Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >

All-time heavy rainfall events for Santa Teresa, New Mexico (2-day totals):

1. 4.60 inches Aug 13-14, 2021
2. 3.94 inches    Jul 31-Aug 1, 2006
3. 3.58 inches    Jul 10-11, 2015
4.   2.80 inches Jul 11-12, 2010
5.   2.70 inches    Jul 26-27, 2008
6.   2.61 inches Sep 3-4, 2006
7. 2.47 inches    Sep 12-13, 2013
8. 2.14 inches    Sep 17-18, 2014
9. 2.13 inches Sep 10-11, 2013
10. 2.05 inches Jun 28-29, 2010

All-time highest monthly rainfall for Santa Teresa, New Mexico:

1. 7.29 inches Aug 2021
2. 6.82 inches    Jul 2008
3. 5.41 inches Jul 2015
4. 5.37 inches    Sep 2014
5. 5.09 inches    Aug 2006
6. 4.84 inches    Sep 2013
7. 4.05 inches    Sep 2006
8. 4.00 inches Jul 2017
9. 3.88 inches    Aug 2008
10.  3.77 inches    Jul 2013

All-time lowest monthly rainfall for Santa Teresa, New Mexico

0.00 inches; set on multiple occasions, most recently in:

June 2023

Apr 2023

May 2022

Oct 2021

Apr 2020

Jan 2014

May 2011

Unofficial extreme rainfall rate of rainfall for Santa Teresa, New Mexico
***Santa Teresa does not keep official rainfall rate records, but these are the two
unofficially heaviest hourly rainfall rain events for events lasting at least one hour.***

1. 0.73 inches per hour; total 1.45 inches in 2 hours.
2. 0.70 inches per hour; total 1.74 inches in 2.5 hours.

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All-time heavy snowfall events for Santa Teresa, New Mexico:

1. 10.4 inches Dec 26-27, 2015
2. 4.4 inches Feb 14, 2021
3. 4.0 inches Dec 24, 1999

4. 3.6 inches Jan 3-4, 2013
5. 3.0 inches Dec 23-24, 2002
6. 2.9 inches Dec 25, 1997

All-time monthly snowfall for Santa Teresa, New Mexico:

1. 10.4 inches Dec 2015
2. 4.4 inches Feb 2021
3. 4.0 inches Dec 1999
4. 3.6 inches Jan 2013
5. 3.4 inches Dec 2009
T6. 3.0 inches Dec 1997
T6. 3.0 inches Dec 2002

**Last updated 12/2/24

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