occurs during the summer season as afternoon thunderstorms.