Cloudcroft Weather Records (USC00291927)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cloudcroft (USC00291927), New Mexico, United States, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Cloudcroft

Cloudcroft (USC00291927) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.97 latitude and -105.75 longitude, 2,689 m (8,821 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 1987, 87 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cloudcroft still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cloudcroft set a daily record low minimum temperature of 2.2 C (36.0 F) on 22 June 1987.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 32.97 latitude, -105.75 longitude.
Elevation: 2,689 m (8,821 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 1987, 87 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 Cloudcroft. 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 Cloudcroft, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cloudcroft still stand. 1918 holds the most, with 78.

Standing records at Cloudcroft by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1901	1
1902	12
1903	22
1904	28
1905	13
1906	26
1907	23
1908	11
1909	21
1910	47
1911	40
1912	23
1913	24
1914	13
1915	26
1916	32
1917	24
1918	78
1919	19
1920	12
1921	41
1922	17
1923	13
1924	16
1925	22
1926	11
1927	19
1928	18
1929	23
1930	9
1931	15
1932	7
1933	10
1934	9
1935	12
1936	9
1937	5
1938	12
1939	8
1940	7
1941	3
1942	10
1943	10
1944	4
1945	4
1946	10
1947	7
1948	18
1949	12
1950	14
1951	35
1952	12
1953	46
1954	27
1955	30
1956	43
1957	26
1958	11
1959	12
1960	10
1961	12
1962	20
1963	14
1964	28
1965	25
1966	18
1967	14
1968	21
1969	11
1970	13
1971	24
1972	16
1973	11
1980	30
1981	19
1982	6
1983	14
1984	12
1985	10
1986	17
1987	7

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Cloudcroft between 22 September 1941 and 11 January 1962. Each dot is a new record.

When Cloudcroft set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1941-09-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1941-09-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1953-12-24	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1957-06-26	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962-01-10	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1962-01-11	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 132.1 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cloudcroft. The most was 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 29 September 1941.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cloudcroft
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 January 1936
Feb	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 February 1931
Mar	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 March 1927
Apr	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 April 1942
May	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 May 1987
Jun	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 June 1943
Jul	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 July 1956
Aug	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	10 August 1931
Sep	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	29 September 1941
Oct	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	8 October 1985
Nov	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 November 1905
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 December 1948

Period of Record Coverage

1901 to 1987

82 years of record at Cloudcroft, 1901 to 1987. 37 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1923 and others.

Days with data per year at Cloudcroft
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1901	29	8%	No
1902	190	52%	No
1903	294	81%	No
1904	287	78%	No
1905	300	82%	No
1906	364	100%	Yes
1907	362	99%	Yes
1908	243	66%	No
1909	223	61%	No
1910	354	97%	Yes
1911	363	99%	Yes
1912	362	99%	Yes
1913	358	98%	Yes
1914	363	99%	Yes
1915	361	99%	Yes
1916	363	99%	Yes
1917	364	100%	Yes
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	347	95%	Yes
1920	356	97%	Yes
1921	351	96%	Yes
1922	347	95%	Yes
1923	299	82%	No
1924	326	89%	No
1925	332	91%	Yes
1926	331	91%	Yes
1927	320	88%	No
1928	322	88%	No
1929	328	90%	No
1930	326	89%	No
1931	309	85%	No
1932	309	84%	No
1933	305	84%	No
1934	305	84%	No
1935	303	83%	No
1936	306	84%	No
1937	306	84%	No
1938	305	84%	No
1939	302	83%	No
1940	298	81%	No
1941	303	83%	No
1942	301	82%	No
1943	302	83%	No
1944	359	98%	Yes
1945	362	99%	Yes
1946	306	84%	No
1947	202	55%	No
1948	242	66%	No
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	271	74%	No
1953	313	86%	No
1954	363	99%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	361	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	359	98%	Yes
1961	360	99%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	333	91%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	352	96%	Yes
1967	342	94%	Yes
1968	356	97%	Yes
1969	326	89%	No
1970	267	73%	No
1971	330	90%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	272	75%	No
1979	61	17%	No
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	319	87%	No
1983	349	96%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	181	50%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cloudcroft
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 June 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily low min (Tie)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	tie	61 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1987	Cloudcroft, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	5 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily high max (Tie)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	tie	61 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1987	Cloudcroft, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1986	Cloudcroft, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	tie	60 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1986	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1986	Cloudcroft, US	daily low max (Tie)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	tie	56 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1986	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Cloudcroft, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

