North American Monsoon Statistics for NM

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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 wettesy 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).

**Table 1. Monsoon Precipitation Extremes June 15 - September 30**
Location	Wettest	Driest	Wettest Day	Longest Stretch >= 0.01" (days)	Average (1981-2010)	Period of Record
Albuquerque Area	9.42" (2006)	1.46" (2003)	2.08" 9/28/1893	9 9/2/1988	4.61"	1891-2017
Clayton	18.90" (1941)	1.53" (1943)	4.06" 8/10/1963	12 7/30/1925	8.39"	1896-2017
Roswell	18.23" (1981)	0.46" (1922)	4.57" 8/9/1916	10 9/15/1972	6.66"	1893-2017
Santa Fe Airport	10.45" (2006)	0.93" (1958)	1.97" 9/10/2013	9 8/11/1999	6.68"	1941-2017
Farmington Airport	6.57" (1954)	0.43" (2009)	1.75" 7/8/2006	8 8/13/1967	3.86"	1941-2017
Gallup Airport	9.87" (1999)	1.23" (1979)	2.02" 7/17/1981	9 7/29/1983	5.33"	1973-2017
Socorro	10.35" (2006)	1.05" (1902)	3.61" 9/29/1904	13 7/24/1914	5.58"	1893-2016
Glenwood	16.43" (2006)	0.12" (1968)	3.34" 8/12/1967	10 7/31/1959	8.36"	1937-2017
Clovis 13N	20.00" (1991)	1.67" (1983)	6.15" 7/15/1991	9 8/22/2006	9.37"	1949-2017
Cimarron 4SW	19.06" (2017)	2.84" (1934)	3.67" 9/29/1904	11 7/15/1963	9.08"	1904-2017

**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 6/29/1892	64 8/11/1980	9 6/30/1980	1891-2017
Clayton	105 7/30/1934	74 7/26/1917	31 7/28/2011	4 6/29/2012 7/11/2009	1896-2017
Roswell	114 6/27/1994	81 7/2/1994	102 9/3/2011	18 7/18/2016	1893-2017
Santa Fe Airport	102 6/19/2016	73 8/18/1945	29 7/31/2016	1 6/21/2017 several other years	1941-2017
Farmington Airport	105 7/21/2005	79 7/16/2007	51 8/1/2002	11 7/22/2005	1941-2017
Gallup Airport	101 6/20/2016	70 6/24/2016	30 7/26/2003	1 6/20/2016 7/14/2003	1973-2017
Socorro	109 6/26/1994	78 6/16/1960	76 8/21/1934	14 7/7/1994	1893-2017
Glenwood	108 6/27/1994	78 8/25/2011	46 7/29/1971	11 6/28/1990 6/30/1974	1937-2017
Clovis 13N	109 6/22/1994	79 7/26/1998	50 8/11/2011	11 6/29/1998	1949-2017
Cimarrron 4SW	101 7/17/1939	70 7/1/2011	13 7/27/1980	1 7/25/1940 7/17/1939	1904-2017

**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

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