Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elizabethtown (USC00292860), New Mexico, United States, with 44 years of record.
Key Facts for Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown (USC00292860) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 36.62 latitude and -105.28 longitude, 2,583 m (8,474 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1947, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elizabethtown still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elizabethtown set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 31 December 1947.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 36.62 latitude, -105.28 longitude.
Elevation: 2,583 m (8,474 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1947, 44 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Elizabethtown. 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 Elizabethtown, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Elizabethtown still stand. 1916 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at Elizabethtown by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1904
1
1905
19
1906
18
1907
26
1908
43
1909
46
1910
48
1911
49
1912
41
1913
44
1914
25
1915
36
1916
68
1917
28
1918
29
1919
31
1920
34
1921
36
1922
31
1923
14
1924
65
1925
68
1926
37
1927
37
1928
38
1929
36
1930
35
1931
35
1932
30
1933
40
1934
34
1935
29
1936
43
1937
23
1938
28
1939
23
1940
22
1941
31
1942
7
1943
9
1944
32
1945
28
1946
28
1947
39
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Elizabethtown between 22 January 1940 and 14 July 1943. Each dot is a new record.
When Elizabethtown set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1940-01-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942-02-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942-02-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943-07-14
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabethtown. The most was 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 14 July 1943.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabethtown
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
19 January 1916
Feb
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
27 February 1942
Mar
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
21 March 1918
Apr
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
23 April 1905
May
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
23 May 1941
Jun
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
4 June 1921
Jul
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
14 July 1943
Aug
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
13 August 1922
Sep
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1 September 1946
Oct
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 October 1911
Nov
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
28 November 1909
Dec
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
23 December 1924
Period of Record Coverage
1904 to 1947
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at Elizabethtown, 1904 to 1947. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1906, 1926, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Elizabethtown, 1905 to 1946. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.8 C (38.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1930, at 2.3 C (36.1 F), and the warmest was 1916, at 5.4 C (41.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elizabethtown as warming stripes, 1905 to 1946
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1905
4.1 C
+0.25 C
1907
5.2 C
+1.35 C
1908
3.2 C
-0.61 C
1909
3.6 C
-0.19 C
1910
5.1 C
+1.32 C
1911
3.7 C
-0.08 C
1912
2.9 C
-0.89 C
1913
2.9 C
-0.89 C
1914
4.1 C
+0.29 C
1915
3.5 C
-0.35 C
1916
5.4 C
+1.61 C
1917
4.0 C
+0.16 C
1918
3.8 C
+0.02 C
1919
3.1 C
-0.71 C
1920
3.0 C
-0.78 C
1921
4.7 C
+0.86 C
1922
4.2 C
+0.39 C
1924
3.8 C
+0.00 C
1925
5.0 C
+1.21 C
1927
3.7 C
-0.06 C
1928
3.0 C
-0.77 C
1929
2.5 C
-1.34 C
1930
2.3 C
-1.55 C
1931
2.8 C
-1.02 C
1932
3.0 C
-0.85 C
1933
3.6 C
-0.20 C
1934
4.4 C
+0.62 C
1935
4.2 C
+0.40 C
1936
5.1 C
+1.26 C
1937
4.4 C
+0.62 C
1938
4.5 C
+0.73 C
1940
2.3 C
-1.49 C
1944
3.8 C
-0.03 C
1945
4.0 C
+0.23 C
1946
4.3 C
+0.46 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1905 to 1946 is -0.05 C (-0.30 to 0.21) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.5 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elizabethtown
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.05 C (-0.30 to 0.21) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.5 to 0.4) per decade
1905 to 1946
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.5) per decade
0.2 F (-0.6 to 0.9) per decade
1905 to 1946
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.9 to 0.2) per decade
1905 to 1946
35
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
1904 to 1947
Yearly extremes at Elizabethtown: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924
29.4 C (84.9 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1924
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1923
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
43
Longest dry spell (CDD)
62 days
1916
33 days
43
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1904 to 1947. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1904
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1905
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1906
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1907
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1908
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1909
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1910
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1911
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1912
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1913
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1914
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1917
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1918
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1919
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1920
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1921
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1922
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1923
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1924
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1926
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1927
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1928
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1929
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1930
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1931
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1932
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1933
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1934
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1935
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1936
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1937
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1938
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1939
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1940
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1941
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1942
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1943
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1944
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1945
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1946
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1947
25.0 C (77.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Elizabethtown, 1904 to 1947. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.1 C (-24.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1904
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1905
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1906
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1907
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1908
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1909
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1910
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1911
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1912
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1913
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1914
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1915
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1916
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1917
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1918
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1919
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1920
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1921
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1922
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1923
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1924
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1925
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1926
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1927
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1928
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1929
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1930
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1931
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1932
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1933
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1934
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1935
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1936
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1938
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1939
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1940
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1941
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1942
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1944
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1945
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1946
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1947
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1904 to 1947. The record is 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904
n/a
1905
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1906
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1907
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1908
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1909
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1910
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1911
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1913
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1914
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1916
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1918
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1921
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1926
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1930
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1932
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1933
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1936
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1941
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1947
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elizabethtown, 1904 to 1947. The record is 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904
n/a
1905
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1906
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1907
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1908
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1909
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1910
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1911
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1912
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1913
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1914
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1916
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1917
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1918
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1920
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1921
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1922
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1923
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1924
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1925
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1926
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1927
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1928
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1930
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1934
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1936
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1938
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1940
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1942
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1944
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1946
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1947
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabethtown, 1904 to 1947. The record is 62 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904
n/a
1905
33 days
1906
24 days
1907
37 days
1908
33 days
1909
26 days
1910
25 days
1911
20 days
1912
50 days
1913
32 days
1914
44 days
1915
26 days
1916
62 days
1917
46 days
1918
25 days
1919
31 days
1920
28 days
1921
35 days
1922
24 days
1923
21 days
1924
35 days
1925
48 days
1926
27 days
1927
62 days
1928
41 days
1929
40 days
1930
35 days
1931
30 days
1932
36 days
1933
30 days
1934
37 days
1935
30 days
1936
23 days
1937
36 days
1938
24 days
1939
44 days
1940
28 days
1941
20 days
1942
33 days
1943
35 days
1944
34 days
1945
33 days
1946
33 days
1947
27 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
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elizabethtown falls on 24 June and the median first autumn frost on 28 July, which leaves a median of 39 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -5.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Elizabethtown
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1911 to 1946)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 June
n/a
23 June
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 July
n/a
27 July
n/a
-5.2 days per decade
Growing days
39 days
n/a
35 days
n/a
-5.3 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
39 years, 1905 to 1946
A day with at least 31.2 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 59.9 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Elizabethtown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
25 years
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
50 years
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
Longer than the 39 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, 39 years of values from 1905 to 1946.
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 1943; 44.7 mm (1.8 in) in 1911; 44.7 mm (1.8 in) in 1918.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.