Afton 6 NE Weather Records (USC00290125)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Afton 6 NE (USC00290125), New Mexico, United States, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Afton 6 NE

Afton 6 NE (USC00290125) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.12 latitude and -106.87 longitude, 1,277 m (4,189 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 1999, 58 years of record.
118 records set at Afton 6 NE still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Afton 6 NE set a daily record precipitation of 5.6 mm (0.22 in) on 24 May 1999.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 32.12 latitude, -106.87 longitude.
Elevation: 1,277 m (4,189 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 1999, 58 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Afton 6 NE. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Afton 6 NE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

118 standing records

118 records at Afton 6 NE still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 118.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Afton 6 NE between 11 September 1996 and 11 September 1996. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 98.0 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Afton 6 NE. The most was 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 11 September 1996.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Afton 6 NE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 January 1992
Feb	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 February 1958
Mar	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 March 1958
Apr	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 April 1983
May	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 May 1976
Jun	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 June 1982
Jul	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 July 1989
Aug	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 August 1965
Sep	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	11 September 1996
Oct	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 October 1984
Nov	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 November 1978
Dec	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1987 to 1987

1 years of record at Afton 6 NE, 1987 to 1987. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1987.

Latest Records

Latest records at Afton 6 NE
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1999	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1998	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1998	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1998	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1998	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1997	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1997	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain (Tie)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	tie	12 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1997	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1997	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1997	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1997	Afton 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1997	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1996	Afton 6 NE, US	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1996	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1996	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Afton 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1995	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1995	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1995	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1942 to 1999

Yearly extremes at Afton 6 NE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1987	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1987	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	1996	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	1979	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	176 days	1971	68 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Afton 6 NE, 1942 to 1999. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Afton 6 NE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Afton 6 NE, 1942 to 1999. The record is 10.0 C (50.0 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.0 C (50.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Afton 6 NE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Afton 6 NE, 1942 to 1999. The record is 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Afton 6 NE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1943	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1945	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1946	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1949	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1951	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1952	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1953	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1955	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1956	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1957	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1958	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1960	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1961	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1964	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1966	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1967	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1970	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1975	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1978	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1979	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1980	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1988	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1989	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1990	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1991	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1992	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1994	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1995	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1996	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1997	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1998	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1999	5.6 mm (0.22 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Afton 6 NE, 1942 to 1999. The record is 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.9 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Afton 6 NE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1943	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1945	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1947	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1948	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1950	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1951	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1953	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1956	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1957	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1958	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1960	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1961	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1962	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1963	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1964	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1965	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1966	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1969	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1974	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1975	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1976	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1977	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1978	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1980	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1981	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1984	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1987	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1988	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1989	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1990	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1991	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1992	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1993	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1994	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1995	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1996	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1997	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1998	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999	5.6 mm (0.22 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Afton 6 NE, 1942 to 1999. The record is 176 days in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Afton 6 NE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942	35 days
1943	74 days
1944	47 days
1945	83 days
1946	102 days
1947	41 days
1948	95 days
1949	47 days
1950	128 days
1951	66 days
1952	40 days
1953	102 days
1954	122 days
1955	59 days
1956	129 days
1957	65 days
1958	39 days
1959	58 days
1960	77 days
1961	139 days
1962	36 days
1963	117 days
1964	98 days
1965	92 days
1966	90 days
1967	65 days
1968	82 days
1969	109 days
1970	70 days
1971	176 days
1972	119 days
1973	103 days
1974	69 days
1975	52 days
1976	44 days
1977	57 days
1978	51 days
1979	97 days
1980	61 days
1981	49 days
1982	67 days
1983	77 days
1984	56 days
1985	71 days
1986	71 days
1987	25 days
1988	43 days
1989	36 days
1990	39 days
1991	79 days
1992	35 days
1993	80 days
1994	47 days
1995	119 days
1996	93 days
1997	36 days
1998	45 days
1999	23 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

48 years, 1945 to 1998

A day with at least 30.9 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.0 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Afton 6 NE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 48 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 48 years of values from 1945 to 1998.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1996; 70.4 mm (2.8 in) in 1962; 67.1 mm (2.6 in) in 1965.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).