Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fence Lake (USC00293180), New Mexico, United States, with 75 years of record.
Key Facts for Fence Lake
Fence Lake (USC00293180) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 34.65 latitude and -108.68 longitude, 2,153 m (7,065 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1933 to 2007, 75 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fence Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fence Lake tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.6 C (51.1 F) on 22 September 2007.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 34.65 latitude, -108.68 longitude.
Elevation: 2,153 m (7,065 ft).
Period of record: 1933 to 2007, 75 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Fence Lake. 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 Fence Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fence Lake still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Fence Lake by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1933
4
1934
30
1935
38
1936
33
1937
6
1938
18
1939
14
1940
4
1941
26
1964
13
1965
52
1966
31
1967
30
1968
20
1969
15
1970
42
1971
46
1972
30
1973
21
1974
29
1975
48
1976
29
1977
22
1978
33
1979
37
1980
43
1981
19
1982
12
1983
15
1984
23
1985
30
1986
41
1987
26
1988
32
1989
41
1990
30
1991
22
1992
22
1993
17
1994
14
1995
34
1996
41
1997
21
1998
30
1999
41
2000
48
2001
26
2002
24
2003
41
2004
30
2005
24
2006
30
2007
16
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Fence Lake between 28 July 1995 and 11 September 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Fence Lake set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1995-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002-09-11
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 52.1 mm (2.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fence Lake. The most was 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 11 September 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fence Lake
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
12 January 1982
Feb
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
15 February 1980
Mar
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
29 March 1981
Apr
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
16 April 1988
May
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
16 May 1981
Jun
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
7 June 1997
Jul
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
23 July 1967
Aug
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
4 August 2007
Sep
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
11 September 2002
Oct
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
19 October 1972
Nov
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
8 November 1979
Dec
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
22 December 1979
Period of Record Coverage
1933 to 2007
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
53 years of record at Fence Lake, 1933 to 2007. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1933, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1964, 1966 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Fence Lake, 1934 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.3 C (48.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 7.8 C (46.1 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 10.7 C (51.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fence Lake as warming stripes, 1934 to 2006
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1934
10.7 C
+1.30 C
1936
9.5 C
+0.16 C
1965
7.8 C
-1.52 C
1967
9.0 C
-0.34 C
1970
8.5 C
-0.85 C
1971
8.4 C
-0.93 C
1972
9.2 C
-0.19 C
1973
8.0 C
-1.33 C
1974
8.9 C
-0.47 C
1975
7.9 C
-1.47 C
1976
8.6 C
-0.71 C
1977
9.4 C
+0.00 C
1978
9.5 C
+0.11 C
1979
8.6 C
-0.79 C
1980
9.3 C
-0.06 C
1981
10.0 C
+0.60 C
1982
8.6 C
-0.79 C
1983
9.1 C
-0.22 C
1984
9.0 C
-0.34 C
1985
8.8 C
-0.56 C
1986
9.7 C
+0.36 C
1987
8.8 C
-0.60 C
1988
9.4 C
+0.03 C
1989
10.0 C
+0.69 C
1990
9.1 C
-0.21 C
1991
9.1 C
-0.29 C
1992
9.0 C
-0.36 C
1993
9.3 C
-0.01 C
1994
9.6 C
+0.29 C
1995
9.8 C
+0.46 C
1996
10.5 C
+1.10 C
1997
9.5 C
+0.10 C
1998
9.8 C
+0.42 C
1999
10.2 C
+0.87 C
2000
10.5 C
+1.15 C
2001
10.0 C
+0.68 C
2002
9.9 C
+0.51 C
2003
10.6 C
+1.22 C
2004
9.6 C
+0.27 C
2005
10.5 C
+1.14 C
2006
9.8 C
+0.45 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.16 C (0.03 to 0.30) per decade over 1934 to 2006. In Fahrenheit: 0.30 F (0.05 to 0.54) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fence Lake
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.16 C (0.03 to 0.30) per decade
0.30 F (0.05 to 0.54) per decade
1934 to 2006
41
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1934 to 2006
41
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.02 C (-0.16 to 0.19) per decade
0.03 F (-0.28 to 0.34) per decade
1934 to 2006
41
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
1933 to 2007
Yearly extremes at Fence Lake: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
53
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1971
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1967
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
55
Longest dry spell (CDD)
154 days
1972
42 days
55
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fence Lake, 1933 to 2007. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fence Lake by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1933
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1934
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1935
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1937
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1938
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1941
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1942
n/a
1944
n/a
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1988
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fence Lake, 1933 to 2007. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fence Lake by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1933
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1934
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1935
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1937
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1939
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1940
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1941
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1942
n/a
1944
n/a
1964
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1965
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1966
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1967
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1968
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1970
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1971
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1975
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1977
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1980
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1982
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1983
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1984
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1985
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1986
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1987
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1988
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1990
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1991
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1992
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1993
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1994
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1996
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1997
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1999
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2000
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2001
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2004
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2005
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2006
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2007
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fence Lake, 1933 to 2007. The record is 52.1 mm (2.1 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.2 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fence Lake by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1933
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1934
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1937
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1938
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1939
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1940
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1941
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1944
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1964
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1965
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1967
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1969
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1971
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1974
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1975
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1976
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1977
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1978
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1980
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1983
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1984
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1985
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1986
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1987
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1988
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1989
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1991
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1992
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1993
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1994
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1995
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1996
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1997
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1998
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2000
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2001
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2002
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2005
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2006
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2007
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fence Lake, 1933 to 2007. The record is 87.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.4 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fence Lake by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1933
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1935
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1936
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1937
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1941
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1944
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1966
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1967
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1968
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1971
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1973
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1975
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1977
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1978
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1979
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1982
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1983
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1984
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1985
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1986
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1987
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1988
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1990
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1991
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1992
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1993
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1994
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1995
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1996
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1997
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1998
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1999
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2000
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2001
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
2002
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2003
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2004
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2005
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
2006
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
2007
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fence Lake, 1933 to 2007. The record is 154 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fence Lake by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1933
26 days
1934
30 days
1935
32 days
1936
41 days
1937
46 days
1938
33 days
1939
32 days
1940
21 days
1941
26 days
1942
26 days
1944
30 days
1964
72 days
1965
36 days
1966
84 days
1967
46 days
1968
27 days
1969
58 days
1970
74 days
1971
72 days
1972
154 days
1973
69 days
1974
143 days
1975
69 days
1976
32 days
1977
61 days
1978
48 days
1979
42 days
1980
75 days
1981
56 days
1982
48 days
1983
35 days
1984
49 days
1985
38 days
1986
30 days
1987
35 days
1988
48 days
1989
128 days
1990
25 days
1991
63 days
1992
31 days
1993
47 days
1994
29 days
1995
34 days
1996
67 days
1997
34 days
1998
32 days
1999
98 days
2000
78 days
2001
37 days
2002
87 days
2003
62 days
2004
77 days
2005
41 days
2006
39 days
2007
35 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
41 years with a frost
Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fence Lake falls on 7 June and the median first autumn frost on 26 September, which leaves a median of 111 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fence Lake
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1977 to 2006)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 June
n/a
5 June
n/a
+0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 September
n/a
27 September
n/a
+0.2 days per decade
Growing days
111 days
n/a
112 days
n/a
-0.1 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
42 years, 1934 to 2006
A day with at least 29.2 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 53.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Fence Lake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
25 years
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
50 years
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1934 to 2006.
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: 52.1 mm (2.1 in) in 2002; 43.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1967; 42.9 mm (1.7 in) in 1988.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.