Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cochiti Dam (USC00291982), New Mexico, United States, with 52 years of record.
Key Facts for Cochiti Dam
Cochiti Dam (USC00291982) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.64 latitude and -106.33 longitude, 1,695 m (5,560 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1975 to 2026, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cochiti Dam still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cochiti Dam tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 38.9 C (102.0 F) on 18 June 2026.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.64 latitude, -106.33 longitude.
Elevation: 1,695 m (5,560 ft).
Period of record: 1975 to 2026, 52 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
25 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 Cochiti Dam. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 25 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Cochiti Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Mar
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
28.9 C (84.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cochiti Dam still stand. 2020 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Cochiti Dam by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1975
44
1976
50
1977
33
1978
37
1979
34
1980
28
1981
18
1982
13
1983
31
1984
31
1985
26
1986
46
1987
29
1988
18
1989
36
1990
38
1991
22
1992
26
1993
19
1994
28
1995
32
1996
44
1997
31
1998
16
1999
19
2000
31
2001
9
2002
22
2003
20
2004
24
2005
27
2006
23
2007
24
2008
44
2009
18
2010
10
2011
15
2012
8
2013
24
2014
29
2015
20
2016
39
2017
37
2018
20
2019
31
2020
56
2021
25
2022
26
2023
28
2024
33
2025
48
2026
24
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Cochiti Dam between 15 March 2005 and 12 July 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When Cochiti Dam set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2005-03-15
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 28.7 cm (11.3 in)
2006-12-29
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
2006-12-29
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
2006-12-30
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
2010-07-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2013-09-14
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2020-07-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
2023-07-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cochiti Dam. The most was 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 14 September 2013.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cochiti Dam
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
18 January 1979
Feb
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
24 February 2004
Mar
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
13 March 1985
Apr
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
29 April 1985
May
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
27 May 2003
Jun
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
14 June 1991
Jul
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
3 July 2010
Aug
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
16 August 1977
Sep
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
14 September 2013
Oct
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
12 October 1986
Nov
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
3 November 1986
Dec
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
29 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1975 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
52 years of record at Cochiti Dam, 1975 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2022, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Cochiti Dam, 1977 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 11.7 C (53.1 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 14.3 C (57.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cochiti Dam as warming stripes, 1977 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1977
13.1 C
+0.19 C
1978
13.1 C
+0.21 C
1979
12.4 C
-0.53 C
1981
12.8 C
-0.07 C
1982
11.7 C
-1.16 C
1983
11.9 C
-0.98 C
1984
11.8 C
-1.15 C
1985
12.2 C
-0.72 C
1986
12.3 C
-0.61 C
1987
11.8 C
-1.06 C
1988
12.0 C
-0.94 C
1989
12.7 C
-0.19 C
1990
12.3 C
-0.65 C
1991
12.1 C
-0.81 C
1993
12.5 C
-0.44 C
1994
12.9 C
+0.04 C
1996
13.3 C
+0.35 C
1997
12.1 C
-0.77 C
1998
12.9 C
-0.01 C
2000
13.4 C
+0.53 C
2001
13.4 C
+0.47 C
2002
13.1 C
+0.20 C
2003
13.8 C
+0.89 C
2004
12.7 C
-0.20 C
2007
12.3 C
-0.64 C
2008
12.1 C
-0.82 C
2013
12.6 C
-0.26 C
2014
13.5 C
+0.60 C
2016
14.2 C
+1.30 C
2018
14.2 C
+1.25 C
2019
13.0 C
+0.05 C
2020
14.1 C
+1.23 C
2021
14.0 C
+1.14 C
2023
13.5 C
+0.64 C
2024
14.3 C
+1.40 C
2025
14.3 C
+1.38 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1977 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.4 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cochiti Dam
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.7 F (0.4 to 0.9) per decade
1977 to 2025
36
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.7 C (0.5 to 0.9) per decade
1.3 F (1.0 to 1.6) per decade
1977 to 2025
36
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.09 to 0.15) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1977 to 2025
36
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
1975 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Cochiti Dam: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2020
38.3 C (100.9 F)
52
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
52
Wettest day (Rx1day)
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2013
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2013
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
102 days
1996
45 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cochiti Dam, 1975 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cochiti Dam by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1983
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1999
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2000
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2009
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2010
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2014
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2015
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2017
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2018
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2019
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2020
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2021
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2022
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2023
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2024
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2025
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2026
38.9 C (102.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cochiti Dam, 1975 to 2026. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cochiti Dam by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1975
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1977
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1980
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1981
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1982
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1983
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1985
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1989
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1991
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1992
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1993
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1994
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1995
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1999
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2005
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2006
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2009
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2010
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2011
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2012
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2013
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2014
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2015
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2016
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2017
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2018
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2019
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2020
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2021
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2022
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2023
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2024
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2025
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2026
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cochiti Dam, 1975 to 2026. The record is 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cochiti Dam by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1975
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1976
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1978
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1979
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1981
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1983
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1984
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1985
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1986
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1987
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1988
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1989
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1990
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1991
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1992
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1993
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1995
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1996
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1997
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1998
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1999
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2000
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2001
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2002
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2003
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2006
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2007
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2008
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2009
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2010
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2011
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2012
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2013
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2014
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2015
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2016
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2017
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2018
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2019
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2020
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2021
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2022
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2023
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2024
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2025
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2026
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cochiti Dam, 1975 to 2026. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.8 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cochiti Dam by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1975
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1976
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1977
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1978
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1979
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1980
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1981
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1982
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1983
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1984
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1985
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1986
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1987
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1988
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1992
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1993
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1995
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1996
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1997
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1999
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2000
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2001
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
2002
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
2003
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2004
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2005
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2006
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2007
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2008
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2009
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2010
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2011
1.5 mm (0.06 in)
2012
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2013
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2014
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2015
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2016
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2017
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2018
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2019
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2020
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2021
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2022
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2023
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
2024
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
2025
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2026
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cochiti Dam, 1975 to 2026. The record is 102 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cochiti Dam by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1975
58 days
1976
66 days
1977
83 days
1978
25 days
1979
46 days
1980
37 days
1981
44 days
1982
39 days
1983
43 days
1984
56 days
1985
28 days
1986
39 days
1987
37 days
1988
31 days
1989
86 days
1990
36 days
1991
50 days
1992
34 days
1993
34 days
1994
27 days
1995
39 days
1996
102 days
1997
24 days
1998
44 days
1999
50 days
2000
35 days
2001
36 days
2002
74 days
2003
50 days
2004
68 days
2005
63 days
2006
70 days
2007
51 days
2008
44 days
2009
27 days
2010
30 days
2011
84 days
2012
78 days
2013
72 days
2014
35 days
2015
28 days
2016
44 days
2017
53 days
2018
45 days
2019
32 days
2020
46 days
2021
53 days
2022
86 days
2023
64 days
2024
53 days
2025
66 days
2026
33 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cochiti Dam falls on 22 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 176 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Cochiti Dam
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1984 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 April
n/a
21 April
n/a
-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 October
n/a
18 October
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
176 days
n/a
176 days
n/a
+2.5 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
45 years, 1975 to 2025
A day with at least 27.1 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 72.5 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Cochiti Dam: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
25 years
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
50 years
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
Longer than the 45 years of record
100 years
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 45 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, 45 years of values from 1975 to 2025.
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: 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 2013; 56.6 mm (2.2 in) in 1985; 53.3 mm (2.1 in) in 1986.
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Data for Cochiti Dam standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cochiti Dam 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.