Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Carrizozo 1SW (USC00291515), New Mexico, United States, with 104 years of record.
Key Facts for Carrizozo 1SW
Carrizozo 1SW (USC00291515) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 33.63 latitude and -105.90 longitude, 1,647 m (5,405 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 2011, 104 years of record.
1,464 records set at Carrizozo 1SW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Carrizozo 1SW set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 5 October 2011.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 33.63 latitude, -105.90 longitude.
Elevation: 1,647 m (5,405 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 2011, 104 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 Carrizozo 1SW. 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 Carrizozo 1SW, 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)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Carrizozo 1SW still stand. 1917 holds the most, with 81.
Standing records at Carrizozo 1SW by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1908
9
1909
7
1910
6
1911
18
1912
11
1913
19
1914
10
1915
18
1916
25
1917
81
1918
60
1919
6
1920
25
1921
14
1922
6
1923
12
1924
10
1925
14
1926
20
1927
12
1928
30
1929
32
1930
22
1931
5
1932
6
1933
8
1934
16
1935
16
1936
10
1937
6
1938
15
1939
6
1940
13
1941
4
1942
9
1943
9
1944
11
1945
9
1946
11
1947
11
1948
18
1949
15
1950
13
1951
19
1952
9
1953
15
1954
8
1955
11
1956
15
1957
15
1958
12
1959
6
1960
15
1961
13
1962
16
1963
24
1964
23
1965
22
1966
17
1967
20
1968
10
1969
14
1970
10
1971
18
1972
13
1973
10
1974
18
1975
12
1976
20
1977
9
1978
14
1979
17
1980
12
1981
7
1982
6
1983
9
1984
8
1985
7
1986
12
1987
35
1988
15
1989
37
1990
17
1991
9
1992
7
1993
6
1994
11
1995
9
1996
19
1997
11
1998
10
1999
2
2000
14
2001
17
2002
12
2003
5
2004
5
2005
6
2006
7
2007
6
2008
11
2009
8
2010
10
2011
11
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Carrizozo 1SW between 28 September 1941 and 6 August 1994. Each dot is a new record.
When Carrizozo 1SW set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1941-09-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1962-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1962-01-11
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1965-09-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971-01-05
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1994-08-06
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Carrizozo 1SW. The most was 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 3 September 1965.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Carrizozo 1SW
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
12 January 1941
Feb
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
27 February 2001
Mar
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
26 March 1926
Apr
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
17 April 1931
May
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
18 May 1954
Jun
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
27 June 1996
Jul
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2 July 1991
Aug
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
13 August 1977
Sep
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
3 September 1965
Oct
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2 October 1986
Nov
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2 November 1923
Dec
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 December 1994
Period of Record Coverage
1908 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
104 years of record at Carrizozo 1SW, 1908 to 2011. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1909, 1910, 1936, 1937, 1970, 1991, 1996 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 82 complete years at Carrizozo 1SW, 1911 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.5 C (56.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 15.2 C (59.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Carrizozo 1SW as warming stripes, 1911 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1911
13.7 C
+0.25 C
1913
12.5 C
-0.99 C
1914
13.7 C
+0.24 C
1915
13.3 C
-0.16 C
1916
14.1 C
+0.57 C
1917
15.1 C
+1.63 C
1918
15.2 C
+1.71 C
1919
13.2 C
-0.28 C
1920
14.0 C
+0.49 C
1922
13.5 C
+0.01 C
1925
13.7 C
+0.22 C
1926
13.9 C
+0.41 C
1927
14.5 C
+1.00 C
1928
14.7 C
+1.18 C
1929
14.7 C
+1.17 C
1930
14.2 C
+0.73 C
1933
13.1 C
-0.40 C
1934
15.2 C
+1.73 C
1935
14.6 C
+1.14 C
1938
12.9 C
-0.60 C
1939
12.6 C
-0.93 C
1940
12.5 C
-1.03 C
1941
12.8 C
-0.65 C
1943
13.8 C
+0.32 C
1945
13.5 C
-0.01 C
1946
14.0 C
+0.52 C
1947
13.7 C
+0.23 C
1948
13.4 C
-0.06 C
1949
12.5 C
-1.01 C
1950
13.8 C
+0.32 C
1951
13.3 C
-0.20 C
1952
13.3 C
-0.17 C
1953
13.2 C
-0.27 C
1954
14.2 C
+0.72 C
1955
13.0 C
-0.49 C
1956
13.5 C
+0.01 C
1957
13.4 C
-0.06 C
1958
13.2 C
-0.30 C
1959
13.3 C
-0.14 C
1960
12.9 C
-0.62 C
1961
12.9 C
-0.55 C
1962
13.3 C
-0.18 C
1963
13.4 C
-0.04 C
1964
12.4 C
-1.11 C
1965
13.0 C
-0.51 C
1966
13.0 C
-0.47 C
1967
13.2 C
-0.24 C
1968
12.7 C
-0.81 C
1969
13.5 C
+0.03 C
1971
13.4 C
-0.09 C
1974
13.6 C
+0.14 C
1975
12.6 C
-0.85 C
1976
12.4 C
-1.06 C
1977
13.8 C
+0.29 C
1978
13.4 C
-0.08 C
1979
12.2 C
-1.24 C
1980
13.6 C
+0.10 C
1981
13.7 C
+0.24 C
1982
13.3 C
-0.23 C
1983
13.3 C
-0.21 C
1984
13.1 C
-0.35 C
1985
13.5 C
-0.02 C
1986
13.5 C
+0.02 C
1987
12.7 C
-0.81 C
1989
14.5 C
+1.06 C
1990
14.1 C
+0.58 C
1991
13.4 C
-0.07 C
1992
13.1 C
-0.39 C
1993
13.4 C
-0.10 C
1994
14.5 C
+1.04 C
1995
14.4 C
+0.93 C
1997
13.4 C
-0.07 C
1998
14.2 C
+0.67 C
1999
14.0 C
+0.50 C
2000
13.5 C
+0.03 C
2001
13.2 C
-0.26 C
2002
13.5 C
-0.03 C
2003
13.6 C
+0.09 C
2004
12.9 C
-0.61 C
2006
13.4 C
-0.10 C
2007
13.1 C
-0.39 C
2008
12.7 C
-0.76 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.06 C (0.00 to 0.11) per decade over 1911 to 2008. In Fahrenheit: 0.10 F (0.01 to 0.19) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 82 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Carrizozo 1SW
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.05 C (-0.10 to 0.00) per decade
-0.10 F (-0.19 to -0.01) per decade
1911 to 2008
82
Fall
Mean daily maximum
0.11 C (0.04 to 0.17) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1911 to 2008
82
Rise
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.5 to -0.3) per decade
1911 to 2008
82
Fall
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
1908 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Carrizozo 1SW: 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)
1930
37.8 C (100.0 F)
104
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1971
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
104
Wettest day (Rx1day)
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1965
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
104
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1965
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
104
Longest dry spell (CDD)
126 days
2011
49 days
104
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Carrizozo 1SW, 1908 to 2011. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Carrizozo 1SW by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1908
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1928
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1929
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1930
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1931
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1932
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1995
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Carrizozo 1SW, 1908 to 2011. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Carrizozo 1SW by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1908
