Canton Weather Records (USC00291423)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Canton (USC00291423), New Mexico, United States, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Canton

Canton (USC00291423) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 34.28 latitude and -104.16 longitude, 1,236 m (4,056 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 2012, 71 years of record.
36 records set at Canton still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Canton set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 29 May 2005.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 34.28 latitude, -104.16 longitude.
Elevation: 1,236 m (4,056 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 2012, 71 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 Canton. 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 Canton, 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	17.2 C (63.0 F)	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	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

36 standing records

36 records at Canton still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 28.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Canton between 20 December 1997 and 25 December 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Canton set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1997-12-20	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
1997-12-22	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
1997-12-22	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1997-12-25	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 167.6 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canton. The most was 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 6 October 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Canton
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 January 1943
Feb	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 February 2005
Mar	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 March 2002
Apr	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 April 2004
May	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 May 1988
Jun	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2 June 1986
Jul	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	14 July 1991
Aug	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 August 1991
Sep	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 September 1970
Oct	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	6 October 1954
Nov	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 November 1984
Dec	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 December 1991

Period of Record Coverage

2011 to 2012

2 years of record at Canton, 2011 to 2012. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2011, 2012.

Latest Records

Latest records at Canton
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2005	Canton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2005	Canton, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2005	Canton, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Canton, US	monthly snowfall (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	36 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2005	Canton, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2005	Canton, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2004	Canton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2004	Canton, US	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2004	Canton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 2004	Canton, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2004	Canton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2004	Canton, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2004	Canton, US	daily rain (Tie)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2004	Canton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2004	Canton, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2004	Canton, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2004	Canton, US	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2004	Canton, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2004	Canton, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2004	Canton, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	6 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1942 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Canton: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2011	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2011	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	1954	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	1954	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	146 days	1950	52 days	66

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Canton, 1942 to 2012. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Canton 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	n/a
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
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2011	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Canton, 1942 to 2012. The record is 2.2 C (36.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.8 C (51.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Canton 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	n/a
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
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2011	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2012	19.4 C (66.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Canton, 1942 to 2012. The record is 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.1 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canton by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1948	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1950	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1954	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1955	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1956	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1957	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1958	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1959	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1960	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1961	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1963	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1977	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1985	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1987	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1989	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1990	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1992	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1994	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1995	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1996	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1997	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1998	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2000	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2001	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2002	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2003	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2004	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2005	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2011	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2012	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Canton, 1942 to 2012. The record is 248.9 mm (9.8 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.1 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canton by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1944	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1945	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1947	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1950	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1951	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1952	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1954	248.9 mm (9.8 in)
1955	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1958	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1959	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1960	237.0 mm (9.3 in)
1961	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1968	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1969	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1970	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1973	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1974	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1977	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1978	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1979	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1980	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1981	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1982	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1984	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1985	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1986	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1987	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1988	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1990	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1991	225.5 mm (8.9 in)
1992	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1993	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1994	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1998	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1999	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
2000	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2002	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2003	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2004	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2005	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011	n/a
2012	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Canton, 1942 to 2012. The record is 146 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canton by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942	58 days
1943	57 days
1944	34 days
1945	82 days
1946	96 days
1947	56 days
1948	41 days
1949	28 days
1950	146 days
1951	51 days
1952	42 days
1953	62 days
1954	100 days
1955	95 days
1956	74 days
1957	48 days
1958	46 days
1959	51 days
1960	66 days
1961	48 days
1962	37 days
1963	48 days
1964	86 days
1965	44 days
1966	52 days
1967	90 days
1968	42 days
1969	60 days
1970	76 days
1971	69 days
1972	83 days
1973	31 days
1974	99 days
1975	38 days
1976	62 days
1977	54 days
1978	23 days
1979	63 days
1980	40 days
1981	53 days
1982	70 days
1983	39 days
1984	38 days
1985	40 days
1986	36 days
1987	40 days
1988	41 days
1989	56 days
1990	49 days
1991	65 days
1992	65 days
1993	34 days
1994	66 days
1995	56 days
1996	130 days
1997	23 days
1998	29 days
1999	47 days
2000	77 days
2001	40 days
2002	81 days
2003	50 days
2004	73 days
2005	25 days
2011	2 days
2012	2 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

62 years, 1942 to 2004

A day with at least 43.9 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.4 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Canton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1942 to 2004.

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: 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1954; 148.8 mm (5.9 in) in 1991; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 2003.

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Data for Canton 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.

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