Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Albuquerque Valley (USC00290231), New Mexico, United States, with 32 years of record.
Key Facts for Albuquerque Valley
Albuquerque Valley (USC00290231) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.02 latitude and -106.69 longitude, 1,510 m (4,955 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1991 to 2022, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Albuquerque Valley still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Albuquerque Valley tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 14 January 2022.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.02 latitude, -106.69 longitude.
Elevation: 1,510 m (4,955 ft).
Period of record: 1991 to 2022, 32 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Albuquerque Valley. 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 Albuquerque Valley, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Albuquerque Valley still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 81.
Standing records at Albuquerque Valley by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1991
21
1992
81
1993
57
1994
43
1995
68
1996
56
1997
57
1998
45
1999
43
2000
57
2001
30
2002
42
2003
50
2004
46
2005
52
2006
54
2007
34
2008
42
2009
47
2010
37
2011
57
2012
28
2013
46
2014
41
2015
43
2016
42
2017
47
2018
36
2019
47
2020
65
2021
50
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 65.5 mm (2.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Albuquerque Valley. The most was 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 7 July 2015.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Albuquerque Valley
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
15 January 2017
Feb
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
24 February 2004
Mar
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
15 March 1998
Apr
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
3 April 2004
May
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
25 May 1994
Jun
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1 June 2020
Jul
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
7 July 2015
Aug
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
11 August 1992
Sep
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
14 September 2013
Oct
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
9 October 2016
Nov
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
15 November 1991
Dec
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
16 December 2010
Period of Record Coverage
1991 to 2022
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Albuquerque Valley, 1991 to 2022. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1991, 2022.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Albuquerque Valley, 1992 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 14.9 C (58.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Albuquerque Valley as warming stripes, 1992 to 2021
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1992
12.2 C
-1.46 C
1993
12.9 C
-0.79 C
1994
13.2 C
-0.47 C
1995
13.4 C
-0.33 C
1996
13.6 C
-0.05 C
1997
12.9 C
-0.82 C
1998
13.2 C
-0.52 C
1999
13.2 C
-0.46 C
2000
13.8 C
+0.07 C
2001
13.8 C
+0.11 C
2002
13.4 C
-0.28 C
2003
14.1 C
+0.39 C
2004
13.3 C
-0.43 C
2005
14.1 C
+0.39 C
2006
13.7 C
+0.01 C
2007
13.7 C
+0.01 C
2008
13.2 C
-0.50 C
2009
13.5 C
-0.22 C
2010
13.7 C
-0.04 C
2011
13.5 C
-0.15 C
2012
14.3 C
+0.64 C
2013
13.3 C
-0.38 C
2014
14.0 C
+0.27 C
2015
14.2 C
+0.50 C
2016
14.5 C
+0.81 C
2017
14.9 C
+1.19 C
2018
14.4 C
+0.74 C
2019
13.7 C
+0.04 C
2020
14.5 C
+0.85 C
2021
14.7 C
+0.99 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.5 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade over 1992 to 2021. In Fahrenheit: 0.9 F (0.6 to 1.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Albuquerque Valley
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
0.9 F (0.6 to 1.2) per decade
1992 to 2021
30
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
0.7 F (0.3 to 1.1) per decade
1992 to 2021
30
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.7 C (0.5 to 0.8) per decade
1.2 F (0.9 to 1.5) per decade
1992 to 2021
30
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1991 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Albuquerque Valley: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
38.9 C (102.0 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2011
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2015
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
2013
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
127 days
1996
52 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Albuquerque Valley, 1991 to 2022. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Albuquerque Valley by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1991
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2013
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2014
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2015
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2018
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2019
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2020
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2021
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2022
16.7 C (62.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Albuquerque Valley, 1991 to 2022. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Albuquerque Valley by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1991
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1992
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1993
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1994
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1995
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1997
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1998
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1999
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2003
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2004
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2005
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2006
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2008
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2009
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2010
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2011
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2012
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2013
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2014
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2015
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2016
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2018
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2019
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2020
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2021
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2022
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Albuquerque Valley, 1991 to 2022. The record is 65.5 mm (2.6 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.5 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Albuquerque Valley by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1991
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1992
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1994
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1995
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1996
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1997
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1998
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1999
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2000
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2001
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2002
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2003
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2004
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2005
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2006
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2007
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2008
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2009
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2010
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2011
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2012
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2013
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2014
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2015
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2016
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2017
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2018
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2019
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2020
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2021
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2022
0.8 mm (0.03 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Albuquerque Valley, 1991 to 2022. The record is 70.7 mm (2.8 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.1 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Albuquerque Valley by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1991
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1992
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1993
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1995
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1996
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1997
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1998
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1999
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2000
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
2001
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2002
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2003
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2004
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2005
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2006
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2007
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2008
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2009
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
2010
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2011
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2012
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2013
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
2014
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2015
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2016
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2017
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2018
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2019
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2020
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2021
20.2 mm (0.8 in)
2022
0.8 mm (0.03 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Albuquerque Valley, 1991 to 2022. The record is 127 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Albuquerque Valley by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1991
29 days
1992
34 days
1993
34 days
1994
41 days
1995
79 days
1996
127 days
1997
24 days
1998
42 days
1999
49 days
2000
79 days
2001
58 days
2002
46 days
2003
64 days
2004
66 days
2005
44 days
2006
64 days
2007
48 days
2008
45 days
2009
67 days
2010
56 days
2011
64 days
2012
56 days
2013
62 days
2014
36 days
2015
36 days
2016
66 days
2017
87 days
2018
54 days
2019
32 days
2020
46 days
2021
54 days
2022
33 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Albuquerque Valley falls on 19 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Albuquerque Valley
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1992 to 2021)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 April
n/a
19 April
n/a
-3.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 October
n/a
23 October
n/a
+4.8 days per decade
Growing days
183 days
n/a
183 days
n/a
+8.0 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Download the Data
Data for Albuquerque Valley standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Albuquerque Valley threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.