61 complete years, 1906 to 1986

One stripe for each of 61 complete years at Cloudcroft, 1906 to 1986. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.4 C (45.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 5.3 C (41.6 F), and the warmest was 1950, at 9.1 C (48.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cloudcroft as warming stripes, 1906 to 1986
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1906	6.0 C	-1.36 C
1907	6.4 C	-1.01 C
1910	8.8 C	+1.45 C
1911	7.8 C	+0.43 C
1912	6.9 C	-0.49 C
1913	6.3 C	-1.08 C
1914	7.1 C	-0.33 C
1915	6.0 C	-1.36 C
1916	8.0 C	+0.65 C
1917	7.4 C	+0.02 C
1918	6.9 C	-0.48 C
1919	7.0 C	-0.38 C
1920	6.7 C	-0.67 C
1921	8.5 C	+1.10 C
1922	8.0 C	+0.57 C
1924	7.9 C	+0.51 C
1925	7.7 C	+0.27 C
1926	7.3 C	-0.12 C
1927	7.8 C	+0.44 C
1928	7.7 C	+0.29 C
1929	5.7 C	-1.71 C
1930	7.1 C	-0.25 C
1931	7.5 C	+0.06 C
1932	7.4 C	-0.01 C
1933	8.0 C	+0.56 C
1934	8.7 C	+1.30 C
1935	7.3 C	-0.05 C
1936	7.2 C	-0.17 C
1937	7.6 C	+0.24 C
1938	7.7 C	+0.35 C
1939	7.3 C	-0.07 C
1940	7.6 C	+0.18 C
1941	6.9 C	-0.48 C
1942	7.5 C	+0.12 C
1943	8.0 C	+0.57 C
1944	7.2 C	-0.24 C
1945	7.8 C	+0.45 C
1949	7.7 C	+0.31 C
1950	9.1 C	+1.75 C
1951	8.4 C	+1.00 C
1954	8.1 C	+0.67 C
1955	6.9 C	-0.45 C
1956	7.1 C	-0.27 C
1957	7.3 C	-0.06 C
1958	7.0 C	-0.35 C
1959	7.1 C	-0.31 C
1960	6.7 C	-0.70 C
1961	7.1 C	-0.27 C
1962	7.1 C	-0.32 C
1963	7.1 C	-0.32 C
1965	5.9 C	-1.53 C
1966	5.3 C	-2.07 C
1968	5.9 C	-1.50 C
1972	8.4 C	+1.04 C
1980	8.5 C	+1.09 C
1981	8.5 C	+1.07 C
1982	8.0 C	+0.63 C
1983	7.4 C	+0.02 C
1984	7.5 C	+0.12 C
1985	8.0 C	+0.61 C
1986	8.2 C	+0.77 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1906 to 1986 is 0.05 C (-0.04 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) 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 Cloudcroft
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.05 C (-0.04 to 0.14) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	1906 to 1986	61	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	1906 to 1986	61	Rise
Mean daily minimum	-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade	1906 to 1986	61	Not clearly different from zero

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

1901 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Cloudcroft: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1957	27.2 C (81.0 F)	82
Coldest night (TNn)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1962	-18.0 C (-0.5 F)	82
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	1941	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	182.7 mm (7.2 in)	1969	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	102 days	1972	39 days	82

