New Mexico · county areal climate 1951–2025

Colfax County, NM

A 48.2°F / 16.5" normal · 2025 ran +0.6°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +3.1°F (48.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 58% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.2°F
annual mean · 16.5" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.6°F
48.8°F · 17.3" (105% of normal)

Warmest Year

49.8°F
2012 · coldest 45.2°F (1961)

Wettest Year

23.3in
2017 · driest 9.0" (1956)

Hottest Day

94.5°F
Jul 19 · 2023

Coldest Day

-29.3°F
Jan 13 · 1963

Biggest Rain Day

3.11in
May 19 · 1955

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

30°
J
32°
F
39°
M
46°
A
54°
M
64°
J
68°
J
66°
A
60°
S
49°
O
39°
N
31°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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