Farnsworth Rch Weather Records (USC00293145)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Farnsworth Rch (USC00293145), New Mexico, United States, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Farnsworth Rch

Farnsworth Rch (USC00293145) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 33.90 latitude and -105.00 longitude, 1,646 m (5,400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 1980, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Farnsworth Rch still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Farnsworth Rch set a daily record snowfall of 6.4 cm (2.5 in) on 17 February 1980.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 33.90 latitude, -105.00 longitude.
Elevation: 1,646 m (5,400 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 1980, 39 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Farnsworth Rch. 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 Farnsworth Rch, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Farnsworth Rch still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 107.

Standing records at Farnsworth Rch by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	67
1963	86
1964	107
1965	75
1966	106
1967	70
1968	66
1969	83
1970	72
1971	100
1972	89
1973	84
1974	76
1975	61
1976	67
1977	73
1978	95
1979	79
1980	8

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Farnsworth Rch between 16 June 1972 and 16 June 1972. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Farnsworth Rch. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 16 June 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Farnsworth Rch
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 January 1944
Feb	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 February 1969
Mar	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 March 1958
Apr	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 April 1942
May	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 May 1978
Jun	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	16 June 1972
Jul	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 July 1943
Aug	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	10 August 1971
Sep	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 September 1958
Oct	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 October 1974
Nov	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 November 1978
Dec	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 December 1959

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1980

19 years of record at Farnsworth Rch, 1962 to 1980. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1980.

Days with data per year at Farnsworth Rch
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	269	74%	No
1963	362	99%	Yes
1964	355	97%	Yes
1965	353	97%	Yes
1966	358	98%	Yes
1967	362	99%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	359	98%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	362	99%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	361	99%	Yes
1979	362	99%	Yes
1980	60	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Farnsworth Rch
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1980	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1980	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1980	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1980	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	6 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1980	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	1 year	0 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1980	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1980	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1980	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1979	Farnsworth Rch, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1963 to 1979

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Farnsworth Rch, 1963 to 1979. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 13.4 C (56.2 F), and the warmest was 1977, at 15.3 C (59.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Farnsworth Rch as warming stripes, 1963 to 1979
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	14.5 C	+0.20 C
1965	14.7 C	+0.44 C
1966	14.3 C	-0.02 C
1967	14.8 C	+0.46 C
1968	13.8 C	-0.52 C
1969	14.7 C	+0.38 C
1970	14.0 C	-0.29 C
1971	14.1 C	-0.16 C
1972	14.3 C	0.00 C
1973	13.8 C	-0.46 C
1974	14.9 C	+0.62 C
1975	13.8 C	-0.54 C
1976	13.7 C	-0.62 C
1977	15.3 C	+0.97 C
1978	14.8 C	+0.49 C
1979	13.4 C	-0.87 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

1942 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Farnsworth Rch: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1978	38.9 C (102.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1979	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	1972	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	212.8 mm (8.4 in)	1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39
Longest dry spell (CDD)	104 days	1950	56 days	39

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Farnsworth Rch, 1942 to 1980. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Farnsworth Rch by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980	26.7 C (80.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Farnsworth Rch, 1942 to 1980. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Farnsworth Rch by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1963	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1964	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1965	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1969	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1972	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1975	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1979	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1980	-14.4 C (6.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Farnsworth Rch, 1942 to 1980. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Farnsworth Rch by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1943	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1945	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1947	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1955	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1956	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1958	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1960	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1961	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1964	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1965	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1966	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1967	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1969	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1972	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1973	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1976	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1977	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1978	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1979	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1980	16.5 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Farnsworth Rch, 1942 to 1980. The record is 212.8 mm (8.4 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Farnsworth Rch by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1943	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1945	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1946	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1947	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1950	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1952	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1955	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1956	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1959	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1961	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1964	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1966	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1967	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1968	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1970	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	212.8 mm (8.4 in)
1973	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1977	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1978	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1979	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1980	16.5 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Farnsworth Rch, 1942 to 1980. The record is 104 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 56 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Farnsworth Rch by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942	47 days
1943	68 days
1944	42 days
1945	83 days
1946	43 days
1947	51 days
1948	54 days
1949	70 days
1950	104 days
1951	52 days
1952	59 days
1953	55 days
1954	80 days
1955	75 days
1956	75 days
1957	48 days
1958	59 days
1959	49 days
1960	66 days
1961	60 days
1962	56 days
1963	72 days
1964	49 days
1965	61 days
1966	92 days
1967	72 days
1968	40 days
1969	32 days
1970	48 days
1971	47 days
1972	83 days
1973	62 days
1974	84 days
1975	58 days
1976	47 days
1977	50 days
1978	55 days
1979	39 days
1980	21 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

38 years, 1942 to 1979

A day with at least 36.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.7 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Farnsworth Rch: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1942 to 1979.

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: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1972; 72.6 mm (2.9 in) in 1971; 59.9 mm (2.4 in) in 1942.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).