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cloudcroft, 1901 to 1987. The record is 31.7 C (89.1 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.2 C (81.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cloudcroft by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1901	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1902	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1903	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1904	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1905	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1906	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1907	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1908	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1909	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1910	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1911	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1912	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1913	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1914	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1915	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1916	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1917	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1918	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1919	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1920	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1921	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1922	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1923	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1924	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1925	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1926	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1927	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1928	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1929	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1930	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1931	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1932	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1933	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1934	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1935	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1936	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1937	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1938	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1939	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1940	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1941	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1942	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1943	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1944	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1945	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1946	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1947	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1948	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1949	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1950	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1951	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1953	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1954	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1955	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1956	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1957	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1960	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1961	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1962	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1963	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1964	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1965	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1966	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1967	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1968	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1969	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1970	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1971	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1979	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1980	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1981	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1982	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1983	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1984	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1985	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1986	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1987	26.7 C (80.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cloudcroft, 1901 to 1987. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.0 C (-0.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cloudcroft by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1901	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1902	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1903	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1904	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1905	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1906	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1907	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1908	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1910	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1911	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1912	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1913	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1914	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1915	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1916	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1917	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1918	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1919	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1920	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1922	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1923	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1924	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1925	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1926	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1928	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1929	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1930	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1931	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1933	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1934	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1935	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1937	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1938	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1939	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1940	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1942	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1943	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1944	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1945	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1946	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1948	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1949	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1951	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1952	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1955	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1956	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1957	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1958	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1959	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1960	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1965	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1966	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1968	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1971	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1972	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1979	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1980	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1983	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1985	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1986	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1987	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cloudcroft, 1901 to 1987. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cloudcroft by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1903	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1905	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1906	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1907	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1908	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1911	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1912	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1914	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1915	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1916	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1919	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1921	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1923	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1925	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1929	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1932	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1933	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1934	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1935	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1940	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1942	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1943	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1952	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1953	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1966	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1971	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1980	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1984	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1985	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1986	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987	48.3 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cloudcroft, 1901 to 1987. The record is 182.7 mm (7.2 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.4 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cloudcroft by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1904	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1905	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1906	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1907	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1908	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1910	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1911	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1912	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1913	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1914	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1915	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1917	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1918	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1919	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1920	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1921	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1922	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1923	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1924	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1925	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1926	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1927	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1928	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1929	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1931	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1932	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1933	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1934	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1935	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1936	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1937	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1938	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1939	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1940	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1942	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1943	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1944	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1945	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1949	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1951	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1953	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1955	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1956	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1957	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1959	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1960	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1962	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1963	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1964	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1967	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1968	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1969	182.7 mm (7.2 in)
1970	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1973	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1979	15.9 mm (0.6 in)
1980	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1981	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1982	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1984	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1985	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1986	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1987	70.6 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cloudcroft, 1901 to 1987. The record is 102 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cloudcroft by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	12 days
1902	30 days
1903	30 days
1904	43 days
1905	38 days
1906	40 days
1907	28 days
1908	56 days
1909	69 days
1910	57 days
1911	46 days
1912	45 days
1913	54 days
1914	44 days
1915	76 days
1916	47 days
1917	90 days
1918	70 days
1919	26 days
1920	41 days
1921	66 days
1922	73 days
1923	54 days
1924	40 days
1925	73 days
1926	34 days
1927	73 days
1928	42 days
1929	49 days
1930	27 days
1931	22 days
1932	44 days
1933	30 days
1934	30 days
1935	44 days
1936	25 days
1937	30 days
1938	28 days
1939	24 days
1940	19 days
1941	21 days
1942	38 days
1943	49 days
1944	30 days
1945	55 days
1946	19 days
1947	23 days
1948	26 days
1949	30 days
1950	72 days
1951	27 days
1952	18 days
1953	47 days
1954	79 days
1955	36 days
1956	68 days
1957	28 days
1958	31 days
1959	43 days
1960	30 days
1961	53 days
1962	35 days
1963	35 days
1964	52 days
1965	45 days
1966	45 days
1967	50 days
1968	32 days
1969	36 days
1970	35 days
1971	52 days
1972	102 days
1973	39 days
1979	19 days
1980	23 days
1981	36 days
1982	46 days
1983	42 days
1984	36 days
1985	24 days
1986	36 days
1987	22 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 Cloudcroft falls on 21 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 139 days between them.

In 1940 to 1986 the median growing season was 133 days. That is 10 days fewer than in 1906 to 1938.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Cloudcroft
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1906 to 1938)	Recent period (1940 to 1986)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 May	19 May	24 May	5 days later	+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost	4 October	4 October	2 October	2 days earlier	-0.6 days per decade
Growing days	139 days	143 days	133 days	10 days fewer	-1.1 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

58 years, 1906 to 1986

A day with at least 43.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 110.5 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cloudcroft: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1906 to 1986.

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: 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1941; 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1985; 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1943.

Station Changes

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

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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).