Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Belen (USC00290846), New Mexico, United States, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Belen
Belen (USC00290846) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 34.67 latitude and -106.77 longitude, 1,464 m (4,803 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 1976, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Belen still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Belen set a daily record precipitation of 8.1 mm (0.32 in) on 7 May 1976.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 34.67 latitude, -106.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,464 m (4,803 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 1976, 36 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, 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 Belen. 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 Belen, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Belen still stand. 1955 holds the most, with 79.
Standing records at Belen by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1941
3
1942
41
1943
56
1944
28
1947
3
1948
52
1949
32
1950
66
1951
66
1952
60
1953
75
1954
72
1955
79
1956
62
1957
49
1958
58
1959
38
1960
47
1961
34
1962
44
1963
35
1964
46
1965
27
1966
34
1967
41
1968
27
1969
46
1970
25
1971
42
1972
42
1973
34
1974
37
1975
52
1976
11
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 76.7 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Belen. The most was 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 16 June 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Belen
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
4 January 1957
Feb
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
26 February 1948
Mar
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
10 March 1968
Apr
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
11 April 1969
May
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
14 May 1973
Jun
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
16 June 1969
Jul
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
19 July 1957
Aug
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
25 August 1972
Sep
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
9 September 1973
Oct
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
5 October 1968
Nov
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
26 November 1943
Dec
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
12 December 1941
Period of Record Coverage
1941 to 1976
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Belen, 1941 to 1976. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1976.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Belen, 1942 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.6 C (56.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 12.6 C (54.7 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 15.0 C (59.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Belen as warming stripes, 1942 to 1975
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1942
13.1 C
-0.52 C
1943
13.2 C
-0.40 C
1950
14.6 C
+0.93 C
1951
13.6 C
-0.07 C
1952
13.8 C
+0.18 C
1953
13.2 C
-0.39 C
1954
15.0 C
+1.36 C
1955
13.7 C
+0.03 C
1957
14.3 C
+0.72 C
1958
14.2 C
+0.60 C
1959
13.1 C
-0.50 C
1960
12.7 C
-0.91 C
1961
13.0 C
-0.66 C
1962
14.0 C
+0.35 C
1963
14.1 C
+0.44 C
1967
13.5 C
-0.08 C
1968
13.1 C
-0.48 C
1969
13.7 C
+0.06 C
1970
13.5 C
-0.10 C
1972
14.3 C
+0.72 C
1973
12.8 C
-0.82 C
1974
14.1 C
+0.49 C
1975
12.6 C
-1.03 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1941 to 1976
Yearly extremes at Belen: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1969
21.6 mm (0.8 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1960
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
161 days
1956
59 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Belen, 1941 to 1976. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Belen by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1941
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1947
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1958
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
32.2 C (90.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Belen, 1941 to 1976. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Belen by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1941
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1942
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1943
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1944
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1948
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1950
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1951
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1952
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1953
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1956
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1959
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1961
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1962
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1972
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1975
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Belen, 1941 to 1976. The record is 76.7 mm (3.0 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.6 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Belen by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1942
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1943
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1944
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1947
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1948
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1949
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1950
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1951
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1952
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1954
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1956
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1957
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1961
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1964
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1965
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1968
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1970
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1971
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1972
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1976
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Belen, 1941 to 1976. The record is 79.6 mm (3.1 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.3 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Belen by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1942
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1944
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1947
n/a
1948
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1950
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1951
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1954
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1956
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1960
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1961
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1963
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1966
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1968
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1970
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1971
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1976
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Belen, 1941 to 1976. The record is 161 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Belen by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941
21 days
1942
66 days
1943
57 days
1944
40 days
1947
1 day
1948
75 days
1949
57 days
1950
91 days
1951
65 days
1952
48 days
1953
61 days
1954
86 days
1955
122 days
1956
161 days
1957
37 days
1958
42 days
1959
63 days
1960
39 days
1961
49 days
1962
70 days
1963
40 days
1964
67 days
1965
39 days
1966
87 days
1967
67 days
1968
35 days
1969
38 days
1970
100 days
1971
56 days
1972
67 days
1973
41 days
1974
66 days
1975
117 days
1976
45 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
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Belen falls on 1 May and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 176 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Belen
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1942 to 1975)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
1 May
n/a
1 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
15 October
n/a
15 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
176 days
n/a
176 days
n/a
n/a
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
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Data for Belen 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.