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1909
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1910
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1911
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1912
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1913
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1914
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1915
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1916
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1917
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1918
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1919
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1920
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1921
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1922
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1923
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1924
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1925
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1926
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1927
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1928
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1929
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1930
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1931
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1932
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1933
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1934
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1935
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1936
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1937
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1941
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1942
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1943
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1944
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1945
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1950
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1951
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1952
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1953
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1955
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1956
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1961
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1962
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1965
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1966
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1969
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1970
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1972
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1973
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1974
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1975
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1979
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1980
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1983
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1986
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1989
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1990
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1991
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1993
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1994
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1995
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1997
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2004
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2005
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2006
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2007
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2008
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2010
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2011
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Carrizozo 1SW, 1908 to 2011. The record is 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Carrizozo 1SW by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1909
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1910
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1911
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1912
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1913
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1914
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1917
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1918
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1919
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1920
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1921
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1922
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1925
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1926
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1933
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1934
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1935
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1937
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1939
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1942
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1943
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1947
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1948
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1949
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1954
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1956
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1958
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1960
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1961
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1962
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1965
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1969
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1970
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1971
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1974
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1975
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1977
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1979
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1981
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1982
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1983
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1984
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1985
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1986
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1987
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1988
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1990
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1991
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1993
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1994
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1996
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1997
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1998
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2000
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2001
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2003
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2004
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2005
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2006
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2007
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2008
