New Mexico · county areal climate 1951–2025

McKinley County, NM

A 50.1°F / 10.9" normal · 2025 ran +1.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +3.9°F (51.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 63% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

50.1°F
annual mean · 10.9" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.2°F
51.3°F · 8.7" (80% of normal)

Warmest Year

51.7°F
2017 · coldest 46.2°F (1975)

Wettest Year

17.4in
1986 · driest 5.9" (1956)

Hottest Day

98.9°F
Jul 18 · 2023

Coldest Day

-23.5°F
Jan 13 · 1963

Biggest Rain Day

1.47in
Sep 30 · 1971

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

30°
J
34°
F
41°
M
47°
A
57°
M
67°
J
72°
J
69°
A
63°
S
51°
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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