New Mexico · THREADEX · 1896–2026

Clayton, NM

36.448°N, 103.154°W · station CAOthr · 131 years of record
60°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Clayton.
61°TUE7/1460°WED7/1560°THU7/1660°FRI7/1761°SAT7/1863°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#33 / 116
coldest Jul 15 in 116 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

49°F
set in 1999

Mildest Jul 15 ever

68°F
set in 2011

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Clayton. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4958681896: 61°F1897: 59°F1898: 54°F1899: 57°F1909: 64°F1910: 59°F1913: 66°F1914: 63°F1915: 62°F1916: 58°F1917: 60°F1918: 60°F1919: 59°F1920: 59°F1921: 60°F1922: 62°F1923: 60°F1924: 61°F1925: 65°F1926: 57°F1927: 52°F1928: 55°F1929: 57°F1930: 60°F1931: 61°F1932: 63°F1933: 62°F1934: 66°F1935: 59°F1936: 64°F1937: 64°F1938: 60°F1939: 62°F1940: 61°F1941: 56°F1942: 62°F1943: 62°F1944: 58°F1945: 58°F1946: 61°F1947: 64°F1948: 64°F1949: 56°F1950: 61°F1951: 60°F1952: 56°F1953: 58°F1954: 63°F1955: 60°F1956: 61°F1957: 61°F1958: 61°F1959: 59°F1960: 54°F1961: 59°F1962: 60°F1963: 62°F1964: 64°F1965: 64°F1966: 62°F1967: 61°F1968: 62°F1969: 64°F1970: 61°F1971: 62°F1972: 64°F1973: 50°F1974: 61°F1975: 60°F1976: 61°F1977: 63°F1978: 64°F1979: 61°F1980: 67°F1981: 65°F1982: 59°F1983: 56°F1984: 64°F1985: 63°F1986: 60°F1987: 59°F1988: 61°F1989: 58°F1990: 56°F1991: 60°F1992: 57°F1996: 57°F1997: 65°F1998: 65°F1999: 49°F2000: 63°F2001: 63°F2002: 61°F2003: 66°F2004: 63°F2005: 59°F2006: 67°F2007: 61°F2008: 60°F2009: 64°F2010: 66°F2011: 68°F2012: 64°F2013: 57°F2014: 62°F2015: 65°F2016: 60°F2017: 61°F2018: 62°F2019: 63°F2020: 64°F2021: 63°F2022: 67°F2023: 61°F2024: 68°F2025: 62°F60° forecast189619992025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1560°F
Coldest this date since2016
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#33 of 116
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-21°F (1959)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1896–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Clayton in each calendar month, and for the whole 1896–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F1990-21°F1959
Feb83°F2015-18°F1899
Mar94°F2026-11°F1948
Apr92°F20127°F1920
May99°F189620°F1917
Jun105°F192431°F1919
Jul105°F193440°F1943
Aug102°F193642°F1910
Sep99°F194726°F1985
Oct93°F19266°F2019
Nov86°F2006-10°F1976
Dec83°F1955-14°F1983
All-time105°F1924-21°F1959

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Clayton so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (94°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

85 days
record run, ended Feb 15 1959

So far in 2026

49 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Clayton's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 62°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 50°FJan: 23°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 24°FMar: 60°FMar: 31°FApr: 68°FApr: 38°FMay: 77°FMay: 47°FJun: 87°FJun: 57°FJul: 90°FJul: 62°FAug: 87°FAug: 60°FSep: 81°FSep: 54°FOct: 69°FOct: 41°FNov: 58°FNov: 30°FDec: 48°FDec: 23°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:45 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight14h 27m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.45°N, 103.15°W

Nearby Stations

Borger, TX111 mi SEAmarillo, TX116 mi SEPueblo, CO147 mi NWAlamosa, CO164 mi WColorado Springs, CO183 mi NWDodge City, KS197 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Clayton's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Clayton, NM — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Clayton's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Clayton, NM — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1896

Each cell is one day's low at Clayton, coloured by temperature — 131 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Clayton, NM daily low heat map 1896–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Clayton — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
49 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 114th most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 73. Record: 103 in 1920.

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