Animas 3ESE Weather Records (USC00290417)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Animas 3ESE (USC00290417), New Mexico, United States, with 98 years of record.

Key Facts for Animas 3ESE

Animas 3ESE (USC00290417) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 31.94 latitude and -108.77 longitude, 1,372 m (4,501 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 2020, 98 years of record.
1,464 records set at Animas 3ESE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Animas 3ESE tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 2 May 2020.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 31.94 latitude, -108.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,372 m (4,501 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 2020, 98 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Animas 3ESE. 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 Animas 3ESE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Animas 3ESE still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 119.

Standing records at Animas 3ESE by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1923	4
1924	16
1925	16
1926	27
1927	119
1928	103
1929	57
1930	4
1931	11
1932	11
1933	14
1934	8
1935	10
1936	8
1937	13
1938	27
1939	9
1940	9
1941	3
1942	13
1943	19
1944	10
1945	13
1946	22
1947	2
1948	22
1949	15
1950	25
1951	12
1952	6
1953	18
1954	11
1955	20
1956	27
1957	16
1958	20
1959	14
1960	30
1961	2
1962	15
1963	11
1964	13
1965	12
1966	9
1967	12
1968	9
1969	6
1970	12
1971	10
1972	7
1973	12
1974	12
1975	8
1976	10
1977	4
1978	18
1979	8
1980	9
1981	6
1982	7
1983	8
1984	8
1985	10
1986	12
1987	13
1988	15
1989	21
1990	15
1991	11
1992	16
1993	11
1994	10
1995	18
1996	18
1997	12
1998	9
1999	10
2000	19
2001	10
2002	8
2003	21
2004	13
2005	16
2006	18
2007	17
2008	10
2009	17
2010	14
2011	11
2012	5
2014	3
2015	9
2016	10
2017	17
2018	17
2019	13
2020	3

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Animas 3ESE between 12 August 1977 and 30 June 2002. Each dot is a new record.

When Animas 3ESE set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1977-08-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978-12-07	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
1978-12-08	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978-12-09	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2002-06-30	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 32.2 C (90.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 103.4 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Animas 3ESE. The most was 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 12 August 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Animas 3ESE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 January 2010
Feb	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 February 2012
Mar	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 March 2020
Apr	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 April 1951
May	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 May 1928
Jun	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	2 June 1952
Jul	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 July 2008
Aug	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	12 August 1977
Sep	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 September 1926
Oct	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	4 October 2017
Nov	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 November 2019
Dec	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	13 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

1923 to 2020

97 years of record at Animas 3ESE, 1923 to 2020. 34 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 and others.

Days with data per year at Animas 3ESE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1923	183	50%	No
1924	340	93%	Yes
1925	325	89%	No
1926	241	66%	No
1927	307	84%	No
1928	359	98%	Yes
1929	297	81%	No
1930	301	82%	No
1931	308	84%	No
1932	306	84%	No
1933	304	83%	No
1934	341	93%	Yes
1935	363	99%	Yes
1936	359	98%	Yes
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	360	98%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	341	93%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	333	91%	Yes
1946	299	82%	No
1947	205	56%	No
1948	224	61%	No
1949	282	77%	No
1950	246	67%	No
1951	241	66%	No
1952	254	69%	No
1953	257	70%	No
1954	255	70%	No
1955	328	90%	No
1956	347	95%	Yes
1957	277	76%	No
1958	340	93%	Yes
1959	321	88%	No
1960	275	75%	No
1961	258	71%	No
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	328	90%	No
1970	301	82%	No
1971	211	58%	No
1972	288	79%	No
1973	319	87%	No
1974	328	90%	No
1975	338	93%	Yes
1976	316	86%	No
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	361	99%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	350	96%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	364	100%	Yes
1996	365	100%	Yes
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	321	88%	No
1999	338	93%	Yes
2000	360	98%	Yes
2001	361	99%	Yes
2002	360	99%	Yes
2003	344	94%	Yes
2004	356	97%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	356	98%	Yes
2007	352	96%	Yes
2008	348	95%	Yes
2009	341	93%	Yes
2010	335	92%	Yes
2011	341	93%	Yes
2012	318	87%	No
2014	89	24%	No
2015	355	97%	Yes
2016	352	96%	Yes
2017	352	96%	Yes
2018	362	99%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	164	45%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Animas 3ESE
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2020	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min (Tie)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	tie	28 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2020	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2020	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min (Tie)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	tie	61 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2020	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2020	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2020	Animas 3ESE, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2020	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min (Tie)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	tie	88 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min (Tie)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	tie	24 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 November 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	monthly high min (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	20 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2019	Animas 3ESE, US	daily high max (Tie)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	tie	80 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