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2009
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2010
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2011
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Carrizozo 1SW, 1908 to 2011. The record is 121.4 mm (4.8 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Carrizozo 1SW by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1909
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1910
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1911
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1913
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1914
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1915
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1917
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1918
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1919
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1920
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1921
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1924
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1925
35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1926
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1927
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1928
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1929
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1930
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1932
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1933
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1934
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1938
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1939
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1940
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1942
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1943
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1947
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1949
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1950
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1951
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1953
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1956
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1957
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1958
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1959
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1960
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1962
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1963
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1966
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1967
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1969
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1970
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1972
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1973
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1974
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1976
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1977
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1980
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1982
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1985
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1986
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1987
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1990
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1991
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1993
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1995
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1996
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1997
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1998
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1999
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2003
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2004
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
2005
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2006
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
2007
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2008
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2009
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2010
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
2011
7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Carrizozo 1SW, 1908 to 2011. The record is 126 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Carrizozo 1SW by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908
39 days
1909
73 days
1910
86 days
1911
47 days
1912
56 days
1913
50 days
1914
49 days
1915
50 days
1916
66 days
1917
107 days
1918
102 days
1919
47 days
1920
61 days
1921
47 days
1922
64 days
1923
55 days
1924
76 days
1925
60 days
1926
38 days
1927
57 days
1928
51 days
1929
39 days
1930
38 days
1931
17 days
1932
35 days
1933
30 days
1934
48 days
1935
53 days
1936
23 days
1937
47 days
1938
60 days
1939
51 days
1940
49 days
1941
30 days
1942
57 days
1943
39 days
1944
29 days
1945
64 days
1946
39 days
1947
60 days
1948
54 days
1949
38 days
1950
87 days
1951
44 days
1952
45 days
1953
44 days
1954
61 days
1955
58 days
1956
62 days
1957
29 days
1958
30 days
1959
32 days
1960
61 days
1961
47 days
1962
53 days
1963
42 days
1964
68 days
1965
28 days
1966
53 days
1967
62 days
1968
39 days
1969
28 days
1970
33 days
1971
66 days
1972
81 days
1973
50 days
1974
47 days
1975
58 days
1976
43 days
1977
51 days
1978
37 days
1979
42 days
1980
35 days
1981
41 days
1982
52 days
1983
49 days
1984
99 days
1985
35 days
1986
29 days
1987
37 days
1988
70 days
1989
97 days
1990
35 days
1991
51 days
1992
37 days
1993
49 days
1994
28 days
1995
58 days
1996
37 days
1997
17 days
1998
57 days
1999
48 days
2000
66 days
2001
36 days
2002
51 days
2003
43 days
2004
25 days
2005
77 days
2006
42 days
2007
66 days
2008
88 days
2009
63 days
2010
56 days
2011
126 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
82 years with a frost
Across 82 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Carrizozo 1SW falls on 26 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 179 days between them.
In 1976 to 2008 the median growing season was 171 days. That is 17 days fewer than in 1911 to 1950.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Carrizozo 1SW
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1911 to 1950)
Recent period (1976 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 April
19 April
1 May
12 days later
+1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 October
24 October
17 October
7 days earlier
-1.5 days per decade
Growing days
179 days
188 days
171 days
17 days fewer
-3.3 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
94 years, 1909 to 2010
A day with at least 30.4 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 81.4 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Carrizozo 1SW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
50 years
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
100 years
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
Longer than the 94 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, 94 years of values from 1909 to 2010.
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: 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1965; 89.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1941; 64.8 mm (2.6 in) in 1986.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Carrizozo 1SW, at 1999. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1999 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Carrizozo 1SW, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1999
-0.5
-0.9
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.