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Statistics

The following statistics have been compiled for select locations across northern and central New Mexico to show how variable the North American Monsoon is from year-to-year and from location-to-location. Table 1 highlights monsoon precipitation extremes including the wettest and driest monsoon seasons, the wettest day, the longest stretch of days with measurable precipitation (>=0.01'), the average precipitation for the climate period 1981-2010, and the period of record for each location. Table 2 shows monsoon temperature extremes including the highest maximum temperature, the highest minimum temperature, the longest stretch of days with a high temperature of 90 degrees or higher, the longest stretch of days with a high temperature of 100 degrees or higher, and the period of record for each location. Table 3 details the New Mexico statewide rankings for highest average temperature, lowest average temperature, highest precipitation, and lowest precipitation for the four month period from June through September from data obtained by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Station records may contain brief periods of missing and/or incomplete precipitation data.

Table 1. Monsoon Precipitation Extremes June 15 - September 30
Location Wettest Driest Wettest Day Longest Stretch
>= 0.01" (days)
Average
(1991-2020)
Period of Record
Albuquerque Area 9.42"
(2006)
1.46" (2003) 2.08"
9/28/1893
9
9/2/1988
4.47" 1891-2024
Clayton 18.90" (1941) 1.53" (1943) 4.06"
8/10/1963
12
7/30/1925
8.43" 1896-2024
Roswell 18.23" (1981) 0.46" (1922) 4.57"
8/9/1916
10
9/15/1972
5.90" 1893-2024
Santa Fe Airport 10.45" (2006) 0.93" (1958) 1.97"
9/10/2013
9
8/11/1999
5.28" 1941-2024
Farmington Airport 6.57"
(1954)
0.43" (2009) 1.75"
7/8/2006
8
8/13/1967
2.44" 1941-2024
Gallup Airport 9.87"
(1999)
1.23" (1979) 2.02"
7/17/1981
9
8/10/2024
4.91" 1973-2024
Socorro 10.35" (2006) 1.05" (1902) 3.61"
9/29/1904
13
7/24/1914
5.51" 1893-2024
Glenwood 16.43" (2006) 0.12" (1968) 3.34"
8/12/1967
10
7/31/1959
8.16" 1937-2024
Clovis 13N 20.00" (1991) 1.67" (1983) 6.15"
7/15/1991
9
8/22/2006
9.01" 1949-2024
Cimarron 4SW 19.06" (2017) 2.84" (1934) 3.67"
9/29/1904
11
7/15/1963
8.87" 1904-2024

 

Table 2. Monsoon Temperature Extremes June 15 - September 30
Location Highest Max Temp Highest Low Temp Longest Stretch
>= 90
Longest Stretch
>= 100
Period of Record
Albuquerque Area 107
6/26/1994

79
7/20/2023
6/29/1892

64
8/11/1980
9
6/30/1980
1891-2024
Clayton 105
7/30/1934
6/27/1924
74
7/26/1917
31
7/28/2011
4
6/29/2012
7/11/2009
1896-2024
Roswell 114
6/27/1994
81
7/13/2020
7/2/1994
104
9/7/2020
20
7/28/2022
1893-2024
Santa Fe Airport 102
6/19/2016
6/27/2013
73
8/18/1945
29
7/31/2016
3
7/12/2020
1941-2024
Farmington Airport 106
7/10/2021
79
7/16/2007
51
8/1/2002
11
7/22/2005
1941-2024
Gallup Airport 101
7/17/2023
6/16/2021
70
6/24/2016
31
7/31/2023
3
6/16/2021
1973-2024
Socorro 109
7/27/2023
7/19/2023
6/26/1994
78
7/10/2023
several other
years
76
8/21/1934
23
8/1/2023
1893-2024
Glenwood 108
6/27/1994
7/12/1958
78
8/25/2011
53
8/22/2024
11
6/28/1990
6/30/1974
1937-2024
Clovis 13N 109
6/22/1994
79
7/26/1998
6/25/1978
50
8/11/2011
11
6/29/1998
1949-2024
Cimarrron 4SW 101
7/17/1939
70
7/1/2011
13
7/27/1980
1
7/25/1940
7/17/1939
1904-2024

 

Table 3. New Mexico Statewide Precipitation and Temperature Extremes June 1 - September 30
New Mexico
Rank
Highest Average Temp Lowest Average Temp Max Precipitation Min Precipitation Period of Record
1 73.0
2011
67.1
1941
12.53"
1941
3.88"
1956
1895-2017
2 72.2
2012
67.5
1912
11.50"
1991
4.47"
1922
1895-2017
3 71.8
1994
67.5
1913
11.40"
2006
4.53"
1951
1895-2017
4 71.8
2015
67.6
1975
10.70"
1988
4.61"
2003
1895-2017
5 71.6
2000
67.7
1906
10.68"
1921
4.76"
1924
1895-2017