Folsom Weather Records (USC00293242)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Folsom (USC00293242), New Mexico, United States, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Folsom

Folsom (USC00293242) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 36.87 latitude and -103.92 longitude, 2,013 m (6,604 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 1944, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Folsom still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 36.87 latitude, -103.92 longitude.
Elevation: 2,013 m (6,604 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 1944, 53 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Folsom. 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 Folsom, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Folsom still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 154.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 150.1 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Folsom. The most was 150.1 mm (5.9 in) on 30 September 1904.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Folsom
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 January 1899
Feb	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 February 1911
Mar	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 March 1901
Apr	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 April 1900
May	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 May 1902
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 June 1912
Jul	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 July 1905
Aug	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 August 1901
Sep	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	30 September 1904
Oct	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 October 1899
Nov	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 November 1899
Dec	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 December 1898

Period of Record Coverage

1892 to 1914

18 years of record at Folsom, 1892 to 1914. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1893, 1894, 1910, 1913, 1914.

Days with data per year at Folsom
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1892	26	7%	No
1893	198	54%	No
1894	77	21%	No
1898	358	98%	Yes
1899	330	90%	Yes
1900	363	99%	Yes
1901	347	95%	Yes
1902	358	98%	Yes
1903	360	99%	Yes
1904	361	99%	Yes
1905	364	100%	Yes
1906	355	97%	Yes
1907	347	95%	Yes
1910	122	33%	No
1911	361	99%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	241	66%	No
1914	212	58%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1898 to 1912

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Folsom, 1898 to 1912. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 8.4 C (47.1 F), and the warmest was 1911, at 9.9 C (49.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Folsom as warming stripes, 1898 to 1912
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1898	9.1 C	-0.05 C
1900	9.7 C	+0.55 C
1901	9.4 C	+0.17 C
1902	9.3 C	+0.15 C
1903	8.4 C	-0.75 C
1904	9.3 C	+0.15 C
1905	8.7 C	-0.48 C
1907	9.6 C	+0.37 C
1911	9.9 C	+0.72 C
1912	8.4 C	-0.80 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

1892 to 1944

Yearly extremes at Folsom: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1913	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1892	-22.7 C (-9.0 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	1904	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	1904	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	20
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	1907	30 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Folsom, 1892 to 1944. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Folsom by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1892	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1893	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1894	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1898	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1899	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1900	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1902	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1903	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1904	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1905	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1906	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1907	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1909	n/a
1910	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1911	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1913	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1914	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Folsom, 1892 to 1944. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1892, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.7 C (-9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Folsom by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1892	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1893	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1894	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1898	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1899	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1900	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1901	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1902	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1903	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1904	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1905	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1906	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1907	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1909	n/a
1910	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1911	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1912	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1913	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1914	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Folsom, 1892 to 1944. The record is 150.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.7 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Folsom by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1893	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1894	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1898	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1899	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1900	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1901	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1903	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1904	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1905	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1906	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1907	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1909	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1910	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1911	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1914	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944	26.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Folsom, 1892 to 1944. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.8 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Folsom by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892	n/a
1893	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1894	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1898	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1899	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1900	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1901	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1902	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1903	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1904	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1905	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1906	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1907	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1909	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1910	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1911	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1912	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1913	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1914	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1939	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1940	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Folsom, 1892 to 1944. The record is 55 days in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Folsom by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892	n/a
1893	47 days
1894	35 days
1898	45 days
1899	31 days
1900	29 days
1901	28 days
1902	26 days
1903	33 days
1904	22 days
1905	29 days
1906	30 days
1907	55 days
1909	14 days
1910	42 days
1911	41 days
1912	42 days
1913	30 days
1914	16 days
1939	21 days
1940	19 days
1943	1 day
1944	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Folsom standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Folsom 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 2026-10-14 (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).