61 complete years, 1924 to 2019

One stripe for each of 61 complete years at Animas 3ESE, 1924 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.0 C (60.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1932, at 13.9 C (57.0 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 17.8 C (64.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Animas 3ESE as warming stripes, 1924 to 2019
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1924	15.3 C	-0.67 C
1931	15.2 C	-0.81 C
1932	13.9 C	-2.07 C
1933	14.7 C	-1.32 C
1934	16.1 C	+0.08 C
1935	15.3 C	-0.72 C
1936	15.9 C	-0.12 C
1937	16.6 C	+0.58 C
1938	16.5 C	+0.48 C
1939	15.8 C	-0.19 C
1940	16.0 C	+0.06 C
1941	15.9 C	-0.05 C
1943	16.9 C	+0.90 C
1944	15.6 C	-0.37 C
1949	16.0 C	+0.01 C
1956	15.2 C	-0.80 C
1962	15.9 C	-0.09 C
1963	15.7 C	-0.30 C
1964	14.8 C	-1.16 C
1965	15.2 C	-0.79 C
1966	15.4 C	-0.63 C
1967	15.8 C	-0.19 C
1968	15.5 C	-0.49 C
1969	16.1 C	+0.08 C
1977	15.5 C	-0.44 C
1978	15.8 C	-0.20 C
1979	15.2 C	-0.81 C
1980	15.8 C	-0.15 C
1981	16.0 C	+0.05 C
1982	15.6 C	-0.34 C
1983	15.2 C	-0.82 C
1984	15.2 C	-0.81 C
1985	15.2 C	-0.81 C
1986	15.2 C	-0.76 C
1987	14.9 C	-1.10 C
1988	15.2 C	-0.78 C
1989	16.5 C	+0.47 C
1990	15.8 C	-0.19 C
1991	15.1 C	-0.93 C
1992	15.3 C	-0.70 C
1993	16.1 C	+0.11 C
1994	16.8 C	+0.78 C
1995	16.4 C	+0.40 C
1996	16.7 C	+0.69 C
1997	16.1 C	+0.09 C
2000	17.6 C	+1.57 C
2001	17.0 C	+1.05 C
2002	17.0 C	+1.01 C
2004	16.6 C	+0.59 C
2005	17.3 C	+1.31 C
2006	16.8 C	+0.77 C
2007	16.5 C	+0.48 C
2008	16.5 C	+0.55 C
2009	17.0 C	+1.00 C
2010	15.1 C	-0.92 C
2011	17.0 C	+1.01 C
2015	16.9 C	+0.93 C
2016	17.3 C	+1.35 C
2017	17.8 C	+1.81 C
2018	17.5 C	+1.54 C
2019	16.7 C	+0.70 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1924 to 2019. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 61 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Animas 3ESE
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	1924 to 2019	61	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.09) per decade	0.03 F (-0.10 to 0.16) per decade	1924 to 2019	61	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade	1924 to 2019	61	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

1923 to 2020

Yearly extremes at Animas 3ESE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1924	40.0 C (104.0 F)	97
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1978	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	95
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	1977	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	1944	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	96
Longest dry spell (CDD)	158 days	2002	61 days	97

