July 2019 Weather Summary

July 2019 was relatively quiet as fits and starts of monsoon moisture provided spotty thunderstorm coverage over New Mexico. Showers and thunderstorms produced the greatest coverage of rainfall mainly over the eastern plains while central and western New Mexico experienced more hit or miss activity. The Four Corners region remained very dry throughout the month. Temperatures were hot across much of the area with statewide average temperatures above normal. Roswell reached 100° or higher on 17 days in July 2019, of which 7 days were at or above 105°. Severe weather was very limited in July with only a handful of large hail, high wind, and flash flood events reported.

Statewide Precipitation and Temperatures

Statewide Precipitation - Actual	Statewide Temperatures - Actual


Statewide Precipitation - Percent Of Normal	Statewide Temperatures - Departure From Normal

Climate Cities Temperatures and Precipitation

Albuquerque

There was 1.95 inches of precipitation measured at the Sunport in July 2019, compared to the normal of 1.50 inches, or 0.45 inches above normal.

The average temperature for Albuquerque in July 2019 was 80.7°, which was 2.4 degrees above the normal of 78.3°.

The average maximum temperature for the month was 93.5°. This was 3.4 degrees above the normal average maximum temperature of 90.1°.

The average minimum temperature for the month was 67.9°. This was 1.5 degrees above the normal average minimum temperature of 66.4 degrees.

Clayton

There was 1.57 inches of precipitation measured at Clayton in July 2019, or 1.09 inches below the average of 2.66 inches.

The average temperature for Clayton in July 2019 was 76.8°, which was 2.1 degree above the normal of 74.7°.

The average maximum temperature for the month was 92.2°. This was 3.6 degrees above the normal average maximum temperature of 88.6 degrees.

The average minimum temperature for the month was 61.4°. This was 0.6 degrees above the normal average minimum temperature of 60.8°.

Roswell

There was 0.73 inches of precipitation reported at Roswell during July 2019, which is 1.33 inches below the normal of 2.10 inches.

The average temperature in Roswell for July 2019 was 85.0°, which was 4.7 degrees above the normal of 80.3 degrees.

The average maximum temperature for the month was 99.8°. This was 6.1 degrees above the average maximum temperature of 93.7 degrees.

The average minimum temperature for the month was 70.1°. This was 3.1 degrees above the normal average minimum temperature of 67.0°.

Severe Weather

Storm reports are considered preliminary until a final review is certified in the NWS Storm Data publication.
Certified data is available three to four months post-event at: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/