Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elkins (USC00292871), New Mexico, United States, with 40 years of record.
Key Facts for Elkins
Elkins (USC00292871) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 33.70 latitude and -104.07 longitude, 1,229 m (4,032 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1948, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elkins still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elkins tied a daily record low minimum temperature of 13.3 C (55.9 F) on 30 June 1948.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 33.70 latitude, -104.07 longitude.
Elevation: 1,229 m (4,032 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1948, 40 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 Elkins. 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 Elkins, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Elkins still stand. 1918 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Elkins by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1909
33
1910
43
1911
58
1912
42
1913
45
1914
28
1915
43
1916
59
1917
47
1918
61
1919
30
1920
31
1921
51
1922
30
1923
40
1924
44
1925
32
1926
32
1927
54
1928
42
1929
38
1930
33
1931
27
1932
30
1933
34
1934
29
1935
27
1936
43
1937
30
1938
42
1939
38
1940
35
1941
7
1942
41
1943
12
1944
27
1945
32
1946
35
1947
35
1948
24
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Elkins between 25 July 1940 and 25 July 1940. Each dot is a new record.
When Elkins set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1940-07-25
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elkins. The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 17 September 1915.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elkins
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
21 January 1923
Feb
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
5 February 1948
Mar
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
22 March 1919
Apr
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
16 April 1915
May
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
31 May 1937
Jun
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
5 June 1921
Jul
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 July 1924
Aug
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
21 August 1916
Sep
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
17 September 1915
Oct
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
22 October 1941
Nov
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
23 November 1940
Dec
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
19 December 1942
Period of Record Coverage
1909 to 1948
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
40 years of record at Elkins, 1909 to 1948. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1921, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Elkins, 1910 to 1946. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.1 C (57.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 12.9 C (55.2 F), and the warmest was 1946, at 15.4 C (59.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elkins as warming stripes, 1910 to 1946
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1910
14.9 C
+0.73 C
1911
14.8 C
+0.65 C
1913
14.1 C
-0.04 C
1914
14.8 C
+0.66 C
1915
14.4 C
+0.26 C
1916
15.3 C
+1.19 C
1917
14.6 C
+0.49 C
1918
13.2 C
-0.96 C
1919
13.9 C
-0.28 C
1922
13.3 C
-0.81 C
1924
13.4 C
-0.72 C
1925
13.7 C
-0.41 C
1926
12.9 C
-1.23 C
1927
14.3 C
+0.20 C
1928
13.3 C
-0.86 C
1929
13.0 C
-1.17 C
1930
14.1 C
-0.05 C
1931
14.0 C
-0.18 C
1932
13.2 C
-0.90 C
1933
14.7 C
+0.56 C
1934
14.9 C
+0.76 C
1935
14.5 C
+0.37 C
1936
15.1 C
+0.97 C
1937
14.2 C
+0.09 C
1938
13.5 C
-0.69 C
1946
15.4 C
+1.28 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1909 to 1948
Yearly extremes at Elkins: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
40
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1933
-18.0 C (-0.5 F)
40
Wettest day (Rx1day)
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1915
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1916
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
40
Longest dry spell (CDD)
108 days
1925
52 days
40
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Elkins, 1909 to 1948. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elkins by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1910
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1911
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1913
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1915
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1916
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1917
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1928
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1929
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1930
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1940
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1943
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1944
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1945
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1946
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1947
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948
39.4 C (102.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Elkins, 1909 to 1948. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.0 C (-0.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elkins by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1910
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1911
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1912
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1913
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1914
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1915
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1916
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1917
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1918
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1921
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1922
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1923
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1924
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1925
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1926
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1927
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1928
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1930
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1931
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1932
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1933
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1934
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1935
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1936
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1937
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1938
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1941
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1943
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1944
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1945
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1947
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elkins, 1909 to 1948. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.1 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elkins by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1910
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1911
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1914
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1915
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1916
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1917
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1919
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1922
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1923
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1924
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1925
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1927
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1928
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1930
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1931
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1932
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1933
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1937
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1938
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1944
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1948
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elkins, 1909 to 1948. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.6 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elkins by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1910
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1911
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1914
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1915
165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1916
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1917
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1918
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1920
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1921
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1922
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1923
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1924
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1926
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1927
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1928
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1929
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1930
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1932
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1933
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1934
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1937
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1938
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1939
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1941
156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1942
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1943
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1944
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1945
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1947
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1948
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elkins, 1909 to 1948. The record is 108 days in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elkins by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
63 days
1910
61 days
1911
29 days
1912
55 days
1913
40 days
1914
57 days
1915
61 days
1916
62 days
1917
102 days
1918
56 days
1919
47 days
1920
45 days
1921
99 days
1922
48 days
1923
23 days
1924
38 days
1925
108 days
1926
38 days
1927
58 days
1928
51 days
1929
46 days
1930
68 days
1931
30 days
1932
52 days
1933
103 days
1934
58 days
1935
51 days
1936
76 days
1937
47 days
1938
66 days
1939
44 days
1940
34 days
1941
20 days
1942
36 days
1943
80 days
1944
34 days
1945
55 days
1946
58 days
1947
46 days
1948
41 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
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elkins falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 22 October, which leaves a median of 176 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Elkins
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1910 to 1946)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 April
n/a
27 April
n/a
-2.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 October
n/a
22 October
n/a
+2.0 days per decade
Growing days
176 days
n/a
176 days
n/a
+4.7 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
31 years, 1910 to 1947
A day with at least 43.6 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.7 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Elkins: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1910 to 1947.
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: 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1915; 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1913; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1937.
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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.