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Animas 3ESE, 1923 to 2020. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Animas 3ESE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1923	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1924	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1925	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1926	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1928	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1929	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1931	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1938	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1941	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1945	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1946	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1947	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1949	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1951	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1959	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1961	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1974	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1980	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1990	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1991	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1993	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1994	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1995	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1996	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1998	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2009	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2014	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2015	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2018	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2019	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2020	39.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Animas 3ESE, 1923 to 2020. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Animas 3ESE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1923	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1924	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1925	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1926	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1930	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1931	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1933	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1934	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1935	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1936	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1937	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1938	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1941	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1942	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1943	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1944	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1945	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1946	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1947	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1948	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1950	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1952	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1956	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1957	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1962	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1966	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1971	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1975	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1977	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1980	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1982	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1983	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1985	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1986	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1987	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1988	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1989	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1990	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1992	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1993	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1994	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1995	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1997	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1998	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2000	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2001	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2002	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2003	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2004	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2005	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2006	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2007	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2009	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2010	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2011	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2012	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2014	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2015	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2016	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2017	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2018	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2019	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2020	-7.8 C (18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Animas 3ESE, 1923 to 2020. The record is 103.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Animas 3ESE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1925	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1932	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1933	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1934	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1935	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1937	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1939	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1940	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1944	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1946	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1948	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1949	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1950	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1951	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1952	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1956	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1957	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1958	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1962	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1963	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1964	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1965	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1966	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1967	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1971	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1972	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1973	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1974	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1975	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1976	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1977	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1979	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1980	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1981	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1983	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1985	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1986	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1987	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1988	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1989	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1990	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1991	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1992	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1993	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1994	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1995	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1996	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1997	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1998	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1999	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2000	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2001	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2002	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2003	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2004	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2005	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2006	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2007	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2008	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2009	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2010	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2011	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2012	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2014	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2015	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2016	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2017	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2018	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2019	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2020	34.3 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Animas 3ESE, 1923 to 2020. The record is 112.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.9 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Animas 3ESE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1926	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1927	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1933	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1934	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1936	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1937	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1940	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1941	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1944	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1945	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1946	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1947	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1951	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1952	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1955	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1956	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1958	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1959	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1960	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1961	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1962	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1963	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1964	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1965	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1972	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1973	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1976	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1978	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1979	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1980	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1982	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1983	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1984	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1986	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1987	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1989	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1990	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1991	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1992	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1993	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1995	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1996	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1998	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1999	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2001	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2002	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2003	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2004	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2005	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2006	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2008	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2009	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2010	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
2011	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2012	n/a
2014	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2015	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2016	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2017	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2018	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
2019	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
2020	34.8 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Animas 3ESE, 1923 to 2020. The record is 158 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Animas 3ESE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	42 days
1924	53 days
1925	85 days
1926	39 days
1927	73 days
1928	80 days
1929	101 days
1930	59 days
1931	46 days
1932	69 days
1933	93 days
1934	54 days
1935	60 days
1936	69 days
1937	59 days
1938	94 days
1939	65 days
1940	45 days
1941	26 days
1942	87 days
1943	75 days
1944	84 days
1945	111 days
1946	57 days
1947	31 days
1948	81 days
1949	66 days
1950	75 days
1951	59 days
1952	53 days
1953	100 days
1954	88 days
1955	82 days
1956	139 days
1957	50 days
1958	50 days
1959	85 days
1960	83 days
1961	115 days
1962	61 days
1963	94 days
1964	45 days
1965	89 days
1966	80 days
1967	56 days
1968	82 days
1969	58 days
1970	71 days
1971	77 days
1972	149 days
1973	43 days
1974	59 days
1975	81 days
1976	41 days
1977	54 days
1978	56 days
1979	60 days
1980	35 days
1981	38 days
1982	56 days
1983	84 days
1984	89 days
1985	48 days
1986	39 days
1987	47 days
1988	50 days
1989	84 days
1990	44 days
1991	64 days
1992	30 days
1993	84 days
1994	57 days
1995	72 days
1996	69 days
1997	35 days
1998	75 days
1999	90 days
2000	78 days
2001	37 days
2002	158 days
2003	120 days
2004	45 days
2005	77 days
2006	81 days
2007	53 days
2008	90 days
2009	38 days
2010	52 days
2011	31 days
2012	3 days
2014	30 days
2015	36 days
2016	61 days
2017	66 days
2018	57 days
2019	42 days
2020	85 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

61 years with a frost

Across 61 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Animas 3ESE falls on 18 April and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 193 days between them.

In 1984 to 2019 the median growing season was 202 days. That is 13 days more than in 1924 to 1982.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Animas 3ESE
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1924 to 1982)	Recent period (1984 to 2019)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	18 April	19 April	12 April	7 days earlier	-2.8 days per decade
First autumn frost	1 November	27 October	3 November	7 days later	+0.8 days per decade
Growing days	193 days	189 days	202 days	13 days more	+3.6 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

88 years, 1924 to 2019

A day with at least 31.8 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.1 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Animas 3ESE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1924 to 2019.

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: 103.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1977; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 2017; 74.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1952.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2001 to 2019 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2001 to 2019, Animas 3ESE had a mean temperature of 16.9 C (62.3 F) and 263.0 mm (10.4 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Columbus (United States, 107 km away), Villa Ahumada (Mexico, 261 km away) and Samalayuca (Mexico, 228 km away).

Climate twins of Animas 3ESE: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2001 to 2019 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Columbus	United States	107 km (66 mi)	16.9 C (62.3 F)	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	0.35
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	261 km (162 mi)	17.2 C (62.9 F)	297.6 mm (11.7 in)	0.45
Samalayuca	Mexico	228 km (142 mi)	17.1 C (62.7 F)	265.3 mm (10.4 in)	0.54

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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).